News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
RAS discusses with Roscosmos the development of robots to study the moon
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) is working with Roscosmos to create robots to study the Moon, there is no development agreement yet, Academy President Alexander Sergeev told Interfax.
Foreign capital may be attracted to the Checkmate aircraft project
The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov indicated that at this stage the aircraft is being created at its own expense with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Rostec does not exclude the involvement of foreign capital in the project to create a fifth-generation Checkmate single-engine fighter. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition.
Rostec compared the Russian Checkmate with the American F-35
The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov compared the Russian single-engine fifth-generation fighter Checkmate with the American F-35. He told TASS about this on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition.
Russian drones will be armed with the RPO-2 flamethrower
In Russia, work is underway to create a new RPO-2 flamethrower. The complex for the units of the RCBZ troops can be placed on unmanned aerial vehicles.
The UAC told about new tactical techniques for the Su-75 Checkmate
The Su-75 Checkmate light tactical fighter will allow implementing new tactical techniques within network-centric operations.
The joint use of Checkmate, Su-57 and UAVs will achieve high combat potential
Mikhail Strelets, chief designer of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft, noted that the trend towards the unification of the fleet of aircraft is gaining strength in the world
The joint use of the Checkmate light tactical fighter, the Su-57 "heavy" fighter and unmanned aerial vehicles will allow achieving maximum combat potential with minimal operational costs. This was stated to TASS by the chief designer of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft, Mikhail Strelets, as part of the special project "Su-Checkmate fighter. The dark horse of aviation of the future."
ROKETSAN has developed a mini-rocket METE to equip UAVs
According to Turkish media, the head of the Directorate of the Defense Industry of Turkey, Ismail Demir, announced the completion by ROKETSAN of the development of a small-sized METE missile designed to equip UAVs.
The Checkmate aircraft provides for the use of only domestic components
The Sukhoi company noted that most foreign combat aircraft are created in cooperation, which significantly restricts their export
The use of only domestic components is provided for when creating a fifth-generation Checkmate single-engine fighter. This was reported to TASS in the Sukhoi company (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation) as part of the special project "Su-Checkmate Fighter. The dark horse of aviation of the future."
The newest Checkmate fighter will be able to fight any targets in combat
As informed in Rostec, the fighter is capable of performing tasks outside the enemy's air defense zone
The newest light tactical aircraft (LTS) Checkmate, developed by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation), will be able to fight all types of targets on the battlefield. This was reported to TASS in Rostec as part of the special project "Su-Checkmate fighter. The dark horse of aviation of the future."
The Russian "Millimetron" will cost 100 times cheaper than the American James Webb
The Russian space telescope "Millimetron" will be 100 times cheaper than the American James Webb orbital laboratory, Deputy Director of the Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences Larisa Likhacheva said at a meeting of the Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Space. Her statement is reported by RIA Novosti.
Russia will show in Dubai a long-duration attack drone "Inokhodets-RU"
The Russian company Kronshtadt will present for the first time at the exhibition in Dubai a reconnaissance and strike aircraft of a long duration of flight "Inokhodets-RU", the press service of Rosoboronexport reported on Friday.
Turkey is working on a marine drone carrier
The Turkish defense company Baykar will soon test two new UAVs.
They will expand the capabilities of drones from ground to naval operations, its CEO said. Haluk Bayraktar, one of the two engineering brothers running the defense firm Baykar, said the new drone will be tested in the next two years and will be able to take off from a Turkish Navy ship, which is currently in production, Duvar points out.
Chemezov justified the economic benefits of the Russian Checkmate against the American F-35
The head of the Rostec state Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, said that the Russian Checkmate would be economically more profitable than the American F-35.
Into space from a centrifuge
It will be possible to get into space without resorting to rockets. Yesterday, November 11, the portal thedrive.com He reported that the American company SpinLaunch has successfully tested a centrifuge that will be able to send small satellites into orbit.
Russia has formed the technical appearance of the Su-75 Checkmate fighter
The head of Rostec Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, announced the formation of the technical appearance of the promising Russian fifth-generation fighter Checkmate. The car, among other things, will receive a radar station with an active phased array antenna.
The condition of maximum efficiency of the Su-75 is named
The most effective use of the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, will be in conjunction with the Su-57 aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. The condition for maximum efficiency of the LTS was called by TASS chief designer of Checkmate Mikhail Strelets.
Unmanned Black Hawk helicopter made its first flight
The US Army has for the first time lifted into the air a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter equipped with an unmanned flight system. The helicopter made a test flight at the Yuma proving ground in Arizona in early November. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to Flight Global magazine.
In Russia, foreign financing of the creation of Checkmate was allowed
To create a Russian fighter, Checkmate can attract foreign funding: Rostec allows foreign capital to participate in the project. The head of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov said this in an interview with TASS.
The Americans are testing an APC with a 50 mm cannon
American wheeled armored vehicles can increase the caliber. November 11, portal defence-blog.com He reported that a division of the US Army Futures Command conducted tests of the LAV 700 combat vehicle with a 50-mm gun.
The features of the unmanned version of Checkmate are revealed
The unmanned version of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS) will make it possible to implement new tactical techniques. Yuri Slyusar, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), revealed the features of the autonomous version of Checkmate to TASS.