News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Initially, the missile was created and passed state tests for use as part of the armament of Ka-50 helicopters, the company noted

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (part of Rostec) is considering the possibility of adapting the Vikhr anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) to the Mi-28NE and Mi-35P combat helicopters, as well as to the Orion-E unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported to journalists in the group of companies during the MAKS-2021 air show.

In the future, attack drones, as well as the latest helicopters, can be equipped with a complex of guided missiles "Whirlwind-1". This was reported in the concern - manufacturer of weapons.

"Adjutant" includes four different types of targets, as well as information visualization tools for commanders

Specialists of the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant (IEMZ) "Kupol "(part of the concern of East Kazakhstan Region" Almaz-Antey") have completed a cycle of state tests of the target complex for air defense" Adjutant " and are preparing for its mass production. This was announced to TASS on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 air show by Alexander Dushkin, a specialist of the Target Complexes project at the Kupol IEMZ.

The Russian Helicopters holding Company of the Rostec State Corporation has received the approval of the Federal Air Transport Agency for the use of the latest anti-icing system on the Mi-38 helicopter, as well as a satellite communication system that provides Internet on board the helicopter.

According to the agency interlocutor, the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is engaged in the development of the scientific program

Joint space missions with international partners can be carried out in the future with the help of the Zeus nuclear tug being developed in the Russian Federation. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

The holding company "Roselectronics" (part of Rostec) is creating a new generation of communication and data transmission systems for combat aircraft, they will be able to work more efficiently in the conditions of electronic suppression, the press service of the holding told RIA Novosti.

On July 22, 2021, the German Federal Defense Procurement Agency BAAINBw (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr) announced the issuance of a contract to the German shipbuilding company Fassmer GmbH Co. KG for the construction of two large experimental vessels of a new project for the 71st experimental test center (71 Wehrtechnische Dienststelle-WTD 71) of the German Navy in Eckernferd. The vessels should be commissioned in 2023.

There are"questions" about the Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate ("Checkmate") and the Su-75, writes the American edition of Breaking Defense.

The Kronstadt company will begin production of helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov told RIA Novosti during the MAKS-2021 air show.

The civilian UAV of the BAS-200 helicopter type, first presented at the MAKS-2021 air show, can also be used for military purposes, Denis Fedutinov, a leading Russian expert in the field of unmanned systems, told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

The US Navy has received an unusual vessel that resembles a brick in its shape, writes Popular Mechanics.

According to the general director of the holding Andrey Boginsky, the corresponding application has been submitted to the Federal Air Transport Agency The

holding " Russian Helicopters "of the Rostec state Corporation plans to certify the VRT300 helicopter-type UAV by the end of next year. This was announced to TASS at MAKS-2021 by the holding's CEO Andrey Boginsky.

Currently, work is underway to develop a set of design documentation that will be created by 2023 The

Russian Helicopters Holding Company of the Rostec State Corporation has agreed on technical specifications with suppliers for the project of a promising marine helicopter "Lamprey". This was stated to TASS at MAKS-2021 by Andrey Boginsky, General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding company.

The Russian Federation has created a new generation of electric engines that can lift aircraft weighing more than 1 ton into the air, Mikhail Esakov, CEO of the EME-Aero developer company, told RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The United States has reached a turning point in directed energy technologies that will bring many concepts of science fiction closer to reality, in particular, the protection of objects with the help of so-called force fields, The Drive claims, referring to the materials of the Research Laboratory of the United States Air Force (Air Force), located at Kirtland Air Base (New Mexico).

The Russian Yak-40LL laboratory aircraft, equipped with an electric motor, made its first flight as part of the tests. This was announced on Saturday, July 24, by the press service of the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI).

This was reported in the concern-manufacturer of weapons.

"At the moment, Kalashnikov specialists are considering the possibility of adapting the Vortex for use on the latest MI-28NE, MI-35P helicopters, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles of the Orion-E type, "the press service of the concern informed.

The complex is not ready yet, but many calculation modules are used to solve various tasks, including in the interests of Roscosmos, the MIPT noted

The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), with the support of TsNIIMash (part of Roscosmos) and the Foundation for Advanced Research, is developing a software package that can be used to design multi-satellite space groupings. This was told to TASS by a representative of MIPT.

The Ministry of Defense earlier reported on the successful execution of the shooting "Zircon" from the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" on a ground target

The first test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a submarine carrier-a nuclear submarine (submarine) of the project 885 "Severodvinsk" of the Northern Fleet - can be performed approximately in August 2021. This was reported to TASS on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 air show by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Oleg Landin, Marketing and Business Development Director of the Russian Helicopters holding company, said that currently the load capacity of existing vehicles is 50 kg in the case of the BAS-200 and 70-80 kg in the case of the VRT-300 drone.