News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The F-15EX Eagle II fighter of the US Air Force, considered an analogue of the Russian Su-57, is likely to receive a new "very long" range air-to-air missile, reports The Drive.

Washington hopes to expand the number of participants in the agreement on the norms of behavior in space and on the development of the Moon, said the head of NASA Bill Nelson.]

The United States authorities will continue to promote the agreements proposed by the previous administration on standards of conduct in space and on the exploration of the Moon, called the "Artemis Agreements", and hope to expand the number of their participants.

The state tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" will be held in June this year. This was announced on Thursday, May 20, TASS reports, citing sources in the military-industrial complex.

Serial production of the engines is planned to begin in 2024

Flight tests of the VK-650V engine, designed to replace the French powerplants on the Ka-226T and Ansat light helicopters, are scheduled to begin in 2023. This was announced by TASS on Thursday in the framework of the international exhibition HeliRussia 2021, the general designer of UEC-Klimov (part of the United Engine Corporation Rostec) Vsevolod Eliseev.

Aviation Week magazine predicts an explosive rise in the popularity of attack drones. In their new report 2021 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast, analysts of the publication compared the popularity of existing drones, indicating that in the future their number will only increase.

United Engine Corporation will begin bench testing of the VK-1600V demonstrator engine in the second half of the year

The United Engine Corporation (UEC) of Rostec will present the VK-1600V demonstrator engine for the Ka-62 helicopter in July at the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon. This was announced by TASS on Thursday at the HeliRussia 2021 exhibition by the general designer of UEC-Klimov (part of UEC) Vsevolod Eliseev.

It is reported that the German consortium ARTEC (now unites the companies Rheinmetall Defense and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann/KMW, now KNDS) presented a variant of the GTK Boxer (8x8) wheeled armored personnel carrier created for an unnamed "Middle Eastern customer", equipped with a new remote-controlled combat module Protector RT60 of the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

The Mi-8AMT and Mi-8MTV-1 transport helicopters will receive new ballistic protection, Igor Kiyamov, Managing Director of the Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARZ, part of the Russian Helicopters holding and will carry out these works), said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The United Engine Corporation has started mass production of the VK-2500P helicopter engine, which is designed for the latest Mi-28NM attack helicopter and can be used on any type of Mi and Ka military helicopters.

In the press, the United States became interested in the "strange hangar" located on the Chinese base, and are trying to unravel its purpose. Satellite images show that it, along with an auxiliary object, is located at the People's Liberation Army Air Force bomber base 30 miles from the capital of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, according to Military Review.

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec) will promote Russian military drones for export only after they are adopted by the Russian army, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said.

In Russia, there are new airline complexes, they have no analogues in the world, combat surface and submarine ships due to a prudent attitude to finance, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A promising hypersonic missile Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) of the US army, launched from London, is capable of hitting Moscow during a military conflict, says the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

Specialists of the corporation cooperate on the development of a hybrid engine with specialists of the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building, the United Engine Corporation reported.

The enemy will not be able to detect the Russian hypersonic missile "Zircon" - it turned out to be "invisible".

The newest Russian sea-based hypersonic missile, the Zircon, proved to be unique not only in terms of its technical capabilities and combat power, but also in terms of protection against enemy counteraction.

The international exhibition Shield Africa 2021 will be held in Ivory Coast from 8 to 10 June

The Strela floating armored vehicle developed by the Russian Military-Industrial Company (MIC) will be presented for the first time at the international arms exhibition Shield Africa 2021, which will open in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) on June 8. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the press service of the military-industrial complex.

It took four years for the FCAS partner countries to agree on the construction of the first prototype. Yesterday, May 18, portal defensenews.com he reported that France, Spain and Germany have agreed on the transition of the development of a new generation fighter to levels 1B and 2.

The Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, when preparing a new state armament program for 2024-2033, will assess the feasibility of including plans for the construction of a new aircraft carrier, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, a member of the Naval Board under the government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Teledroid robot for open space will be able to work in orbit for 3-4 years, although according to the technical specification it should be operated for six months. This was announced on Tuesday, May 18, by the company-developer of the robotic complex NPO "Android Technology".

The new Russian aircraft carrier, with a displacement of 70-80 thousand tons, can cost the Russian defense budget 500 billion rubles. Nevertheless, the ship will be cheaper than US aircraft carriers with a displacement of 110 thousand tons. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation.