News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

At the XV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 held in Zhukovsky from July 20 to 25, 2021, Baikal-Engineering LLC (a subsidiary of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC - UZGA) showed the first prototype of the LMS-901 Baikal light multi-purpose aircraft. The aircraft was presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the opening ceremony of the exhibition on July 20. Flight tests of this sample are planned to begin this year.

At the Central Research and Testing Institute named after Karbyshev was shown to the leadership of the engineering troops promising developments of the domestic industry.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, among such novelties were means of searching for explosive objects.

The expert from the USA is alarmed: Russia has a very promising and dangerous new stealth fighter. According to its combat characteristics, it significantly surpasses its American "colleagues". Today, the aircraft was demonstrated, and American experts hurried to examine the enemy in detail.

The head of the company, Yuri Slyusar, noted that "the time factor is one of the main competitive advantages in this project, as well as the price factor"

Tests of the Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate ("Checkmate" in English) should be completed in 2027. This was stated on Wednesday by the head of the UAC Yuri Slyusar in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24" as part of the MAKS-2021 air show.

The Ukrainian media said that the Russian fifth-generation fighter, the prototype of which was presented at MAKS-2021, "was written off from dvoechnik." On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin appreciated the publication.

The Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building named after Baranov (CIAM) showed an electric aircraft based on Sigma-4 at the MAKS-2021 air show. This is the first fully electric manned aircraft in Russia. It has already passed bench tests and recently moved to the flight test stage. In 2022, flights with hydrogen fuel cells are already planned for Sigma-4.

The events of the upcoming International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021 "will be held under the motto"Artificial Intelligence-technology of the 21st century".

The first contracts have already been signed, said the general director of the company Alexander Mikheev

Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec state Corporation) is fulfilling a contract for the supply of Orion-E unmanned aerial vehicles. This was announced to journalists during the MAKS-2021 air show by Alexander Mikheev, General Director of Rosoboronexport.

It will be carried out from the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet, a source in the military-industrial complex said during MAKS-2021

The next test launch of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" at the maximum range will be performed in the near future from the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday during MAKS-2021 by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The power of the installation in take-off mode is 900 kW

The United Engine Building Company (UEC) of the Rostec state Corporation for the first time presented a hybrid power plant for light helicopters and drones at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The Russian navy continues testing the hypersonic missile "Zircon". On July 19, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" successfully fired at a ground target.

The engine industry has made a noticeable breakthrough over the past five years, said the head of the company, Alexander Mikheev

The aircraft engines developed by the United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec) will increase the demand for Russian aircraft and helicopters on the foreign market. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday in an interview with journalists within the framework of MAKS-2021 by the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.

The missile, in particular, has a concrete-piercing warhead of increased power

The Techmash concern of the Rostec State Corporation for the first time presented the S-13B multifunctional unguided high-efficiency rocket at the MAKS-2021 Air show.

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will perform a new test launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile in the coming days, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

Russia's creation of hypersonic missiles is also a response to the deployment of the American missile defense system in Romania and Poland. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The task of the test firing of the S-500 Prometheus missile defense system was to check the launch complex and the rocket. The radar part of the system was tested and adopted by the state commission last year, military expert Sergey Khatylev, who led the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Moscow Air defense from 2007-2009, told MK.

During his visit to the International Aviation and Space Salon, Russian President Vladimir Putin examined a model of a new light tactical single-engine aircraft in the Sukhoi pavilion. The model of the fighter on Tuesday, July 20, was presented by the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.

Belarusian manufacturers presented unmanned aircraft systems for various purposes at the MAKS-2021 Air show.

The new Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate has become the first domestic combat aircraft that is designed for a given cost of sale to customers, according to the presentation of the aircraft, which was presented at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of the Rostec state Corporation) for the first time presented an unmanned aerial vehicle of the BAS-200 helicopter type at the MAKS-2021 international Air Show, it will become the first unmanned participant in the flight program of the air show in history, the press service of the holding reports.