News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The general director of the enterprise said that the nArwhal is planned to be installed on light boats, which are currently being developed to protect the coast of Russia

The newest shipboard remotely controlled combat module NARVAL developed by NPO eLektromashina (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the ROSTEC State Corporation) has successfully passed tests. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the company Igor Afanasyev.

The Russian research and production enterprise "Moscow Institute of Heat Engineering" has found a way to extinguish forest fires using rocket technologies by patenting a "cannon" for extinguishing, it follows from the documents posted in the Rospatent database.

According to the chairman of the expert council of the center, the spacecraft will make it possible to survey the Earth's surface to monitor the ice situation, natural and man-made disasters, and determine the movement of ships on the territory of the NSR.

According to publications by foreign specialized media, the German company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH (FFG) and its partner Israel Aerospace Industries / ELTA Systems Ltd. (IAI / ELTA) jointly participated in the third stage of practical tests of uninhabited ground vehicles (UGV) conducted by the Bundeswehr. At the center of the tests performed was the combat robot "REX" (REX) developed by the companies.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has successfully completed testing of the second experimental gas generator - the "heart" of the PD-8 engine.

NASA plans to launch a research vehicle to the most distant planet of the Solar System, Neptune. The launch is scheduled for 2031, according to a document published by the space agency.

On Friday, the command and staff exercises ended in Russia. Among the equipment of the parachute regiment, which took part in maneuvers at the Pesochnoye training ground in the Yaroslavl region, an armored personnel carrier BTR-MDM with a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun was noticed. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The Celestial Empire presented a mock-up of the FH-97 UAV, which looks almost identical to the American Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie. On the basis of the latter, they can create machines capable of accompanying fighters, including solving shock tasks.

Flight design tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile from a surface carrier have been completed, TASS reports, citing a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Chinese engineers have developed a drone that can stay in the sky for almost a day. This is reported by the Global Times.

The entire color of the Chinese defense industry is represented these days in Zhuhai. On September 28, the 13th International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, better known as Airshow China 2021, opened in this city.

It can transport up to 250 kg of cargo

Factory tests of the transport parachute system of the tEchnodinamika holding (part of Rostec), which with the help of a navigation system can automatically deliver about 250 kg of cargo to the place with maximum accuracy, have been completed. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of Rostec.

North Korea has created a new hWasong-8 missile capable of effectively overcoming American missile defense. Its successful launch, which took place last Tuesday, was reported by the KCNA news agency.

The Chinese military showed a J-20 fighter jet with Chinese WS-10C engines at an air show in Zhuhai. Previously, the aircraft was equipped with Russian turbojet dual-circuit powerplants AL-31FN. According to Flightglobal, it is not known at what stage of development the WS-15 engine, which was originally planned to equip the Chinese fighter, is currently at.

On September 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the fulfillment of instructions for the long-term development of the space industry. So, in April, the Government was instructed to prepare a set of appropriate measures, but this was not fully done. According to the Russian leader, delays in the implementation of the program can lead to risks.

Russian specialists are developing the idea of creating a service orbital station, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The remotely controlled nArwhal combat module has been tested. The installation with a large-caliber machine gun will become the new armament of the ships that will guard the coast of Russia. The module was developed by specialists of NPO eLektromashina (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the ROSTEC State Corporation). This is reported by TASS with reference to the general director of the company Igor Afanasyev.

Russian scientists have created new means of overcoming minefields. Employees of the Military Institute of Engineering Troops presented two models of minesweepers designed to protect wheeled and tracked vehicles. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

As reported in Roscosmos, the declaration will be a continuation of the memorandum of understanding between the governments of the two countries on the creation of a lunar station

Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) will present a declaration on the International Scientific Lunar Station (MNLS) during the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.

The American hypersonic missile on tests reached a speed five times greater than the speed of sound, the Pentagon's Advanced Development Agency (DARPA) reported on September 27.