News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Rostec CEO Chemezov announced his readiness to help Turkey in the development of a new fighter
Rostec is ready to consider the possibility of helping Turkey in the development of a fifth-generation fighter with the appropriate request from Ankara, the general director of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov said in an interview with the Anadolu news agency.
Space monitoring equipment will be installed at the new Russian orbital station-Rogozin
Specialists of the observatory of the Astronomical Scientific Center (ANC), located in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, will be involved in the creation of scientific equipment for the new Russian orbital station, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
"Skunks" are moving into the digital age
Skunk Works-the authors of many advanced American military developments-are switching to new technologies. August 15, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Lockheed Martin Corporation has opened a new plant for its secret division.
Roscosmos will attract specialists of the Astronomical Scientific Center to create a lunar base
The specialists of the ANC will also work on the creation of scientific space monitoring equipment, which will be installed at the Russian Orbital Service Station
Roscosmos plans to involve specialists of the Astronomical Research Center (ANC) in the creation of space monitoring equipment and the creation of a Lunar scientific base. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Brazilians showed the concept of a turboprop aircraft
The Brazilian company Embraer has shown the concept of a turboprop passenger aircraft with engines in the tail section. This configuration should make it less noisy. According to Flightglobal, the Embraer turboprop aircraft can replace the aging ERJ and CRJ200.
Brazilians have started flight tests of an electric agricultural aircraft
The Brazilian company Embraer has started flight tests of the electric agricultural aircraft EMB-203 Ipanema. During the first flights, specialists checked the controllability of the aircraft, the temperature control system and operational safety.
In the USA, they again paid attention to Russian hypersound
Russia is currently the world's leading country in the field of hypersonic weapons and missile defense systems (ABM), the head of the Strategic Command (STRATCOM)said US Armed Forces Admiral Charles Richard.
Warspot figures: 23 Changzheng-5 missiles
In September 1999, American researchers discovered a near-Earth asteroid with a diameter of just over 500 m and a mass of 85.5 million tons, which orbits the Sun in an elliptical orbit for 1.2 years. The asteroid was named Bennu after a bird from Egyptian mythology.
Russia allowed the test of a prototype of a nuclear "Poseidon" over the Lomonosov ridge
In August 2007, Russian scientists and the military used a deep-water descent vehicle "Klavesin-1R" to study the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean, on the basis of which an autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle "Klavesin-2R-PM" was subsequently developed, Zvezda recalls.
A demonstration of the combat capabilities of prototypes of shock tanks of national production took place in Belarus
On August 11, at the 174th training ground of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Republic of Belarus, a demonstration of the combat capabilities of prototypes of unmanned strike aircraft complexes (UBAC) of national production was held for the senior staff of the State Secretariat of the Security Council, the Ministry of Defense and the State Military Industry.
IL-112B made its first flight to Zhukovsky
The newest Russian military transport aircraft will be shown to the public for the first time at the Army-2021 forum
The newest Russian military transport aircraft Il-112B has arrived in Zhukovsky and at the end of August will be demonstrated for the first time to the guests of the Army-2021 forum, which will be held in Kubinka. This was reported on Friday in the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of the Rostec state Corporation).
Iran is preparing an army of drones in response to threats from Israel and the United States
Iran is developing a so-called kamikaze drone program in connection with the military escalation in the Middle East. Experts of the Project on Combating Extremism (CEP, headquarters in Washington) warn that the new tactics of the use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by the Iranians is a "key element" of Tehran's efforts to expand its influence in the region, writes the Saudi newspaper Arab News.
LIG-Nex1 is the main contender for the development of the CIWS-II system
The South Korean company LIG-Nex1 is likely to be selected as the lead developer of the national "Near-Range Defense System-2" (CIWS-II) for combat ships of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Su-57 "tested" on terrorists in Syria
The Russian command has used the latest fifth-generation Su-57 fighters to launch strikes against terrorists in Syria.
Drones and weapons without "mind"
Russian attack drones will carry weapons without guidance systems. On August 12, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Russian Defense Ministry is developing a new weapon system for attack unmanned aerial vehicles. According to Izvestia, drones will receive not only "smart", but also ordinary unguided bombs.
The Roscosmos enterprise will show a plasma torch and self-healing material at the Army forum
It will also be possible to see models of the launch complex for the Angara launch vehicle at the Roscosmos exposition
The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) will show at the Army-2021 forum a model of the Zvezda plasma torch, full-scale samples of the RG-100 plasma torch, multilayer composite materials with the effect of self-healing and other exhibits. This is stated in the materials posted on the public procurement website.
The source told about plans to create an air defense robot based on the Uran-9 strike complex
An air defense robot is planned to be created on the basis of the Uran-9 strike robotic complex, which is entering service with the Russian army, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
In Ukraine, the radar of the "destroyer" of the Crimean bridge was shown
The over-the-horizon radar station "Mineral-U" is almost ready, Defense Express reports. The Ukrainian information and consulting agency showed the corresponding video on Twitter.
The Italians are testing a new "aircraft carrier"
The Italian navy is testing its promising flagship. August 13, portal aresdifesa.it He reported that the landing ship L 9080 Trieste has entered its first sea trials.
The United States, because of Russia, decided to improve the F-35 engines
The Pentagon has conceived the creation of variants of a more efficient and powerful F135 engine of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter, Defense News reports.