News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Rook ground-based robotic system from Elbit Systems
The Israeli company Elbit Sistems has introduced a new military ground-based robotic complex (NRK) 6×6 Rook ("Rook"). According to the manufacturer, the NRK was developed jointly with Roboteam (Israel) and designed as a multifunctional platform. According to the company, the design of the product took into account the experience of working with the PROBOT 4×4 system.
Promising Russian attack helicopter will be able to operate without a pilot
Promising Russian attack helicopters will become optionally manned, that is, they will be able to be controlled by a pilot or operate without a pilot. The machines will also be connected to a common information field for interaction between various aircraft and ground control points.
Uzbekistan has got its own armored vehicles
Serial production of the lightly armored Qalqon ("Shield") car, developed "from scratch" at one of the local enterprises, has begun in Uzbekistan.
There are less than 50 flights left before receiving the first certificate of the MS-21 aircraft
According to the First Deputy General Director of PJSC Irkut Corporation, the certificate is planned to be received by the end of the year
The certification program of the MS-21 aircraft with a composite wing made of domestic components is at the completion stage. This was announced to journalists on Monday by Anatoly Gaidansky, First Deputy General Director of PJSC Irkut Corporation.
The S-550 mobile missile defense system will be able to shoot down American X-37 orbital UAVs
The S-550 mobile missile defense system being developed in Russia will be able to shoot down American X-37 orbital UAVs capable of carrying nuclear charges, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the defense industry.
The United States is developing interceptors of hypersonic missiles
Americans want to learn how to intercept enemy hypersonic missiles. November 21, portal defensenews.com He reported that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has signed contracts with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles and Defense for the development of hypersonic weapons interceptors.
The heavy-duty Mi-26T2B helicopter will go into serial production
In Rostov-on-Don, serial production of a new version of the world's most lifting helicopter, the Mi-26T2B, will begin. Permits for the start of conveyor production will be issued by the end of 2021.
In Russia, they described the appearance of the attack helicopter of the future
According to Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the Russian Helicopters holding, the promising attack helicopter will be optionally manned.
Shvabe improves photoelectronics on nanotechnology
Engineers of the State Scientific Center of Russia in the field of photoelectronics of the Shvabe holding are preparing projects for the creation of products for IR technology, including on crystals with the prefix "nano", the press service of the holding reports.
Tests of the T-14 Armata tank should be completed in 2022
State tests of the latest Russian armored vehicles on the Armata platform are planned to be completed next year. This was announced by the acting head of the Main Armored Vehicle Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Shestakov.
A new photo of a tracked DT-APC has appeared
For combined arms formations operating in the Arctic, the domestic industry has successfully created a new fleet of military equipment optimized for this harsh region. In particular, according to the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda", a tracked transporter DT-BTR is currently on the way.
Neural network methods of target recognition in optoelectronic equipment were discussed by Shvabe specialists
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and neural network algorithms were discussed by participants of the joint scientific and technical conference of Shvabe Holding and Dux Company.
General of the US Space Forces: we lag behind the Chinese and Russians in hypersonic missiles (The Hill, USA)
The general of the US space forces admitted that the US lagging behind Moscow and Beijing is potentially dangerous for national security, the author of the Washington newspaper The Hill reports. The Congressional Research Service claims that a significant part of American hypersonic weapons cannot be used with a nuclear warhead.
Norwegian unmanned container ship made its first flight
The Norwegian autonomous electric cargo ship "Yara Birkelan" made its first voyage - from the municipality of Horten to Oslo. According to New Atlas, while there was a crew on board. For the next two years, the vessel is waiting for tests, the final of which should be certification as an autonomous electric container ship.
The first batch of Yandex servers was produced in Russia
They do not require active cooling systems in data centers and can operate at 40 degrees Celsius, the company noted
Yandex has released the first batch of servers manufactured in Russia. This was reported to TASS by the company's press service on Friday.
S-550: Should NATO and the United States be afraid of the new Russian anti-missile system? (The National Interest, USA)
Russia is developing a new S-550 missile defense system that specializes in intercepting intercontinental ballistic missiles and combating threats from outer space. According to Mark Episkopos, at the moment it is not very clear whether the United States and its NATO partners should be afraid of the new Russian missile defense system.
Apple's self-driving car will be released in 2025
Apple plans to release an unmanned vehicle, its appearance is scheduled for 2025, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. It is noted that at the beginning of the year, the company's engineers set an estimated time frame for the development of the vehicle in five to seven years.
Rostec will deliver a batch of remote mining machines "Agriculture" to the Armed Forces by the end of the year
With the help of the machine, you can install the most modern mines, equipped with the possibility of self-destruction and self-deactivation
A new batch of remote mining engineering systems (ISDM) "Agriculture" will be delivered to the Russian armed forces (AF) by the end of the year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the NGO "Alloy" named after A. N. Ganichev (part of the holding "Technodinamika" of the Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
In Russia, a robot "turtle" was invented to disperse street riots
Russian scientists have invented a project of a crawler robot-"turtle" for Rosgvardia, which will be able to disperse street riots, RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Rospatent database.
American secret drone shown on video
A new drone of an unknown model was shown in the USA. The device was demonstrated in a new video of the American Air Force (Air Force). The publication The Drive suggested that the recording demonstrates a secret drone RQ-180, which is being developed in the United States.