News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Su-75 and Su-57E were shown together for the first time
Photos were posted online showing Russian Su-75 Checkmate and Su-57 aircraft in the export version together for the first time. Earlier, the Aerospace Forces received the first serial fighter of the fifth generation.
Roscosmos will direct the additional funds allocated by the government to the exploration of the Moon and Venus
As the state corporation clarified, it is also planned to use these funds to finance work within the framework of the Russian-European ExoMars mission, research of objects by the Spektr-RG observatory
The additional funds allocated by the government will be used for research of the Moon, astrophysical objects in the ultraviolet and visible ranges and Venus. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos on Thursday.
Mass media: Russia has restored funding for key space projects
According to a RIA Novosti source, the Russian government has allocated an additional 6.5 billion rubles for the most important space projects. Previously, part of the funding was "cut off".
The Americans tested the air cannon and the launcher of a high-speed reconnaissance helicopter
The US Army has begun flight tests of the armament complex of a promising high-speed reconnaissance helicopter - the XM915 20-millimeter air cannon and a prototype MEL launcher for multipurpose ammunition and missiles. According to FlightGlobal, they are being tested on a modified UH-60 Black Hawk multipurpose helicopter.
NASA postponed the landing of people on the Moon as part of Artemis to 2025
The United States plans to return its astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis program in 2025. This was announced on Tuesday, November 9, by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Bill Nelson.
The head of NASA said that the United States will make every effort to land on the Moon before China
Washington is concerned about the success of Beijing's space program, Bill Nelson noted
The US authorities are concerned about the success of the PRC's space program and intend to make every effort to ensure that American astronauts return to the moon before China can deliver its taikonauts there. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing for journalists by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson.
RSC Energia proposed charging the lunar station with solar collector satellites
The station can be placed in a polar orbit with a height of 200 km above the surface of the Earth satellite
The power supply of the circumlunar station in the case of its location in a low circumlunar orbit can be provided with the help of solar collector satellites. This idea was presented at RSC Energia, follows from the theses for the XXII Scientific and Technical Conference of Scientists and Specialists dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, the 75th anniversary of the rocket and space industry and the founding of the corporation.
The head of the Ryazan Airborne School Evdokimova: Russian BMD will transport combat buggies
The promising "airborne combat vehicle" will carry a multifunctional combat buggy, representatives of the Ryazan Airborne School and the Military Institute of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reported in the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland".
Russia's first rescue drone has been tested in the Arctic
Russia's first rescue drone Seadrone ME has been tested in the Kara Sea in Arctic conditions, TASS reports with reference to the developer company "Shooting from the air".
Participants of the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2021" exercise highly appreciated the newest medical armored vehicle "Lens"
The servicemen of the CSTO member states, who are taking part in the exercise with the Collective Peacekeeping Forces "Indestructible Brotherhood-2021" in Kazan, highly appreciated the newest armored vehicle "Lens".
Turkey has begun the construction of a "Muslim" fighter
By 2026, Turkey intends to take to the skies a fighter of its own design. On November 9, the CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Temel Kotil, published a picture of the first part for the TF-X aircraft.
In the USA, a prototype of the hypersonic Quarterhorse aircraft was presented
Hermeus company held a presentation of a prototype hypersonic business jet Quarterhorse. It is assumed that it will be able to carry from nine to 19 passengers, and it will be able to get from New York to London in 90 minutes.
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.