News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
NI: T-14 "Armata" will become a formidable opponent on the battlefield
All you need to know about the Russian T-14 tank is that it cannot be stopped. So begins the review of "Armata" in The National Interest. The car harmoniously combines wide impact capabilities, powerful protection and high technology.
The Americans will begin to produce a unified air defense and missile defense control system
The US Army has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for the production of a unified control system for air and missile defense systems IBCS. According to Breaking Defense, under this agreement, the company will develop 160 systems for the US military and their foreign partners by the end of 2026.
Americans will build an underwater robot demonstrator for long missions
The Pentagon's Advanced Defense Development Agency (DARPA) has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman Systems and Martin Defense to create a full-scale demonstrator of the underwater robot Manta Ray. The military wants this robot to be able to work in the ocean for a long time without maintenance and repair.
Roscosmos told about the fight against "parasites" in space
Roscosmos: a new system for spacecraft rendezvous and docking is being developed
A fundamentally new system for rendezvous and docking of spacecraft is being developed at the Scientific Research Institute of Precision Instruments (SRI TP), which allows to combat parasitic signals when ships dock to the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos says.
Ukraine will test "Sturm-SM" in 2022
Defense Express: tests of the Sturm-SM self-propelled ATGM are planned to be completed in 2022
The State Kiev Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" plans to complete state tests of the self-propelled anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Sturm-SM" in 2022. This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian enterprise Oleg Korostelev in an interview with Defense Express.
Rogozin considered unlikely new tests by Russia of anti-satellite weapons
In November, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on conducting tests during which an inactive Russian spacecraft was successfully hit
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, questioned the likelihood of repeated tests to destroy space satellites, similar to those conducted by Russia earlier in 2021. He expressed this opinion in an interview with The New York Times.
The timing of engine tests for the Russian-Chinese wide-body passenger aircraft has been announced
The PD-35 engine, designed for the promising Russian-Chinese wide-body long-haul CR929 aircraft, will be tested in 2024. Earlier it became known that Beijing has started assembling the first sample of the new airliner.
Media: China has successfully tested the world's most powerful Stirling engine
As reported by the Global Times, Chinese experts have completed tests of an air-independent power plant (VNEU) based on a Stirling engine. They want to use it on new non-nuclear submarines of the 039C project.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the development of a new generation of MANPADS
Russia is developing a portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) with a missile that has no analogues in the world, said the head of the military air defense (air defense) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.
The development of the Pantsir air defense system for Ground forces and paratroopers will be completed in 2022 - the Ministry of Defense
The airborne forces will also receive an amphibious air defense system "Birdman" with two types of missiles
Work on the modification of the Pantsir air defense system for Ground and Airborne troops will be completed in 2022, said the head of the military air defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.
The "Double" systems of modernized Russian tanks have increased their firepower
The exercises of the Central Military District were held in the Orenburg region at the Totsky training ground. According to the press service of the Central Military District, at these field events, the commanders of the T-72B3 main battle tanks mastered the skills of gunners.
In 2022, work on the Pantsir-SM-SV complex with an enlarged damage zone will be completed
The complex will have two types of anti-aircraft guided missiles
Work on a new modification of the anti-aircraft missile and gun complex "Pantsir-SM-SV" will be completed in 2022. This was stated in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the military air defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.
Projectiles for "Derivation-air defense" will allow destroying mini- and micro-UAVs of the "Phantom-4" type
The anti-aircraft artillery complex is designed to replace the outdated ZSU "Shilka" and twin anti-aircraft installations ZU-23
The anti-aircraft artillery complex (ZAC) "Derivation-Air defense" will allow the use of projectiles with programmable detonation to destroy micro- and mini-drones (UAVs). This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the military air defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.
U.S. hypersonic missiles in Ukraine will not require complex infrastructure
As military and diplomatic sources told Izvestia, the analysis of American hypersonic weapons showed that the Pentagon's stake was placed on the development of ground- and air-based systems with a non-strategic range. This will make it possible to quickly create a grouping of such forces and means in Eastern European countries, in particular in Ukraine, without the need to build a complex and expensive infrastructure.
The anti-aircraft system "Pantsir" increased the zone of destruction
In 2022, work will be completed on a new version of the Pantsir-SM-SV air defense cannon-missile system for the Ground Forces and Airborne Forces. It will have a tracked chassis and an enlarged kill zone.
The winners of the All-Russian competitions of research works in the interests of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were awarded
On December 23, the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center hosted a solemn ceremony of awarding prize winners of All-Russian competitions of scientific research works in the interests of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Golden lanterns of fifth-generation fighters
Stealth technologies and radiation protection - what the new glass is capable of.
For many years, the glazing produced by ONPP "Technology" has been used in the aerospace industry.
The Ministry of Defense of India has successfully tested the new OTR "Praley"
The Ministry of Defense of India has announced the successful conduct by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of the first test launch of the national operational tactical missile (OTR) "Pralay" (Pralay) of the surface-to-ground class.
The readiness of the new Russian "Shell" has been revealed
Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov: the development of the Pantsir-SM-SV missile defense system will be completed in 2022
The development of a modification of the anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-SM-SV" on a tracked chassis for Ground and Airborne troops is planned to be completed next year. In an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, the readiness of the new Russian air defense system was revealed by the head of the military air defense (Air defense) of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.
"Orion" will clear the Russian sky of "Bayraktars"
The Russian Defense Ministry published a video that instantly went viral.
The newest Russian Orion attack drone was demonstrated, which, according to Zvezda, was involved "in combat use against an aerial target."
