News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The production of the newest Russian attack drone S-70 "Hunter" requires a full cycle of development and testing of all components, it is impossible to assemble it from parts available on the market, like many foreign drones, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko told reporters on Tuesday.

According to the CEO of Rostec, this decision will significantly increase the capabilities of the device

A new ground control point is being created for the S-70 Hunter drone. This was announced by the General Director of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov.

Serial deliveries are planned to begin in 2024

A serial contract for the supply of the latest Russian attack drone (UAV) S-70 "Hunter" will be concluded within six months. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

The United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation for the first time showed the S-70 Hunter drone equipped with a flat jet nozzle. The aviation complex has reduced radar visibility and will receive a new ground control center.

For the first time, a photo of a mock-up of a Russian 82-mm advanced self-propelled mortar based on a protected K-63968 Typhoon-K vehicle has appeared. The first photo was published by the telegram channel "Militarist".

Russian aircraft manufacturers have shown for the first time a new version of the Hunter unmanned vehicle. Unlike the first option, it has a flat nozzle designed to reduce the visibility of the UAV.

Military expert Murakhovsky called less visibility an advantage of the S-70 Hunter UAV

Viktor Murakhovsky, a military expert and member of the Expert Council of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, called the advantage of the newest S-70 Hunter attack drone equipped with a flat jet nozzle. The UAV is designed in such a way that it will be less noticeable in the radar and infrared ranges than previous versions of the aircraft, the expert said in a conversation with <url>.

The rollout of the first flight model of the newest Russian strike drone S-70 suggests that the aircraft manufacturers of the Russian Federation have achieved serious success in the Hunter program. This was announced on Tuesday, December 14, by the military observer of Izvestia, Alexey Ramm.

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense Krivoruchko said that the Hunter UAV is superior to foreign analogues

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko compared the S-70 Hunter strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with foreign analogues. He said that the Russian development surpasses the development of competitors. This is reported by Interfax.

Tests of a 35-meter parachute designed to slow down at subsonic speed took place in Oregon on November 21 and December 3

Two second-stage parachutes, which are planned to be used during the descent to Mars of the equipment of the Russian-European Exomars mission, were successfully tested in late November - early December in the United States. This was reported on Tuesday by the European Space Agency (ESA).

The Hunter UAV is a key development in the field of unmanned aviation for our aerospace forces. Military expert Viktor Murakhovsky told Izvestia about this on Tuesday, December 14.

The complex includes a satellite terminal, sensors, a computer and a solar panel

A hardware and software complex for monitoring high-voltage power transmission lines has been developed in Russia. This was reported to TASS in JSC "Satellite system "Messenger" (part of Roscosmos).

Chinese fighters will no longer need Russian aircraft engines. December 13, portal globaltimes.cn He reported that the Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group Corporation announced a full-scale serial assembly of J-20 fighters after the start of deliveries of Chinese WS-10 engines.

Moscow. December 14th. INTERFAX-AVN - The Kronstadt Company announced on Tuesday that it is creating a ground control point for the Hunter heavy drone.

The Drive: F-35 Lightning II fighters may receive new engines as early as 2027

American fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters may receive an adaptive engine as early as 2027, The Drive reports.

It is expected that the development will become the basis for the interaction of ground robots, unmanned aircraft and special forces

Specialists of the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI) are working on the autonomous movement of the Marker group of robotic platforms coordinated in time and space. Robots during the movement along the route must go around obstacles themselves and interact with each other, the press service of the foundation told TASS.

Specialists of the 27th scientific center of the Russian Ministry of Defense have designed an innovative means of protection - an armored helmet-a gas mask that protects both from the effects of weapons of mass destruction and from "ordinary" damaging elements (cartridges, fragments), follows from a document posted on the Rospatent website.

Light helicopter and airplane-type vehicles will be launched using a pneumatic catapult

The newest marine platform is being developed for the Russian Navy, which will be designed to base tactical and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.

Rospatent: the scientific center of the Ministry of Defense has designed a protective gas mask-armor helmet

Russia has developed an innovative gas mask-armor helmet, which will protect not only from the effects of weapons of mass destruction, but also from such damaging elements as cartridges and fragments. The product was designed by the 27th Scientific Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Rospatent.

Rheinmetall and BAE Systems' joint venture, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), founded in 2019, heads a consortium of British companies engaged in the research of concepts of new, economical and high-performance uninhabited ground robotic systems (Unmanned Ground Vehicles, UGV) for the British Army.