News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

German insider CarForce247 presented the first images of a budget Tesla car created on the basis of rumors. This is reported by the publication Electrek.

The Navy of the Republic of China received the first corvette catamaran of the Tuo Jiang II project. A total of 11 such ships should be built. Taiwan is seriously concerned about the growing power of the Chinese Navy. One of the efforts to neutralize the threat was the Tuo Jiang II missile corvette-catamaran project.

In the United States, pictures of an aircraft with an unusual appearance have appeared. The designers crossed the nose of the F-16 fighter with the Bombardier CRJ-700 business jet to test the new radar. This is reported by The Drive.

According to a source in the rocket and space industry, a design that could work in operating rooms is currently being developed

JSC "Information Satellite Systems" named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev " (part of Roscosmos) with partners is developing a medical complex of radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer patients. The first samples will be ready in two years, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS.

At the Zapad-2021 exercises, Platform-M shock robotic complexes armed with grenade launchers were used for the first time at military training grounds near Kaliningrad, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

Another model of a guided drone has been developed for the US Air Force. Despite the fact that it was previously reported that the company dropped out of the tender on September 10, the press service of Northrop Grumman published a render of a promising combat drone under the Skyborg program.

The light special vehicle "Sarmat-2" is designed for the transportation of personnel up to 3 people, various loads on all types of roads and terrain, as well as the installation of weapons and military equipment - 12.7-mm machine guns "Cord", automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame".

Czech scientists from the University of Chemical Technology in Prague have invented mini-robots for extracting microplastics from the world ocean. This is reported by the ScienceNewsForStudents portal.

Experts from Seoul National University have developed a material that can change its color depending on the environment. This is reported by the journal Nature Communications.

The equipment and competitive cost of the new Su-75 Checkmate light tactical aircraft will allow it to bypass foreign manufacturers. This opinion was shared by columnist Mark Episkopos in an article for The National Interest.

3D printers have become a construction tool of the American army.On September 11, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that ICON has built the largest "printed" structure in North America — it became the National Guard barracks at the Camp Swift training Center in Bastrop, Texas.

Specialists of the NASA research Center in Langley, Virginia have completed tests of the external Vision system XVS (eXternal Vision System) with a 4K video screen, which will replace the front glass of the cockpit of an experimental supersonic aircraft built using the so – called "quiet supersonic technology"-X-59 QueSST.

Last year, KAMAZ presented to the public a pre-production sample of the Kama-1 electric crossover. Now the company has clarified the information about the release dates of this interesting novelty of the domestic automotive industry. 

The unsuccessful launch of the new Alpha rocket is associated with the premature shutdown of the first-stage engine. After the problem made itself felt, the carrier was blown up.

The system will allow monitoring the surface situation and preventing unauthorized navigation in the waters of the Northern Sea Route

The Corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons" (KTRV) is engaged in the creation of a coastal surveillance system of the coastal Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, which will help ensure the safety of the Northern Sea Route. This was reported to TASS in the press service of KTRV.

By the end of the year, Russia will supply the first foreign customer with a launch batch of the latest aviation concrete-piercing missiles X-59MKM, capable, in particular, of destroying the enemy's protected underground control points, a military and diplomatic source told RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian armored car "Dozor-B" caught fire during factory tests. The fire on the prototype of the car occurred during the inspection of fire-fighting equipment. This may delay the process of adopting the machine for service, " Defense News reports.

Russia begins exporting the latest aviation concrete-piercing missiles X-59MKM.

The first foreign customer will receive a batch of aviation concrete-piercing missiles X-59MKM by the end of the year. This was reported to RIA Novosti by a military-diplomatic source.

The Kalashnikov Group has developed a new machine gun from the AK-12 family. The weapon was created on an initiative basis. AK-12SP is characterized by improved ergonomics and a set of technical solutions that increase the efficiency of the machine.

The Chinese 155-mm self-propelled artillery system, which is a deep modification of the PLZ-05 produced since 2005, has received a number of significant improvements.

Thus, the undercarriage has become longer by one support roller from each side, the engine power has increased, which now amounts to at least 1000 hp.