News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
A new photo of a tracked DT-APC has appeared
For combined arms formations operating in the Arctic, the domestic industry has successfully created a new fleet of military equipment optimized for this harsh region. In particular, according to the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda", a tracked transporter DT-BTR is currently on the way.
Neural network methods of target recognition in optoelectronic equipment were discussed by Shvabe specialists
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and neural network algorithms were discussed by participants of the joint scientific and technical conference of Shvabe Holding and Dux Company.
General of the US Space Forces: we lag behind the Chinese and Russians in hypersonic missiles (The Hill, USA)
The general of the US space forces admitted that the US lagging behind Moscow and Beijing is potentially dangerous for national security, the author of the Washington newspaper The Hill reports. The Congressional Research Service claims that a significant part of American hypersonic weapons cannot be used with a nuclear warhead.
Norwegian unmanned container ship made its first flight
The Norwegian autonomous electric cargo ship "Yara Birkelan" made its first voyage - from the municipality of Horten to Oslo. According to New Atlas, while there was a crew on board. For the next two years, the vessel is waiting for tests, the final of which should be certification as an autonomous electric container ship.
The first batch of Yandex servers was produced in Russia
They do not require active cooling systems in data centers and can operate at 40 degrees Celsius, the company noted
Yandex has released the first batch of servers manufactured in Russia. This was reported to TASS by the company's press service on Friday.
S-550: Should NATO and the United States be afraid of the new Russian anti-missile system? (The National Interest, USA)
Russia is developing a new S-550 missile defense system that specializes in intercepting intercontinental ballistic missiles and combating threats from outer space. According to Mark Episkopos, at the moment it is not very clear whether the United States and its NATO partners should be afraid of the new Russian missile defense system.
Apple's self-driving car will be released in 2025
Apple plans to release an unmanned vehicle, its appearance is scheduled for 2025, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. It is noted that at the beginning of the year, the company's engineers set an estimated time frame for the development of the vehicle in five to seven years.
Rostec will deliver a batch of remote mining machines "Agriculture" to the Armed Forces by the end of the year
With the help of the machine, you can install the most modern mines, equipped with the possibility of self-destruction and self-deactivation
A new batch of remote mining engineering systems (ISDM) "Agriculture" will be delivered to the Russian armed forces (AF) by the end of the year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the NGO "Alloy" named after A. N. Ganichev (part of the holding "Technodinamika" of the Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
In Russia, a robot "turtle" was invented to disperse street riots
Russian scientists have invented a project of a crawler robot-"turtle" for Rosgvardia, which will be able to disperse street riots, RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Rospatent database.
American secret drone shown on video
A new drone of an unknown model was shown in the USA. The device was demonstrated in a new video of the American Air Force (Air Force). The publication The Drive suggested that the recording demonstrates a secret drone RQ-180, which is being developed in the United States.
State tests of the long-range projectile for the TOS-2 will be completed before the end of the year
Alexander Smirnov, Director General of the A. N. Ganichev Splav NGO, noted that the new projectile has an increased range and can also be used with the TOS-1A
State tests of a new long-range rocket for the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will be completed by the end of this year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the A. N. Ganichev Alloy NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
South Korea has agreed to reduce Indonesia's cost share in the KF-X fighter development project
The Republic of Korea has agreed to reduce Indonesia's share payment in a joint project to develop a new generation fighter KF-X (presented in the Republic of Korea as the KF-21 Borame).
Rosoboronexport: the launch of the S-500 Prometheus on the world market will begin in a few years
The export of the latest Russian anti-aircraft air defense system, the S-500 missile defense system, will begin in the next few years, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.
"Bullet plane" has completed the first stage of flight tests
Americans are preparing a new revolution in the aircraft industry. On November 18, the press service of Otto Aviation announced the successful completion of the first stage of flight tests of the Celera 500L aircraft.
The Russian "Coalition" will get smarter
Promising self-propelled guns "Coalition-SV", currently at the final stage of experimental military operation, will receive a smart high-precision ammunition operating on the principle of "shot and forgot", the head of the missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of Russia, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveevsky, told Izvestia.
The expert called the fundamental differences between the S-500 and other anti-aircraft systems
The export of the S-500 anti-aircraft system may begin in a few years, Rosoboronexport reported. The first deliveries of the S-500 to the Russian army are planned before the end of the year. On the air of Sputnik radio, expert Yuri Kotenok spoke about the features of this system.
Details for the latest wheeled armored vehicles "Boomerang" began to be made on a 3D printer
This makes it possible to significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing prototypes of equipment, said the general director of the Military-Industrial Company Alexander Krasovitsky
The most complex parts for the newest wheeled armored platform "Boomerang" began to be produced on a 3D printer. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the Military Industrial Company (MIC) Alexander Krasovitsky.
The head of Rosoboronexport Mikheev said that the Asia-Pacific countries are interested in Cheeskmate
Su-57E, MiG-35 and Cheapmate planes are of interest to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region (APR), Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.
Sources called the target of the S-550 missile defense system American X-37 space drones
The S-550 mobile missile defense system being developed in Russia will be able to shoot down American X-37 unmanned spacecraft capable of carrying nuclear charges, two sources in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
The main purpose of the Russian S-550 missile defense system is revealed
The main goal of the S-550 mobile missile defense system, which is currently being developed in Russia, will be American X-37 unmanned spacecraft capable of carrying nuclear charges. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to two sources in the military-industrial complex.