News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
NI assessed the prospects of the Su-75 on the world market
The relatively low price of the promising Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-75 may be the key to its export attractiveness. The first buyer may be the United Arab Emirates.
The world's first tracer shotgun hunting cartridge was created in Russia
According to Rostec State Corporation, it has no Russian and foreign analogues
A shotgun cartridge for hunting and shooting sports with a luminous element indicating the trajectory of the projectile was created in Russia. This was reported on Wednesday in the Rostec state Corporation.
Broken "Virgin Land"
There was one less inactive satellite in Earth orbit and one and a half thousand more debris. On November 16, the TASS news agency, referring to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, reported on tests during which an inactive Soviet spacecraft was successfully hit.
In Russia, factory tests of a new UMP capable of "single-handedly thwarting an enemy attack" have been completed
Factory tests of the universal minelayer "Tick-G", which, as reported, can detain entire enemy units, have been completed. It has launchers that hold a total of 270 mine cassettes.
Middle Eastern countries are interested in the Russian complex ROSC-1
The countries of the Middle East are interested in buying a unique Russian complex for providing ornithological protection and countering drones for ROSC-1 airports. This is a system in which elements of artificial intelligence are embedded.
Surpass all: China noted the uniqueness of the S-550
The new S-550 anti-aircraft missile system will surpass the missile defense systems of the United States and Israel in one leap, its capabilities will be an order of magnitude higher. This opinion is given in the material of the Chinese portal Sohu.
Roscosmos plans to start developing a sketch of a new Russian orbital station in 2022
The design will be financed under the state defense order
The development of a draft design for a new Russian orbital station will begin in 2022, it will take about a year and a half, Alexander Bloshenko, executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced programs and Science, told Interfax.
In the US, they told about the tests of a hypersonic missile in China
The Deputy chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General John Hyten, spoke about the tests of a hypersonic missile in China. In an interview with CBS, he noted the accuracy of the Chinese missile, Interfax reports.
Russia is ready to sell everything abroad... even a super destroyer
Judging by a number of hints and reservations, the promising Russian Su-75 fighter (Checkmate) is being created primarily for sale to the Middle East.
"Nuclear Wi-Fi" works on radiation and penetrates almost everywhere
Researchers from Lancaster University have developed a new version of Wi-Fi data transmission technology, where the radioactive isotope californium-252 is used as a signal source. It generates radiation in the form of fast neutrons, which can be sent from the transmitter to the receiver instead of radio waves. Scientists managed to influence this radiation by encoding and transmitting useful information with its help.
IBM introduced the Eagle quantum processor with 127 qubits
IBM has announced that it has developed a new Eagle chip for quantum computing, which, according to the company's management, will allow quantum systems to surpass classical computers in some tasks over the next two years.
Honda tested the second prototype of a working drone
The Japanese company Honda has tested the second prototype of an AWV unmanned work vehicle in New Mexico. It looks like a small truck without a top. AWV can carry up to 399 kilograms, travel up to 45 kilometers and work up to six hours on a single charge.
S-550 will save Russians from "nuclear ashes" over their heads when the US strikes
The Russian S-550 missile defense system probably works on the principle of kinetic interception of targets, which will eliminate the formation of "nuclear ash" over the heads of Russian residents when intercepting enemy missiles, for example, the United States. This is what TASS military columnist Dmitry Litovkin writes about.
The concept of a lunar rover for the Artemis program is presented
Northrop Grumman Corporation and its partners have shown the appearance of a rover that they want to use to study the Moon. It is planned to deliver it to the surface of the Earth satellite as part of the Artemis program.
The Prime Minister of the UAE attended the presentation of the Checkmate fighter at the Dubai Air Show
For the first time, the Checkmate light tactical aircraft was presented at the MAKS-2021 Air Show
Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended the presentation of the Russian fighter Checkmate at the Dubai Airshow 2021. This was reported on Monday in the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.
Russian rocket destroyed a Soviet satellite during the test - US military
Russia shot down the Soviet satellite Kosmos-1408 during a test of an anti-satellite weapon, the US Space Command reports.
Kronstadt said that Orion UAVs will be able to work through foreign satellites
We are talking about drones purchased by foreign customers, said the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov
Orion unmanned aerial vehicles purchased by foreign customers will be able to operate using satellite communications using foreign spacecraft. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow, which opened in the United Arab Emirates on November 14.
The United States accused Russia of creating a threat to the security of space research
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accused Russia of creating a threat to the safety of space research due to the test of an anti-satellite missile. He stressed that thousands of fragments of the affected target remained in orbit, TASS reports.
The head of NASA was outraged by Russia's alleged tests of anti-satellite weapons
Bill Nelson believes there was a threat to the ISS
Tests of anti-satellite weapons, allegedly carried out by the Russian Federation, put the International Space Station (ISS) and the crew on it at risk. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson in a statement published on the agency's website.
The head of "Kronstadt" Bogatikov: in Russia for the first time used airstrikes from a helicopter drone
The first tests of the Termit unmanned attack helicopter and launches of corrected aircraft missiles with a range of six kilometers have been conducted in Russia, Sergei Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.