News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

In 2021, China carried out 55 space launches

China plans to carry out six spacecraft launches in 2022 to complete the construction of its orbital station. This was announced on Wednesday by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

Northrop Grumman conducted the second flight test of the AARGM-ER rocket

The United States launched an advanced anti-radar missile of extended range AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile successfully hit a ground target, the press service of Northrop Grumman reports.

RSC Energia told about a single-turn approach scheme during a flight to the moon

Four-launch launches of astronauts to the Moon using Angara-A5B rockets are possible only with the condition of a single-turn approach scheme, head of the ballistics department of the Russian Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia Rafail Murtazin told TASS.

Su-30SM2 fighters will control guided drones

Russian Su-30SM2 fighters will be able to control unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular, the S-70 Hunter, which is the wingman of the Su-57 aircraft. This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Estonian robotic platforms are going abroad. Yesterday, February 8, the portal armyrecognition.com He reported that Milrem Robotics has announced the delivery of the THeMIS Combat robotic platform to Thailand.

In Ukraine, they announced the testing of the next version of the Soviet T-64BV tank. Now this car of the 2022 model, modified by the specialists of the Kharkiv Armored Plant, has received "sights and devices of the third generation."

The project manager of UZGA reported that the Baikal unmanned aircraft will appear by 2040

Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) is working on a light aircraft with autopilot. In 2040, Russia plans to create a fully unmanned version of the LMS-901 Baikal. This was told by the head of UZGA projects Arkady Pyannikov, RIA Novosti reports.

The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flew in fully unmanned mode for the first time

The American UH-60 Black Hawk multipurpose helicopter flew in fully unmanned mode for the first time, Defense News writes, referring to the Sikorsky company.

The Ukrainian enterprise KHBTZ has started testing the T-64BV tank of the 2022 model

Tests of the upgraded version of the Soviet T-64 tank began in Ukraine. The state enterprise "Kharkiv Armored Plant" (KHBTZ), which is part of the Ukroboronprom concern, has equipped the T-64BV model 2022 with new equipment. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the concern.

An unmanned aerial vehicle in the shape of a drop was invented in the laboratory of Sevastopol State University (SevSU). According to one of the creators Sergey Dudnikov, the unusual shape was chosen for a high and high-quality coefficient of lift. The development is based on solving the inverse problem of thermodynamics.

The Marines of the Russian Navy may, in the foreseeable future, acquire equipment of a completely new class for them. We are talking about a Marine infantry fighting vehicle (BMMP). The "military informant" published, presumably, the first photo of a prototype painted in tricolor camouflage, located in the factory shop.

NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space for the creation of the Mars Ascent Vehicle launcher. With its help, they want to deliver Martian samples to Earth for study. The researchers hope that the mission will bring us closer to answering the question of the existence of life on the Red Planet.

Following the protection of military facilities, robosobaks stood up to protect the borders of the United States. February 7, portal building-tech.org reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) The United States has announced a successful test of four-legged robots.

Kurganmashzavod has prepared the production of the BT-3F floating armored personnel carrier

Preliminary tests of the BT-3F floating armored personnel carrier (APC) are being completed in Russia. Kurganmashzavod has prepared the production of a new machine. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation has developed a range of aviation weapons (ASP) for fifth-generation Su-57 and Checkmate fighters, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, KTRV General Director Boris Obnosov told Interfax on Tuesday.

A new version of the Tiger-M armored car armed with the Kornet-D1 anti-tank missile system (another designation "Kornet-EM") was presented for the first time in the report of the RT Online channel in Arabic.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey has begun testing its Wolf-18 interceptor drone in real conditions at Samara airport, the company's press service told reporters on Tuesday.

The US Marine Corps tested the Hunter Wolf wheeled robot from HDT Global in mountain conditions. Earlier, the Marines tested the four-legged LS3 robot, considering it too noisy.

New air threats are forcing weapons manufacturers to look for new methods of counteraction. On February 7, the Rheinmetall Defense press service announced the release of a new Skyranger 30 HEL anti-aircraft gun.

The head of the Military Topographic Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the head of the Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Zaliznyuk, said that more than 20 R&D projects on the noise immunity of navigation support facilities have been planned until 2030.