News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Alexey Leonkov: The S-550 will be a further development of the S-350 and S-400 systems
The new S-550 air defense system is likely to replace the air defense complexes in service with the Russian army, including the S-350 Vityaz and S-400 Triumph, a well-known military expert Alexei Leonkov told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
NASA has announced new dates for the landing of astronauts on the Moon as part of the Artemis program
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said that astronauts will not get to the Earth's satellite in 2024. The mission was postponed for at least another year.
Deliveries of the new generation Tosochka heavy flamethrower system to the troops will begin before the end of the year
The first deliveries of the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will take place this year, Alexander Smirnov, CEO of NPO Splav, told Interfax.
A military expert appreciated the announcement of the creation of a new S-550 air defense system
The creation of a new S-550 anti-aircraft missile system in Russia is a move towards space, since the Russian Federation should think about anti-satellite defense. On Wednesday, November 10, military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia.
An armored car similar to the Belarusian "Cayman" was spotted in Sudan
An armored car similar to the Belarusian "Cayman" was demonstrated at a recent arms exhibition in Sudan. Interestingly, it was on a par with other samples of military equipment of local enterprises.
The Russian Federation has developed an extended-range guided missile for the Tornado-G MLRS
The munition can be used in multiple launch rocket systems "Grad", "Tornado-G", as well as in the complex of unguided rocket weapons ship-based A-215 "Grad-M"
An extended-range guided missile was created in the Russian Federation for the Grad and Tornado-G MLRS. This is stated in the message of Technodinamika (part of Rostec), distributed on Wednesday.
Putin: the weapons and equipment coming to the Russian troops are not inferior to foreign analogues
As the President noted, defense industry organizations work stably even in a pandemic
Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a task to take into account the most advanced technologies, including hypersonic and cognitive, in the new state armament program.
China is completing a new aircraft carrier
In a couple of years, the Chinese Navy may have a third aircraft carrier. On November 9, the CNN news agency reported that according to an analysis of satellite images taken by the Washington analytical center, the ship, known as Type 003, could be launched as early as early next year.
In the USA, the capture of the "Gremlin" was shown
The Office of Advanced Research Projects of the US Department of Defense within the framework of the Gremlins program ("Gremlins") conducted a successful test of the capture system by the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft of the X-61A unmanned aerial vehicle in the air. This is written by The Drive.
Putin urged to take into account global trends when developing a new state armament program
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the development of new weapons to focus on the main trends in the world, in particular, the use of digital technologies and hypersonic weapons.
Putin called Russian weapons superior to foreign analogues
Russian President Vladimir Putin named samples of Russian weapons that are superior to foreign analogues. The corresponding video was published in the Telegram channel RIA_Kremlinpool.
During the development of the Yars PGRC, fundamentally new samples of the VVST were created
During the development of the Yars PGRK, fundamentally new models of weapons, military and special equipment were created, significantly increasing the capabilities of the missile complex.
The Russian robot "Marker" can go without refueling for up to 60 hours
The Russian experimental combat robot "Marker" has proved that it can patrol the area for two and a half days without stopping for refueling.
The Sarmat ICBM test program has changed
Adjustments have been made to the test program of the RS-28 Sarmat heavy ballistic missile. Instead of the two launches planned for 2021, one will take place.
The prototype of the Russian fighter Checkmate was installed in the pavilion of the Dubai Airshow
Checkmate delivered to Dubai World Central by AN-124 aircraft
The prototype of the Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate was delivered to the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. A video of the preparation of the newest aircraft for display in Dubai was distributed on Tuesday by the press service of the Rostec State Corporation.
Russia has tested a naval attack UAV
The company ZALA Aero conducted tests of the marine version of the KUB-UAV barrage ammunition. The basic version can reach a speed of 80-130 kilometers per hour, it can stay in the air for up to 30 minutes.
RAS stands for international partnership in the work on the new Russian station
Negotiations on international participation in the project of a new Russian space station should begin in the near future, said Academician Lev Zeleny, scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The reliability of Soyuz ships may decrease sharply in the coming years - NPO Technomash
Experts also predict low reliability indicators of Angara missiles in the first years of operation
Reducing the load of RSC Energia's capacities can have an extremely negative impact on the reliability of the Soyuz manned spacecraft and Progress trucks, according to the theses of the report of experts from NPO Technomash (part of Roscosmos).
A new Russian software stack for virtualization and data storage has been created
The compatibility of the Russian data storage system "Aerodisk Vostok" with the Brest virtualization complex has been confirmed, the press service of the Astra Linux Group of Companies (GC) reports.
The use of the Iranian kamikaze drone Arash was shown on video
The large-scale Zulfiqar 1400 exercises conducted by the Iranian armed forces involve both the latest equipment and long-known samples. For example, the use of the Arash unmanned aerial vehicle on a ground target has been demonstrated.