News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Head of the General Staff Gerasimov: work is underway to create new models of armored vehicles
In equipping the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation, special attention is paid to the supply of modern means of control, intelligence, electronic warfare and fire destruction, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
The first domestic servo drive for controlling drones was developed in Russia
Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET, part of Rostec) has developed the first domestic servo drive for controlling drones, including at extreme temperatures, Rostec Executive Director Oleg Yevtushenko told reporters on Thursday.
Almaz-Antey creates a device that converts carbon fuels into electrical energy
A laboratory sample of a 1 kW product is already being tested
The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey, in cooperation with a number of universities and scientific organizations, has started research work related to the production of electric energy from hydrocarbon fuels without the use of electromechanical devices, the press service of the concern reports.
Underwater drones with a range of up to 1000 km will be created in Russia
Russian engineers are developing a whole line of unmanned underwater vehicles. In the near future, samples should appear that will be able to move in the World Ocean at a distance of up to 1000 kilometers from the dive site.
SpaceX has launched a new observatory for NASA
The Falcon 9 rocket launched the IXPE X-ray observatory
A Falcon 9 rocket was launched from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome in the interests of NASA, SpaceX reports. It is noted that the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft is installed in the head of the carrier — a 325-kilogram new observatory equipped with three telescopes to track X-ray sources in the Universe.
State tests of a prototype of a modernized MLRS "Hurricane-M" combat vehicle are being conducted at the Osipovichsky training ground
On December 8, one of the stages of state tests of the prototype 9P140MB combat vehicle was successfully completed at the Osipovichsky training ground as part of the OKR for the modernization of the Hurricane MLRS in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus.
Russia is working on the appearance of a promising aircraft carrier - first deputy chairman of the Military-industrial Complex Board
Admiral Kuznetsov should return to service in 2023
Russian relevant departments are assessing the need to build a new aircraft carrier, while work is underway to create the appearance of such a ship, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.
Ships will be equipped with hypersonic "Zircons" after the decision of the military - USC
The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to start equipping Russian warships with hypersonic Zircon missiles after receiving a command from the military, Vladimir Korolev, Deputy Director General for Military Shipbuilding and Special Programs of USC JSC, told Interfax on Wednesday.
USC will make a technical project of the nuclear destroyer Leader, the wishes of the Russian Defense Ministry are clear - Rakhmanov
The United Shipbuilding Corporation will make a technical project of the promising nuclear destroyer Leader, the head of USC Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax on Wednesday.
Supersonic air-launched Brahmos rocket will go into series
The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that the next successful launch of the supersonic Brahmos air-launched missile from the Su-30MKI fighter opened the way to its mass production. India is developing this munition together with Russia.
In Russia, the S-400 was compared with the British Sky Sabre system
The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom announced the creation of a new air defense system (air defense) Sky Sabre, which is capable of hitting small targets. Russian military expert, Colonel Sergey Khatylev compared the British development with the Russian S-400 system. This is reported by Vzglyad.
Cosmonauts are involved in discussing the creation of an orbital station and robots
So, the cosmonauts took part in the discussion of the readiness of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" for flight tests, the preliminary design of Soyuz-5, Angara
Russian cosmonauts, within the framework of scientific and technical Councils (NTS), take part in discussing the problems of creating a Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), robotic systems and other projects.
Chinese scientists have created a new weapon using artificial intelligence
Chinese scientists from the Naval Engineering University in Wuhan said they have created a gun-sized Gauss cannon. This is reported by the South China Morning Post.
In China, they created a pocket Gauss cannon with the help of AI
Specialists from the Naval Engineering Institute in Wuhan have created an electromagnetic cannon the size of a pistol. They told the South China Morning Post about this.
The Americans have built a radar selection of ballistic targets
The US Missile Defense Agency has completed the construction of the LRDR (Long Range Discrimination Radar) ballistic target selection radar and has begun testing it. According to Defense News, next year the military will integrate LRDR into the GMD missile defense system and the C2BMC combat information and control system.
The British armed themselves with the Sky Sabre air defense system
The Sky Sabre air defense systems began to enter service with the 16th Regiment of the Royal Artillery. According to the British Ministry of Defense, Sky Sabre consists of an all-round radar, a data transmission system and anti-aircraft guided missiles.
The return of the "Coalition"
In Russia, they once again started talking about the beginning of state tests of the self-propelled gun "Coalition-SV". On December 6, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Defense Ministry has already approved a plan for testing a promising self-propelled artillery installation.
Europeans will create the Ariel space telescope, which will study exoplanets
ESA and Airbus have signed an agreement on the creation of a new space observatory for the study of exoplanets. It is planned to launch in 2029.
Rostelecom has signed an agreement with the private space company Success Rockets
Success Rockets as part of the SR NET project intends to create a satellite constellation to provide broadband communications
Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technologies at Rostelecom, and Oleg Mansurov, founder and CEO of Success Rockets, signed an agreement on cooperation between the two companies. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday in the press service of the space company.
Russian private company to develop ATOMSAT radar satellite
Sitronics Group reported that the development of a medium-resolution satellite for remote sensing of the Earth "Zorky" on the OrbiCraft-Pro platform and a device with a submeter-resolution camera "Kinosatnik" is also underway.
