News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The self-propelled anti-tank complex "Sturm-S", which was in service with the Soviet Army, was developed in the 70s and currently no longer fully meets modern requirements.

Therefore, in 2012, Russian designers created an upgraded version of the Sturm-SM, which received thermal imaging sights and more advanced long-range missiles with tandem cumulative and high-explosive fragmentation warheads.

Russia has signed the first export contracts for the new AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle, created under the NATO cartridge. On the air of Sputnik radio, the dignity of weapons and their export capabilities were evaluated by military experts Alexey Leonkov and Viktor Litovkin.

An image of a new Russian hypersonic air-launched missile has appeared on the web

An image appeared on the network showing a new Russian hypersonic air-launched missile. Attention was drawn to him by the Telegram channel "Military Informant" on Tuesday, December 28.

Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Manturov: MS-21 received a basic type certificate

The Russian passenger aircraft MS-21 has received a basic type certificate, which includes foreign components. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, RIA Novosti reports.

The Ukrainian company Antonov has rolled out the first serial military transport aircraft AN-178. It became one of three winged vehicles that will be built under a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Perseus upper stage did not put the overall mass model of the satellite into geostationary orbit, it follows from the data Space-track.org . The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not respond to the request of N + 1 about the situation with Perseus.

The new infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) B-19 will soon complete tests and enter service with the Russian army, said the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov.

The Uran-9 strike robot has completed state tests, and several more robotic complexes are being developed for the Russian army, the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov said on Monday.

The Kremlin expects that the successful tests of the new hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will give additional credibility to Russian initiatives on security guarantees.

A new T-14 Armata tank is being put into mass production in Russia.

"Among the main, I would say powerful or breakthrough projects for the supply of the Ministry of Defense, we can mention our new T-14 tank, which everyone in the world is already talking about, we are launching it into mass production," Vladimir Artyakov, Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

General Salyukov said that the Uran-9 and Kungas robots have passed state tests

The state tests of the Uran-9 and Kungas combat robots have been completed. Robotic complexes were used during the joint strategic exercises (SSU) of Russia and Belarus "West-2021". The commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, said this in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

The Deputy Head of the Chinese National Space Administration noted that the new superheavy rocket will be able to deliver spacecraft weighing up to 30 tons to the moon

China is currently developing a heavy launch vehicle that will be capable of launching spacecraft weighing up to 150 tons into low Earth orbit. This was reported on Monday by the information resource "Penpai" with reference to the statement of the deputy head of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) At Yanhua.

The tests should end in 2022, the NPO Elektromashina reported

The power supply kit for the BMP-3, necessary for the modernization of armored vehicles, has reached the stage of preliminary tests, they should end in 2022. This was reported to TASS on Monday in the press service of JSC NPO Elektromashina, which developed the kit.

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 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.

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: 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.

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.

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 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.