News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Tests of prototypes of the new RPL-20 light machine gun have begun in Russia. The weapon will have to confirm the characteristics determined by the technical task. This was stated by the chief designer of JSC "Concern "Kalashnikov" Sergey Urzhumtsev in an interview with RIA Novosti.

A Russian matryoshka satellite capable of destroying American spacecraft is in near-Earth orbit, RIA Novosti reports a statement by the head of the US Space Command, General John Raymond.

During the main stage of the strategic exercises "West-2021" at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, watched by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a B-19 infantry fighting vehicle with an Epoch combat module was shown, which turned out to be an "imperceptible revolution," writes the Polish edition of Defence24.

Specialists are working on activating the manipulator control and integrating software into the station control system

Cosmonauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are working on testing and activating the control systems of the ERA robot manipulator placed on the outer surface of the Nauka laboratory module. This was reported on Wednesday in Roscosmos.

The American company Square One Systems Design has tested a prototype of the MHU-TSX robotic charging system. It should help to install heavy hypersonic weapons on bombers.

The Russian Space Systems Holding Company (RKS), part of the state Corporation Roscosmos, announced the development of a next-generation active phased array (AFAR) receiving and transmitting module. The solution opens the way to the deployment of high-speed orbital radio lines.

Almaz-Antey is working on a hybrid car with the working name E-NEVA: it will use hydrogen and electricity as fuel. Unlike electric cars, hydrogen provides more mileage and lower CO2 emissions

A video appeared on the network showing an aircraft of an unknown model. The video published in TikTok was noticed by open data specialist Ruben Hofs, writes The Aviationist.

The Chinese media highly appreciated the new AK-12 assault rifle, which entered service with the Russian army. "Everyone is talking about hypersonic missiles, but few people remember that Russian infantrymen have an AK-12 assault rifle. And this is a significant update, " writes Sohu.

The Rubin Central Design Bureau of Marine Technology (CCB MT) has already presented to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation several new projects of non-nuclear submarines of the next fifth generation, Kalina among them, Deputy General Director of the enterprise Andrey Baranov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the landing site of the VIPER rover on the Lunar surface in 2023, according to the office's website.

In the interests of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the UPVS-5 installation for obtaining water in the Arctic latitudes is being developed.

Biomorphism is a great way to remain inconspicuous, even when in plain sight. September 20, portal wenweipo.com He reported that engineers of the Northwestern Polytechnic University of China (Xi'an city) have developed and successfully tested a robotic copy of a sea stingray, which can potentially become a weapon of the future.

The Russian complex of active protection (KAZ) of armored vehicles "Arena-M" can repel an attack from any direction. The system received a modern radar and maneuverable ammunition for destroying an attacking projectile. The features of the complex were revealed by the head of the development and design department of the Kolomna KBM, Vladimir Kharkiv, on the air of the Zvezda TV channel.

The Boeing Corporation presented the appearance of the LRAAM air — to-air missile. It has a two-stage design and can hit air targets at a very long range.

It includes the project of the nuclear tug "Zeus", said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin

Roscosmos expects to protect the project on nuclear space energy, which includes the project of the Zeus nuclear tug, in the government of the Russian Federation by the end of the year. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, pointed out that the appearance of unmanned vessels in the waters depends not only on the technical capability, but also on changes in the regulatory framework

The technical possibility of building unmanned vessels in Russia will appear in three years. This was stated by the General Director of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov during the plenary session at the forum "Neva 2021".

Very soon, the US Army will receive five new B-21 Raider strategic bombers built by Northrop Grumman Corporation. This was stated by the Secretary of the American Air Force Frank Kendall, speaking at the conference of the Air Force Association on September 21.

In China, the AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifle, which entered service with the Russian military, was evaluated. The Sohu publication stressed the importance of such a step.

Anti-aircraft missiles on submarines of the Russian Navy are able to change the situation at sea by the very fact of their appearance, according to professors Denis and Evgeny Losev of the VUNC of the Navy. Their article about promising air defense systems for submarines was published by the Arsenal of the Fatherland.