News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

After an all-electric van designed for intercity transportation was introduced last year, Volta Trucks has started testing a 16-ton platform truck. Now the prototype is undergoing sea trials in the UK.

On the pages of our website, we often talked about various variants of neurocomputer interfaces( brain-computer interface, BCI), which act as a link between a computer and the human brain. 

The US Navy has approved the production of the long-range anti-radar missile AARGM-ER. The military plans to order the first two pilot batches in the next few months.

The American companies HyPoint and Piasecki Aircraft are going to create the first hydrogen helicopter, as well as develop and certify a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. It will give an energy density four times higher than existing lithium-ion batteries.

All UAVs will be controlled from a unified ground station, developed and manufactured by the Kronstadt company

The Kronshtadt company will supply the Ministry of Defense with five new unmanned complexes "Inokhodets-RU" and two sets of helicopter-type UAVs "Platforma", the company's press service reported on Tuesday.

Sergey Kuznetsov, General Designer of the Salyut Design Bureau (part of the Khrunichev Center), told RIA Novosti on Wednesday, August 25, that the first oxygen-hydrogen upper stage (KVTK) will be launched in 2027. It will significantly increase the payload capacity of the Angara launch vehicle.

The Russian Defense Ministry has approved the technical specification for the Lancet suicide drones, their state tests will begin at the end of the year, the Kalashnikov Group of companies told RIA Novosti at the Army-2021 forum.

At the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" held in Kubinka from August 22 to 28, 2021, JSC Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA, Yekaterinburg) for the first time presented a full-size mock-up of a promising training aircraft UTS-800 proposed by it to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, which should be equipped with a VK-800S turboprop engine developed under the auspices of UZGA.

The Tor-MF air defense system is capable of providing not only self-defense of the ship on which it is installed, but also air defense of a connection of ships or a naval base on an area of up to 500 square kilometers.

Virtual reality simulator for tactical and fire training of paratroopers and special forces " Chameleon VR. Duel", developed taking into account the Syrian experience, is presented at the Army-2021 MIFTF.

This launch was the 386th launch for the Changzheng series launch vehicles

China has launched an experimental communications satellite using the Changzheng-3-bi launch vehicle (CZ-3B, Long March-3B). This was reported on Wednesday by the Central Television of China.

State tests of Lancet barrage ammunition, nicknamed "kamikaze drones", will begin at the end of 2021. This was announced at the Army-2021 forum by a representative of the Kalashnikov Group of companies.

The new armored car for special forces K-4386-ZA-SpN, designed for special purpose units, is based on the already well-known landing armored car "Typhoon-airborne", but has a number of differences. Marat Rizvanov, a representative of the developer company Remdiesel JSC, told about this in an interview with RG.

The newest missile "Product 305E" for combat helicopters began to be mass-produced. The missile, depending on the requirements and tasks, can be equipped with different combat units. It is able to destroy all targets on the battlefield.

As part of the scientific and business program of the MVTF "Army-2021", Alexey Shchekin, head of the Department for the development of small arms ammunition of TSNIITOCHMASH JSC, announced priority directions for the development of small arms ammunition.

The development of the Laguna-I radar is carried out using lightweight antenna modules of a new design, which allows the station to be deployed on unprepared sites, including those not equipped with a foundation.

Testing of the meter that helps the aircraft fly the correct course is planned to be completed in 2023

A prototype of a domestic Doppler speed and drift angle meter for aircraft and drones was presented at the Army-2021 forum. Tests of the product that helps the aircraft fly the correct course are planned to be completed in 2023, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation Roselectronics holding told reporters on Wednesday.

China has proposed to build a multi-kilometer space station in a long-term orbit around the Earth. It is planned to spend 15 million yuan ($2.3 million) to study the feasibility of such a project. This is reported by the South China Morning Post.

The Turkish company Meteksan Defense presented an upgraded version of the Kapan UAV counteraction system (Kapan) as part of the IDEF-2021 exhibition held in Istanbul.

Rosoboronexport is discussing with foreign customers the issue of creating a two-seat version of the Su-57 fighter, the head of the company Alexander Mikheev said.