News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
USC handed over to the military several variants of the appearance of the nuclear destroyer "Leader", is waiting for a decision
Several variants of the appearance of the promising nuclear destroyer "Leader "have been sent to the Russian Defense Ministry, the decision is up to the military, Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), said in an interview with Interfax on Friday.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade does not exclude the involvement of foreign partners in the Checkmate creation project
The fighter was first presented in July at the MAKS-2021 International Air Show
Foreign investors from countries that have partnership relations with Russia can be attracted to the project of creating a Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov in an interview with RBC TV channel within the framework of the WEF.
The company Firefly Aerospace commented on the explosion of its Alpha launch vehicle
The company-developer of rocket and space technology Firefly Aerospace Inc., owned by Ukrainian businessman Maxim Polyakov, reported on September 3 that the flight of the Alpha rocket was interrupted according to security protocols.
The truck was dressed in armor and armed with a machine gun
The family of equipment based on the armored car K-4386 "Typhoon-airborne" (4X4), created in JSC "Remdiesel", continues to increase.
Artillery novelties for the Turkish Navy
The development of weapons for the national fleet continues in Turkey. On September 3, the Turkish state-owned company Makine Kimya Endüstri (MKE) presented a 76-mm naval artillery installation and a 20-mm anti-aircraft art complex at the IDEF-2021 weapons exhibition. As the portal notes navalnews.com if information about the creation of a gun for the Navy has already appeared in the press, then the new anti-aircraft art complex turned out to be a surprise for most specialists.
It became known at whose expense the Checkmate fighter will be developed
To finance the development of Checkmate, programs of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as extra-budgetary funds of Rostec and the United Aircraft Corporation will be used. Foreign investment will not be a determining factor for the project.
Putin was shown a mock-up of a nuclear "Zeus"
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, showed Russian President Vladimir Putin a mock-up of the Russian space nuclear tug Zeus at the Vostochny cosmodrome, from where it is planned to launch in 2030. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Rogozin reported to Putin on the work on the creation of an interplanetary nuclear tug and the ship "Eagle"
Roscosmos expects to complete the project of creating a nuclear interplanetary tug by 2030, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin told Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Russia and Japan have agreed to create an analogue of the American Hubble telescope
Roscosmos and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed an agreement on the creation of the Spektr-UV ultraviolet space observatory. Mikhail Sachkov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti about this in an interview.
Source: equipment "Centurion" can get optical devices to blind the enemy
The Russian equipment of the soldier of the future "Sotnik" is planned to be equipped with optical devices for blinding the enemy at a long range, relevant studies are being conducted, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
Forbes: The Russian combat robot "Marker" has shown a new level of technology
The autonomous 100-kilometer march of the Russian Marker platform has attracted the close attention of foreign military analysts.
The vehicle, created as a means of supporting infantry and reconnaissance of the terrain, covered 40 kilometers off-road and 60 kilometers on dirt roads in 5 hours and 41 minutes. The neural network independently built a three-dimensional map of the area and chose a route.
Apple has hired Mercedes employees to work on an electric car
Apple has accepted two former Mercedes employees as part of the development of a project to create its first electric car. This is reported by MacRumors.
The output of the Tesla electric pickup was disrupted again
Tesla will not have time to release an electric Cybertruck pickup truck until 2022. This is reported by the publication Electrek.According to a source familiar with the situation, Tesla "reluctantly" admitted that the Cybertruck electric pickup would not be able to be released on time. Now the head of the company, Elon Musk, said that the start of mass production of the pickup truck is postponed until 2023.
The launch dates of the superheavy Angara rocket have been named
The launch of superheavy-class Angara missiles is planned to begin in 2026. This was announced by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.
In the United States, the Russian "torpedo of the apocalypse"was seen in images from space
In the image from space of Maxar Technologies, demonstrating the oceanographic research vessel "Akademik Alexandrov" of the 20183 project in Severodvinsk (Arkhangelsk region), you can see a product that resembles a Russian torpedo of the apocalypse - a nuclear underwater drone "Poseidon" 2M39, writes the American edition of USNI News.
Rogozin announced the imminent start of flight tests of the Sarmat rocket
Flight tests of the new Russian intercontinental missile " Sarmat "will start in the near future, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday, September 4.
Marine drones will take off from a cyclocopter
Russia wants to replace the search and reconnaissance helicopters on its ships with longer-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
This week, such a statement was made by the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research (which is an analogue of the Office of Advanced Research and Development of the US Department of Defense).
Protection of astronauts from radiation in deep space will be tested on the ISS in 2023
The Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences will test the protection of astronauts from radiation in interplanetary flights on the Science module of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023, Igor Mitrofanov, head of the Department of Nuclear Planetology of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti on September 5.
New Polish armored vehicle of the MRAP class
According to the Polish resource "MILMAG", at the 29th military-industrial exhibition MSPO-2021, which opens on September 7, 2021 in the Polish city of Kielce, the Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola SA (HSW, part of the state association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA, PGZ) will present for the first time a prototype of its MRAP class armored vehicle with a 4x4 wheel formula.
RCC "Progress" has prepared a report on the "Soyuz-6"
The decision on the future of the rocket will be made by Roscosmos
The Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) sent a report on the Soyuz-6 launch vehicle to the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation in the summer. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the RCC.
