News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The new Russian orbital service station (ROSS) should be in a high-latitude orbit with an inclination of 97-98 degrees, Roscosmos said.

The Checkmate light tactical stealth fighter topped the TOP 5 export novelties of the Russian defense complex in 2021. The rating also includes the Orion-E reconnaissance and strike drone, the Tosochka multiple launch rocket system with thermobaric ammunition, the AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle and the S-350E Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) announced the keel laying ceremony of a new anti-submarine ship for shallow water fairway (ASW-SWC) intended for the Indian Navy, which took place on December 21 at the enterprise in Calcutta.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the enterprises of the rocket and space industry have worked well in 2021, despite the pressure of the pandemic

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, is convinced that the new launch complex at the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is designed for launching the Angara launch vehicle, will be introduced on time.

Head of Rospatent Ivliev: the disinfection robot from Sber entered the top 3 inventions of 2021

The disinfection robot from Sber entered the top three inventions patented in 2021. This was stated by the head of Rospatent Grigory Ivliev in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The first place in the list of the world's most anticipated novelties of the Russian defense industry was taken by the Checkmate fighter. On the air of Sputnik radio, expert Andrey Koshkin told what, in his opinion, caused the interest of potential customers in this aircraft.

Army Recognition: Mjölner double-barreled mortars were handed over to the Swedish Armed Forces

Mjölner self-propelled mortars of 120 mm caliber were handed over to the Swedish military. A feature of the new machines was a double-barreled layout with two mortars. This is reported by Army Recognition.

A fire test of the RD-0146D1 oxygen-hydrogen engine was conducted on the territory of the Voronezh Rocket Engine Building Center. It is being created for the KVTK upper stage, which will be used on the Angara-A5 heavy class rocket.

The Checkmate aircraft entered the list of the most anticipated novelties of Rosoboronexport

The promising single-engine Checkmate aircraft has become the most anticipated example of Russian weapons. Rosoboronexport has compiled a rating of weapons that were demonstrated to foreign customers. The first place was taken by the fifth-generation fighter Checkmate. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the company's press service.

Military political scientist Koshkin called open architecture an advantage of Checkmate

The Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS) is built on an open architecture, which allows you to change the configuration of the fifth-generation fighter. This causes the interest of potential customers in the aircraft. Andrey Koshkin, a military political scientist, head of the Department of Political Science and Sociology of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, told about the main advantages of Checkmate on Sputnik radio.

Britain and the United States have been experiencing conflicting feelings for six years. After the appearance of the T-14 Armata in 2015, it became clear that the Anglo-Saxons did not have such equipment. NATO strategists, in fact, overlooked the importance of armored troops. The omission is strategic.

The upgraded Ka-226T Alpinist helicopter made its first round-trip flight

Tests of the upgraded Ka-226T light helicopter, which received the working name "Mountaineer", are continuing in Russia. As part of the tests, the car made a circular flight for the first time, Lenta was informed.ru" in the Russian Helicopters holding.

The British company Hill Helicopters presented the concept of an innovative helicopter of the XXI century, focused exclusively on private owners – the NH50.

Representatives of the Danish company Ørsted reported on the generation of the first batch of electricity at the Hornsea 2 wind farm. It should take over the status of the largest and most powerful facility of this type in the world from its predecessor, the Hornsea 1 power plant. But this is only the middle of the road – two more segments of the energy complex, Hornsea 3 and Hornsea 4, are already under construction.

NAMI Research Institute showed a prototype of an unmanned LADA Vesta. The drone is already able to independently build a route to the specified point and move along it, assessing the trajectories of other road users. It is tested at the landfill and in urban conditions.

Russian energy company Rosseti has received the first batch of Rostec industrial exoskeletons. She will test the devices at work on grounding overhead power lines and when clearing vegetation in glades.

An image of a new hypersonic air-launched missile was posted on the Network. There are no technical details about the complex.

The Russian military is developing methodological manuals for the preparation of calculations of the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which they plan to start putting on combat duty next year, as well as the Sirena-M command missile.

A completely new system has no analogues, it is capable of hitting spacecraft, intercontinental ballistic missile warheads, hypersonic targets at altitudes of several tens of thousands of kilometers.

State tests of the Octopus-SDM1 light floating tank will be completed in early 2022, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec armament complex, told RIA Novosti in an interview.