News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Russian airliner MS-21-300 performed its first training flight at Irkutsk airport

The new Russian airliner MS-21-300 performed its first training flight at Irkutsk airport. This was announced on Thursday by the press service of the airport, RIA Novosti reports.

The Mi-171A3 helicopter, designed for offshore operations and maintenance of offshore drilling platforms, has started flight tests, the Rostec press service reported.

In the Gulf of Aden, the US Navy conducted demonstration tests of a high-energy laser weapon system. Test firing was carried out on a small surface target.

The laser installation on the ship will allow him to fight with a whole flotilla of kamikaze boats. December 15, portal thedrive.com He reported that the US Navy tested the installation of the Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0 from the deck of the landing ship USS Portland.

Shvabe Holding has created the first Russian thermal imaging sight based on a high-resolution matrix, Rostec State Corporation (GC) reported on Thursday.

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate hit a target located at the Chizha training ground with a Zircon hypersonic missile. Serial deliveries of "Zircon" should begin next year.

Employees of the Udmurt Federal Research Center (UdmFIC) Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences has developed camouflage muffs to protect snipers' hands from frostbite, the press service of the center reported on Thursday.

A suborbital flight to an altitude of more than 100 km is planned by the company for 2022

The private space company Success Rockets plans to launch an orbital rocket in 2024. This was stated by the company's CEO Oleg Mansurov at a meeting in the Federation Council dedicated to improving legislation in the field of space activities in order to create a space services market.

The Russian reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle "Hunter" will be able to fight with targets in the air. This is reported by the newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Red Star".

Russian ships will be able to sink submarines with missiles. On December 15, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a video from the tests of the missile anti-submarine complex "Response".

The Russian Orion-E reconnaissance and strike drone was shortlisted for the Malaysian Defense Ministry tender, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told RIA Novosti.

Japan will spend a record $262.8 billion on defense in five years. Compared to the previous planning period, Tokyo will increase spending on the army by 10%. Additional funding will be used for the purchase of weapons, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

A video was posted online showing the work of American mortar crews through the latest Enhanced Night Visions Goggle-Binoculars (ENVG-B) type night vision device. He is able to dramatically increase the combat capability of soldiers on the battlefield.

The head of the Luch State Design Bureau said that the Olkha-M MLRS will be put into service in Ukraine in 2022

The Ukrainian multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) R624M "Olkha-M" may be put into service in 2022. General Designer-General Director of the State Kiev Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" Oleg Korostelev announced the completion of the MLRS tests. This is reported by Defense Express.

Hyundai has introduced the MobED robot, a four—wheel platform with independent suspension that allows it to keep its balance even on inclined and uneven surfaces. The use of MobED can be very diverse. For example, in the video, he carries a champagne tower and a stroller with a baby, and also works with a tripod.

Sony has introduced a wheeled robot with an unusual design: it has two pairs of conventional wheels at the corners and two omnidirectional front and rear. This allows the robot to turn around on the spot and climb the ledges, almost without changing its angle of inclination. The company will test it as an observer on the construction of a building in Tokyo, according to a Sony press release.

Novosibirsk Artificial Fiber Plant of the Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has developed a LVV-34-1 belt charge, which is used to harden metals in the manufacture of products for railways. Tests of the new products were completed this year.

Parachutes for the Russian-European ExoMars mission have been successfully tested in the United States. It is planned to launch it next year.

The Drive: The US has updated the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile for war with China

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has completed a series of tests of the latest version of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) medium-range air-to-air missile, previously called the "perfect weapon of domination". This is reported by The Drive.

Radio engineering troops have received a new round of development both in structure and in areas of activity, the department noted

The radio-technical troops (RTV) of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are capable of detecting targets flying at hypersonic speed at any altitude. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.