News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Head of Rosoboronexport Mikheev: potential customers have already sat in the cockpit of the Checkmate fighter
Potential customers of the latest Checkmate tactical fighter have already managed to sit in its cockpit, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told reporters, summing up the results of the first days of the MAKS-2021 aerospace salon.
UAC PJSC and Shvabe Holding signed an agreement on joint work on the Checkmate LTS program
PJSC UAC and Shvabe Holding, members of the Rostec State Corporation, have signed an agreement for the development and supply of the KOEPS-75 round-the-clock optoelectronic sighting system for the Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS).
In the UK, they were concerned about the security of Ukraine because of the Russian "Octopus"
The new Russian floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" has characteristics that are ideally suited for use by Russia in the event of an attack on Ukraine. This is written by The Mirror.
An interceptor drone capable of independent actions was presented at MAX
The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey presented at the MAKS-2021 air show an unmanned interceptor of small-sized drones "Wolf-18", which can independently detect UAVs and shoot them down.
Expert: Russia is ready for business on suborbital flights, the only question is in the investor
According to cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky, "there are no problems with brains and hands in Russia," but conditions should be created for startups
Suborbital flights, if there is an investor, are a lifting and, in the future, a scalable business for Russia. There are capacities and engineering forces for this, Russian cosmonaut, scientist, Hero of Russia Sergey Ryazansky said at a press conference at the Ural Information Center TASS on Thursday.
Upgraded X-59MKM missile
At the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon held in Zhukovsky, JSC " Tactical Missile Armament Corporation "(KTRV) for the first time presented an upgraded version of its high-precision air-to-surface guided missile X-59MK, which received the designation X-59MKM. The rocket was developed by JSC "State Machine-Building Design Bureau "Raduga" named after A. Ya.Bereznyak, which is part of the KTRV.
The destruction of Syrian terrorists by a Russian combat robot is shown
A video has appeared on the Network, the frames of which show in detail the destruction of Syrian terrorists by the Russian combat robot "Companion" from the Kalashnikov concern. Tests of the capabilities of the 7-ton armored tracked vehicle were carried out by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the SAR, but the time and specific location are unknown.
The head of Rostec Chemezov called Checkmate a unique combination of flight performance and efficiency
The new Russian single-engine stealth fighter of the fifth generation Checkmate, the prototype of which was shown at MAKS-2021, will be able to carry up to five air - to-air missiles and other ammunition in the fuselage compartments, Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the air show.
Chemezov: When developing the Checkmate fighter, a supercomputer was used
A supercomputer was used in the development of the new Russian single-engine fighter of the fifth generation Checkmate, Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2021 air show.
The UAC explained the meaning of the tail number of the new single-engine aircraft
The numbers "75" are lucky for the Sukhoi Design Bureau and echo the name of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, said Alexey Bulatov, deputy designer of Checkmate
The United Aircraft Corporation Rostec explained the tail number "75"of the new light tactical fighter.
Operation of the new light fighter will be seven times cheaper than that of the F-35-the head of the UAC " Interfax"
The cost of a flight hour of the new Russian fifth-generation fighter Checkmate will be seven times less than that of the American F-35, said the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.
The new light fighter received the Matreshka logistics support system
Checkmate is equipped with an artificial intelligence that performs the role of a "co-pilot", said the chief designer of a light tactical aircraft, Mikhail Strelets
The new automated logistics support system Matreshka has been created for a new light single-engine fighter. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Mikhail Strelets, First Deputy Managing Director - Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, chief designer of a light tactical aircraft (LTS).
Checkmate will be able to control a swarm of drones in a network-centric system
Mikhail Strelets, First Deputy Managing Director - Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, noted that we are talking about both manned versions of the fighter and its unmanned modifications
The new Checkmate light single-engine fighter can operate in a network-centric combat system and work as part of a group of manned and unmanned aircraft.
Russia has shown a nuclear "Zeus"
The Russian Design Bureau (KB) Arsenal presented at the International Aviation and Space Salon of 2021 (MAKS-2021) a mock-up of the Zeus space nuclear tug, which will receive a megawatt-class power propulsion system. RIA Novosti showed the corresponding pictures in its Telegram channel.
The upgraded Moscow missile defense system will double the indicators of defense reliability
The new-generation S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems will enter service with the army, which provides anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense (air defense-missile defense) of Moscow, Lieutenant General Andrey Demin, commander of the 1st Army of special-purpose Air Defense-Missile Defense, said in an interview with the Russian Defense Ministry newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda, published on Wednesday, July 21.
New S-500 air defense systems will cover Moscow
The new-generation S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems will enter service with the army, which provides air and missile defense (air defense-missile defense) of Moscow, the Russian military said.
Rostec Corporation will create an unmanned version of the Checkmate fighter
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) "Rostec" will create an unmanned version of the Checkmate light tactical fighter ("Checkmate"), equipped with one engine. Rostec said this at a presentation during the International Aviation and Space Salon of 2021 (MAKS-2021), TASS reports.
The first launch of the Glonass-K2 satellite was postponed to 2022
At the same time, Glonass-K2 will be ready this year, the source said
The launch of the newest navigation satellite "Glonass-K2" has been postponed to next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry on the sidelines of the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS).
UEC plans to create a hybrid engine for marine use
According to the corporation, the potential objects of application of the created demonstrator can be high-speed small vessels for various purposes, including traveling, rescue and patrol
The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) is developing a hybrid power plant (GSU) designed for various vessels. This was reported to TASS during the MAKS-2021 air show in the UEC.
Rostec plans to create a line of aerial bombs for various purposes based on the " Drill"
A unique characteristic of the product is its payload coefficient - the "Drill" has the largest in comparison with other ammunition, said the executive director of the concern Alexander Kochkin