News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The US army tested a Coyote drone against a swarm of ten drones. Coyote neutralized the swarm with "non-kinetic means". According to The Drive, this is usually the name of signal suppression systems or microwave emitters.

The Southern Marine Scientific and Technical Laboratory of Guangdong Province has started the construction of an autonomous research vessel. It should be a floating base that coordinates drones in the air, on the water and under water. According to the Central Television of China, the ship is planned to be put into operation next year.

Flight tests of a hybrid power plant with a superconducting electric motor have begun. It was installed on a flying laboratory based on the Yak-40. According to N + 1 Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering named after Baranov, the first flight of an experimental aircraft with a hybrid installation took place on June 17. In July, he took to the air again at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The Russian Aircraft Corporation (RSK) MiG has begun developing a carrier-based fighter of the 5th generation, which will be made using stealth technology, and plans to create a prototype of the aircraft in the next few years, a source in the defense industry complex told RIA Novosti.

Baykar Defense has published the concept of the MIUS jet drone, designed to equip the first Turkish aircraft carrier Anadolu.

The Turkish company Baykar Makina on July 20 on its Twitter page for the first time demonstrated a render image of the conceptual design of the MIUS (UCAV) combat unmanned aerial vehicle.

The creation of a military control aircraft in the event of a nuclear war began in Voronezh on the basis of a wide-body Il-96-400M, in total, the troops will receive two such air command posts, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the defense industry.

Currently, the project of the new "Doomsday aircraft" Il-96-400M is only at the development stage. This was reported to Izvestia on Monday, July 26, by sources in the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation.

The newest Russian Checkmate fighter will be equipped with the most modern complex of avionics equipment, Vladimir Mikheev, adviser to the First Deputy general director of the Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET), part of the Rostec state Corporation, said at the MAKS-2021 air show.

There were enough people who wanted to create an American infantry fighting vehicle of a new generation on the second attempt. July 25, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Department of Defense has named five teams that will receive funding for the initial stage within the framework of the OMFV tender.

The need to create a "doomsday" aircraft based on the IL-96-400M is associated with the emergence of a new generation of communication and information processing equipment, including from space, Viktor Murakhovsky, a member of the expert council at the board of the Military-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti.

The Ministry of Transport of Russia has prepared a strategy for the development of the transport industry, which the agency plans to implement from 2021 to 2030. In particular, digital passenger profile systems will be created to pay for travel using biometrics and calculate the optimal travel route, and the use of unmanned vehicles will also be regulated.

During MAKS, Russia held a presentation of the promising Mi-171A3 helicopter, which is in a broad sense a deep modernization of the Mi-8/17/171.

The Russian S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) is one of the most modern air defense systems in the world and poses a special challenge to NATO. This is written by the portal 19FortyFive.

Sergey Pozdnyakov, General Director of NPP Zvezda, said that another feature of the chair will be the program of the ejection control unit

The ejection seat, which is being created for the promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA), will be equipped with a parachute of an increased area. This was announced to TASS at the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) by Sergey Pozdnyakov, CEO of NPP Zvezda.

The Berkut-A parachute is presented at the MAKS-2021 Air Show at the Technodinamiki exhibition

Russia has introduced special-purpose parachute systems "Berkut-A" to the African market, Igor Nasenkov, general director of the Technodinamika holding of the Rostec state Corporation, told TASS at MAKS-2021.

The first Russian interceptor drone "Wolf-18" is planned to be used at airports to destroy intruder drones that can interfere with the operation of air harbors, tests are being completed, Dmitry Savitsky, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey concern for products for the air navigation system and dual-use products, told RIA Novosti during the MAKS-2021 air show.

The PD-35 power unit differs from the PD-14 aircraft engine of the fifth generation in that it belongs to the 5+ generation, Alexander Inozemtsev, general designer of UEC-Aviadvigatel, told TASS.

The first export deliveries of the Adjutant universal target complex are planned to begin in 2022,Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey Concern for Foreign Economic Activity, told RIA Novosti.

Detailed photos of the cockpit of the new Russian fighter Checkmate/Su-75 and comments on its differences from the cockpits of other Russian fighters have appeared on the Network.

Information for the pilot is displayed on one large monitor, and there are no mechanical buttons for switching modes around its perimeter - apparently, the screen is touch - sensitive, understands the touch in gloves in which fighter pilots fly. There are two more displays in the cabin: a system display on the right and a touch screen on the top.