News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
New armored PRP-5 "Mars-2000" will increase intelligence capabilities
A tracked version of the PRP-5 mobile reconnaissance point has been created for the Russian Army. If earlier we saw the version on the chassis of the BTR-82 armored personnel carrier, now the platform was the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle, which has proven itself over many years of operation. "Troika" is already quite well known in the military, it has excellent mobility, can swim through water obstacles.
Roscosmos: VR-complexes with satellite data will be used in geography lessons
The State Corporation is working to promote virtual reality complexes with Lomonosov Moscow State University, other universities, Sirius, and schools
Virtual reality complexes that are being created at Roscosmos can be used in geography lessons using remote sensing data from space. This opinion was expressed by the director of the Digital Development Department of Roscosmos Konstantin Shadrin.
New opportunities for air defense: The Yenisei radar station was put into service
The latest radar "Yenisei" - a super-modern and versatile means of aerial reconnaissance, capable of tracking even hypersonic targets-has been adopted. This was reported by the weekly newspaper "Zvezda".
.338 Norma Magnum: the new "norm" of the US Special Forces
American special forces will shoot further, more accurately and more deadly. May 24, portal militarytimes.com He said that under the SOF Warrior program, Special Operations Forces will receive new machine guns, as well as lightweight ammunition.
Roscosmos will create a bracelet to search for children and the elderly
Roscosmos intends to create a device that will transmit data on the location of children and the elderly in the event of their disappearance via satellites. This was announced on Tuesday, May 25, by Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the State Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science, speaking at Skolkovo .
Putin announced the successful completion of tests of the S-500 air defense system
Tests of the latest S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) are being successfully completed. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 25 at the beginning of a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and enterprises of the military-industrial complex.
The Morpheus processor cannot be hacked – it changes its architecture dozens of times per second
In 2017, the defense agency DARPA sponsored the University of Michigan for $3.6 million to work on the "Morpheus"computer processor project. Three years later, it was ready and large-scale tests began with the involvement of accredited hackers and information security specialists. Of the 525 participants, none managed to crack the chip because it changed its architecture every 0.1 seconds.
The Russian government will allocate more than 5 billion rubles until 2024 for the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree according to which it is planned to allocate 5.26 billion rubles until 2024 to support business in the implementation of pilot projects for the introduction of artificial intelligence in various sectors of the economy.
Tour operators are interested in Roscosmos VR complexes for the development of virtual tourism
The state corporation noted that an interesting direction is the use of remote sensing data in a virtual reality helmet
Russian tour operators are interested in the VR complexes created in Roscosmos for the development of virtual tourism. This was announced by the director of the Digital development Department of the state corporation Konstantin Shadrin.
The VSS Unity rocket plane has reached the edge of space
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its third space flight. On May 23, the founder of the Virgin Group, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, announced that the VSS Unity rocket plane successfully climbed to an altitude of 55.45 miles (89 km), reaching the edge of space.
Rogozin promised "engineering miracles" in the space industry in the coming years
The Director General of Roscosmos noted that then people will wear T-shirts with the Roscosmos logo, and not NASA
The public perception of Russian cosmonautics will change in the next two or three years, and the industry will see "engineering miracles". This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the ninth international technology conference Startup Village.
Russia and China have previously agreed on the mutual integration of manned spacecraft to super-heavy missiles
Roscosmos and the Chinese Space Agency have reached an oral agreement on the mutual integration of their manned spacecraft to the superheavy launch vehicles of the two countries, Roscosmos Executive Director for Science Alexander Bloshenko told Interfax.
Ukrainian Marines are trying to get" NATO "self-propelled guns" Bogdan"
Artillery units of the Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy are planning to purchase 2S22 Bogdana self-propelled guns and Verba M1 multiple rocket launchers.
According to the Defense Express portal, such equipment should arrive by 2025.
The engine for the new spacecraft "Eagle" has passed preliminary tests
NPO Energomash has completed a number of tests of the engine for the Orel manned spacecraft, they confirmed the planned service life, Roscosmos reported.
Aselsan company has developed a micro-UAV " Saka"
The Turkish company Aselsan has announced the successful completion of a series of test flights of the micro-UAV "Saka" (Saka), designed for information gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance, performed under the "quadrocopter" scheme.
The Estonian army conducted exercises with the participation of combat robots
During the exercises held last month, a unit of the ground forces of the Estonian Defense Army resisted a simulated attack by enemy armored vehicles, the function of which was performed by the body of a decommissioned car. The main forces were on the defensive a kilometer away from the imaginary enemy. Milrem Robotics ' unmanned ground robot THeMIS, equipped with the deFNder machine gun system, was sent to help them.
US Navy seals test new dry mini-submarine
Soon, the elite unit of " navy seals "of the US Navy will receive at its disposal a" dry " submarine – Dry Combat Submersible (DCS). Such an unusual name means that we are talking about a sealed mini-submarine, where the commandos going on special missions will be in comfortable conditions, as on a conventional submarine. The weight of the vessel is only 30 tons, and up to eight commandos can be on board during the day.
Developers have closed the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft Aerion
The American company Aerion announced the closure of the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft AS2 and the termination of work. According to Flightglobal, the reason for the closure of the project was a lack of funding. According to the company, the current economic situation and financial situation of Aerion do not allow to complete the AS2 project and start mass production of aircraft.
Google will spend billions of dollars to create a quantum computer
The corporation said that they are on the way to developing a commercial quantum computer. Its creation is expected to be completed by 2029.
"Roscosmos" announced the cost of the flight of astronauts to the Moon
The flight of Russian cosmonauts to the moon can cost from 400 billion to 1.7 trillion rubles. Earlier it became known that Russia plans to build a lunar base together with China.