News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Roselectronics will present more than 100 developments at the Army-2021 Forum
The holding company "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation will present more than 100 developments in the field of military equipment and civilian products at the MVTF "Army-2021".
The development of design documentation for the Sirius UAV has been completed
The Kronstadt company has completed the development of documentation for the new Sirius reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The developer spoke about plans to create a swarm of unmanned air-based Lightning system
It is planned to create a carrier aircraft for a swarm of strike and reconnaissance UAVs of the Molniya unmanned system on the basis of the Il-76 heavy military transport aircraft.
In Russia, they told about the project of an underwater gas station that has been operating for 30 years
In Russia, there are projects for the global development of the bottom of the world ocean with the help of robots, says TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin.
ELTA Systems is developing a radar for detecting hypersonic missiles and swarms of UAVs
Israeli ELTA Systems (a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries) is developing new versions of ground-based AFAR radars with electronic scanning, designed to combat changing threats, including swarms of UAVs and hypersonic missiles.
"Boomerangs" on state tests
The Russian army is close to arming itself with new wheeled armored vehicles. On August 19, the TASS news agency reported that state tests of the latest K-16 armored personnel carrier and the K-17 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle on the Boomerang platform have begun.
Russia wants to create a large flying aircraft carrier based on the Il-76
Russia may have a flying aircraft carrier, the basis of which will be a heavy military transport aircraft Il-76. He will use the Molniya UAV, which is capable of solving, among other things, shock tasks.
The design of the Thunder heavy attack drone has begun
The Kronstadt company has started the preliminary design of the heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicle "Thunder". Currently, it is being worked out.
New self-propelled guns replace outdated guns in China
After the development and adoption of the first Chinese mass self-propelled artillery Type 83 (analogous to the Soviet 2S3) in the early 80s, the command of the People's Liberation Army traditionally pays great attention to the development of this type of weapons. For example, the 155-mm PLZ-05, created already in the new century, can compete with the best foreign models in terms of its tactical and technical characteristics.
The most important function. Military expert on the new capabilities of the Orion strike
Russian Orion combat drones will be equipped with electronic warfare systems. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov told what advantages the UAV will have.
Strike "Orion" will receive protection from missiles
The Orion attack drone will receive an electronic warfare system (EW), which will provide protection against missiles, and will be able to suppress the enemy's electronic systems. The UAV developer chooses the optimal EW system concept. This was announced by the general director of the company "Kronstadt" Sergey Bogatikov in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The crash of the Il-112B may lead to technical changes in the aircraft-the deputy head of Rostec
After determining the causes of the Il-112B crash, it is possible to make technical changes to the aircraft, Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on Friday.
Turkey will create a drone that destroys submarines
The Ares shipyard, located in Turkey, will create a drone that destroys submarines. This was stated by the general director of the shipyard Utku Alanc on Friday during the IDEF-2021 exhibition in Istanbul, Daily Sabah reports.
The launch of the Russian automatic station to the Moon was postponed to May 2022
The postponement of the launch is associated with the need for additional confirmation of the declared characteristics of its devices, aggregates and propulsion system
The launch of the Russian automatic station "Luna-25" on a natural satellite of the Earth has been postponed to May 2022. This was reported to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos on Friday.
BMP-1 with a new tower was shown at the parade rehearsal in Kiev
In Kiev, at the rehearsal of the parade in honor of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, modernized Soviet BMP-1s were seen. Only ten units.
These infantry fighting vehicles received a single-seat combat compartment "Spis"("Spear"). It was created to replace the Shkval module, first shown 20 years ago on the BMP-1U, also at the parade in the Ukrainian capital.
The Russian Navy will present a new combat module and a promising drone at the Army-2021 forum
Within the framework of the Navy cluster, the forum will show the latest technical developments for the Navy
The Russian Navy will present a new combat module and a promising unmanned aerial vehicle at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-chief of the Navy, told reporters.
Tests of Il-114 stopped after the crash of Il-112B
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has suspended test flights of a prototype Il-114 passenger aircraft after the crash of the Il-112B. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the corporation.
In the United States, they threatened their opponents with the destruction of new missiles
Robert Strider, Deputy Director of the US Office of Military Hypersonic Projects, revealed plans for the development of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile during a speech at a conference on space and missile defense in Alabama. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the publication of The National Interest.
The MQ-25 drone refueled the E-2D aircraft for the first time
The promising carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-25 Stingray, developed by Boeing for the US Navy, for the first time refueled the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) in the air. The corresponding video was published on Twitter.
The eXpress communication platform will be presented at the Army-2021 forum
The secure communication platform eXpress, recognized as the corporate messenger of the year, will be presented for the first time at the Army-2021 forum
According to the developers, the eXpress platform has extensive capabilities that make communication in the organization fast and convenient, providing high information security. The solution is included in the Unified Register of Russian Computer Programs and Databases (the register of domestic software) and is certified by the FSTEC.