News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
19FortyFive: "Zircon" will limit the capabilities of US and NATO warships
The successful launch of the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate forced US military analysts to take a fresh look at the combat effectiveness of the Russian Navy. Experts predicted a limitation of strike capabilities for the US navy and NATO warships.
Rostelecom has signed an agreement with the private space company Success Rockets
Success Rockets as part of the SR NET project intends to create a satellite constellation to provide broadband communications
Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technologies at Rostelecom, and Oleg Mansurov, founder and CEO of Success Rockets, signed an agreement on cooperation between the two companies. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday in the press service of the space company.
The return of the "Coalition"
In Russia, they once again started talking about the beginning of state tests of the self-propelled gun "Coalition-SV". On December 6, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Defense Ministry has already approved a plan for testing a promising self-propelled artillery installation.
Europeans will create the Ariel space telescope, which will study exoplanets
ESA and Airbus have signed an agreement on the creation of a new space observatory for the study of exoplanets. It is planned to launch in 2029.
The British armed themselves with the Sky Sabre air defense system
The Sky Sabre air defense systems began to enter service with the 16th Regiment of the Royal Artillery. According to the British Ministry of Defense, Sky Sabre consists of an all-round radar, a data transmission system and anti-aircraft guided missiles.
The Americans have built a radar selection of ballistic targets
The US Missile Defense Agency has completed the construction of the LRDR (Long Range Discrimination Radar) ballistic target selection radar and has begun testing it. According to Defense News, next year the military will integrate LRDR into the GMD missile defense system and the C2BMC combat information and control system.
Turkish air defense was considered capable of surpassing the S-400
The Siper air defense system being developed by Turkey can surpass the characteristics of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), according to the head of the country's Defense Industry Department Ismail Demir. Sabah newspaper writes about it.
Belarus plans to complete the development of the Chekan drone in the first quarter of 2022 - Goskomvoenprom
Belarus plans to complete the development of the UBAK-25 "Chekan" kamikaze drone in the first quarter of 2022, Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee Dmitry Pantus said.
Turkey looks forward to cooperation with Russia on the development program of a national fighter
Ankara is counting on cooperation with the Russian Federation on the national fighter development program. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the head of the Directorate of the Defense Industry of Turkey, Ismail Demir.
The image of the new radar complex "Island" has been published
The magazine "Military Thought" published an image of the new radar complex "Island". Its use is described in an article on the development of artillery reconnaissance using an intelligent network control system, published in the journal "Military Thought".
Tank killer: the work of the PTKM-1R anti-roof mine was shown on video
Russian anti-wing mines PTKM-1R belong to a new generation of anti-tank ammunition. According to Rosoboronexport, they are capable of attacking the most poorly protected parts of tanks or self-propelled artillery installations - the roofs of towers or buildings.
Iran pointed to the lack of ways for the United States and NATO to stop the Zircon missiles
Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position. The Iranian newspaper Kayhan writes about this on December 6.
France to develop lightweight reusable rocket to compete with SpaceX
The Minister of Economy, Finance and Reconstruction of France, Bruno Le Maire, pointed to large public investments in an American company that allowed them to make a breakthrough in the development of technology.
For NATO, the Zircon hypersonic missile system is impenetrable
Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position.
Americans are looking for a "Cornucopia" to create the food of the future
Water, air and electricity are able to feed a person — according to the Agency for Advanced Defense Projects (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense, which announced the launch of the Cornucopia project ("Cornucopia").
In Japan, the upgraded "Pantsir-S1M" was evaluated
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" can hit small-sized and low-speed drones. The Russian ZRPC was evaluated by military expert Masai Saito in a material for Yahoo News Japan.
The place for the launch and landing of the reusable Amur-LNG rocket has been determined
Launches and landings of the Amur-LNG rocket will be carried out at a separate complex of the Vostochny cosmodrome. Earlier it was reported that they plan to start research work on a parachute system for a reusable carrier next year.
NASA has signed agreements with three companies to develop space station projects
The total amount of contracts amounted to $415.6 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The United States has signed agreements with three American companies totaling $415.6 million dollars for the development of space station projects in low Earth orbit. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the department.
The United States has released the first sample of an upgraded atomic bomb
The United States has released the first serial sample of its upgraded B61-12 atomic bomb. This is reported by TASS with reference to the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) under the US Department of Energy.
Roscosmos will develop methods for detecting computer attacks on GLONASS
The contract amount is about 2.58 billion rubles
Roscosmos has signed a contract with JSC "Russian Space Systems" to conduct research in the field of information security and noise immunity of the information and telecommunications infrastructure of the GLONASS system, according to the public procurement portal.
