News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Head of the General Staff Gerasimov: work is underway to create new models of armored vehicles
In equipping the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation, special attention is paid to the supply of modern means of control, intelligence, electronic warfare and fire destruction, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
Gerasimov said that the tests of the Zircon missile system are being successfully completed
The possibility of firing a hypersonic missile from both a surface ship and a nuclear submarine from an underwater position has been confirmed, said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Tests of the shipboard missile system "Zircon" are being successfully completed, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing before the military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.
It became known about the development of the shock drone "Hunter"
Experts have already determined the appearance of an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Hunter type. It is currently being tested.
The Russian government will allocate another 44.6 billion rubles for the development of the PD-35 aircraft engine
The Government of the Russian Federation in 2021 will allocate an additional 44.6 billion rubles for the development and production of the PD-35 aircraft engine. This was announced on Thursday, December 9, by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting on the implementation of projects in the field of aviation engine building.
India is preparing to mass produce BrahMos ALCM
India has completed testing of air-launched BrahMos missiles. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of India reported that the last stage of testing opened the way for the serial production of ammunition in the country.
The Armata tank received new shells
Interfax: tests of the T-14 Armata with new shells will be completed in 2022
The promising T-14 tank on the Armata tracked platform will receive new shells. The tank with the new ammunition is being tested. Andrey Yelchaninov, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia, said this in an interview with Interfax.
American Mojave Drone Won't Need Runways
The American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has introduced the Mojave drone for a shortened takeoff and landing. According to FlightGlobal, it will be able to take to the air and land on the ground, sand or deck of an aircraft carrier.
In Russia, the S-400 was compared with the British Sky Sabre system
The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom announced the creation of a new air defense system (air defense) Sky Sabre, which is capable of hitting small targets. Russian military expert, Colonel Sergey Khatylev compared the British development with the Russian S-400 system. This is reported by Vzglyad.
Chinese scientists have created a new weapon using artificial intelligence
Chinese scientists from the Naval Engineering University in Wuhan said they have created a gun-sized Gauss cannon. This is reported by the South China Morning Post.
In China, they created a pocket Gauss cannon with the help of AI
Specialists from the Naval Engineering Institute in Wuhan have created an electromagnetic cannon the size of a pistol. They told the South China Morning Post about this.
Cosmonauts are involved in discussing the creation of an orbital station and robots
So, the cosmonauts took part in the discussion of the readiness of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" for flight tests, the preliminary design of Soyuz-5, Angara
Russian cosmonauts, within the framework of scientific and technical Councils (NTS), take part in discussing the problems of creating a Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), robotic systems and other projects.
Supersonic air-launched Brahmos rocket will go into series
The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that the next successful launch of the supersonic Brahmos air-launched missile from the Su-30MKI fighter opened the way to its mass production. India is developing this munition together with Russia.
Ships will be equipped with hypersonic "Zircons" after the decision of the military - USC
The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to start equipping Russian warships with hypersonic Zircon missiles after receiving a command from the military, Vladimir Korolev, Deputy Director General for Military Shipbuilding and Special Programs of USC JSC, told Interfax on Wednesday.
USC will make a technical project of the nuclear destroyer Leader, the wishes of the Russian Defense Ministry are clear - Rakhmanov
The United Shipbuilding Corporation will make a technical project of the promising nuclear destroyer Leader, the head of USC Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax on Wednesday.
The British army has announced a new defense against Russian fighters
The British Army has announced that it has adopted a new Sky Sabre air defense system to repel threats that allegedly come from Russian fighters. This is reported by the Times newspaper, citing sources in the UK Ministry of Defense.
Russian private company to develop ATOMSAT radar satellite
Sitronics Group reported that the development of a medium-resolution satellite for remote sensing of the Earth "Zorky" on the OrbiCraft-Pro platform and a device with a submeter-resolution camera "Kinosatnik" is also underway.
A private "store" of space data will appear in Russia
Data from any commercially available satellite systems will be uploaded to the service
Sitronics Group together with its member company Sputnix will create a single "store" for the sale of space services and data. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the group of companies.
19FortyFive: "Zircon" will limit the capabilities of US and NATO warships
The successful launch of the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate forced US military analysts to take a fresh look at the combat effectiveness of the Russian Navy. Experts predicted a limitation of strike capabilities for the US navy and NATO warships.
Rostelecom has signed an agreement with the private space company Success Rockets
Success Rockets as part of the SR NET project intends to create a satellite constellation to provide broadband communications
Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technologies at Rostelecom, and Oleg Mansurov, founder and CEO of Success Rockets, signed an agreement on cooperation between the two companies. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday in the press service of the space company.
The return of the "Coalition"
In Russia, they once again started talking about the beginning of state tests of the self-propelled gun "Coalition-SV". On December 6, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Defense Ministry has already approved a plan for testing a promising self-propelled artillery installation.
