News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov compared the Russian single-engine fifth-generation fighter Checkmate with the American F-35. He told TASS about this on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition.

In Russia, work is underway to create a new RPO-2 flamethrower. The complex for the units of the RCBZ troops can be placed on unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Su-75 Checkmate light tactical fighter will allow implementing new tactical techniques within network-centric operations.

Mikhail Strelets, chief designer of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft, noted that the trend towards the unification of the fleet of aircraft is gaining strength in the world

The joint use of the Checkmate light tactical fighter, the Su-57 "heavy" fighter and unmanned aerial vehicles will allow achieving maximum combat potential with minimal operational costs. This was stated to TASS by the chief designer of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft, Mikhail Strelets, as part of the special project "Su-Checkmate fighter. The dark horse of aviation of the future."

According to Turkish media, the head of the Directorate of the Defense Industry of Turkey, Ismail Demir, announced the completion by ROKETSAN of the development of a small-sized METE missile designed to equip UAVs.

The Sukhoi company noted that most foreign combat aircraft are created in cooperation, which significantly restricts their export

The use of only domestic components is provided for when creating a fifth-generation Checkmate single-engine fighter. This was reported to TASS in the Sukhoi company (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation) as part of the special project "Su-Checkmate Fighter. The dark horse of aviation of the future."

As informed in Rostec, the fighter is capable of performing tasks outside the enemy's air defense zone

The newest light tactical aircraft (LTS) Checkmate, developed by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation), will be able to fight all types of targets on the battlefield. This was reported to TASS in Rostec as part of the special project "Su-Checkmate fighter. The dark horse of aviation of the future."

The Russian space telescope "Millimetron" will be 100 times cheaper than the American James Webb orbital laboratory, Deputy Director of the Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences Larisa Likhacheva said at a meeting of the Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Space. Her statement is reported by RIA Novosti.

The Russian company Kronshtadt will present for the first time at the exhibition in Dubai a reconnaissance and strike aircraft of a long duration of flight "Inokhodets-RU", the press service of Rosoboronexport reported on Friday.

The Turkish defense company Baykar will soon test two new UAVs.

They will expand the capabilities of drones from ground to naval operations, its CEO said. Haluk Bayraktar, one of the two engineering brothers running the defense firm Baykar, said the new drone will be tested in the next two years and will be able to take off from a Turkish Navy ship, which is currently in production, Duvar points out.

The head of the Rostec state Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, said that the Russian Checkmate would be economically more profitable than the American F-35.

It will be possible to get into space without resorting to rockets. Yesterday, November 11, the portal thedrive.com He reported that the American company SpinLaunch has successfully tested a centrifuge that will be able to send small satellites into orbit.

The head of Rostec Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, announced the formation of the technical appearance of the promising Russian fifth-generation fighter Checkmate. The car, among other things, will receive a radar station with an active phased array antenna.

The most effective use of the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, will be in conjunction with the Su-57 aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. The condition for maximum efficiency of the LTS was called by TASS chief designer of Checkmate Mikhail Strelets.

The US Army has for the first time lifted into the air a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter equipped with an unmanned flight system. The helicopter made a test flight at the Yuma proving ground in Arizona in early November. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to Flight Global magazine.

To create a Russian fighter, Checkmate can attract foreign funding: Rostec allows foreign capital to participate in the project. The head of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov said this in an interview with TASS.

American wheeled armored vehicles can increase the caliber. November 11, portal defence-blog.com He reported that a division of the US Army Futures Command conducted tests of the LAV 700 combat vehicle with a 50-mm gun.

The unmanned version of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS) will make it possible to implement new tactical techniques. Yuri Slyusar, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), revealed the features of the autonomous version of Checkmate to TASS.

The private company PLD Space has introduced a reusable suborbital rocket Miura 1. It was the first carrier developed in Spain.

Over-the-horizon radio communication makes it possible to significantly increase the effective controlled range of an unmanned aerial vehicle, said Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC.