News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The future of aviation belongs to drones and artificial intelligence-Putin
Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.
The possible name of the Checkmate fighter on the Russian market has become known
The newest Russian light tactical fighter Checkmate can get the name Su-75 on the Russian market. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by Alexey Bulatov, deputy chief designer of the aircraft, at the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon
The head of Rostec Chemezov called the countries of the Middle East potential customers of Checkmate
The potential customers of the new Russian single-engine light tactical aircraft (LTS) Checkmate include the countries of the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America, Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2021 air show.
The Checkmate fighter will be able to carry a group of drones on board
The new Russian Checkmate fighter will be able to carry a group of drones on board, follows from the presentation of Rostec, presented during the first demonstration of the prototype aircraft at the MAKS-2021 air show.
"Checkmate". Designer Sagittarius: the new fighter will surpass all world analogues
The chief designer of the LTS talks about the features of the new Checkmate aircraft
On the first day of the MAKS-2021 air Show, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) held a presentation of a new light tactical aircraft (LTS).
Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey": demonstration and testing of products
Today, the XV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 opened in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, and its work will last until July 25. The event is attended by the Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey" - existing and promising samples of civil, dual-use and military products of 14 subsidiaries of the holding are presented at the exhibition sites, according to an official press release.
VRT-500 light helicopters will receive a hybrid engine-Manturov
The VRT-500 light helicopters, which are being created by the Russian-Emirati joint venture BP-Technologies, will receive a hybrid engine, said Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
The head of Rostec Chemezov: the name of the Checkmate aircraft reflects his philosophy with chess terminology
The Checkmate light tactical fighter (LTS) is a light "cavalry" capable of making unexpected moves and deciding the outcome of the entire party, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, explained the name of the aircraft in an interview with RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2021 air Show.
The Pentagon is aware of reports about the test of a hypersonic "Zircon" in the Russian Federation, considers Russian such missiles a destabilizing factor
The Pentagon has seen reports of a test of a hypersonic Zircon missile in Russia and believes that such weapons have a destabilizing effect, said John Kirby, a representative of the US military department.
The Internet speed record has been broken
In Japan, the wired Internet speed record has been broken. This is reported by the publication Interesting Engineering. Information about the new record was revealed during the International Conference on Fiber-optic Communication.
The head of the Federal Customs Service Dmitry Shugaev spoke about plans to increase the number of Russian UAVs on the world market
In the medium term, Russia plans to occupy 10% of the global arms market with its reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, said in an interview with RIA Novosti on the eve of the MAKS-2021 air show.
SpaceX conducted tests of rocket engines for flights to Mars
The test took a few seconds
SpaceX conducted static tests of the engines of the Super Heavy launch vehicle on Monday, which is expected to launch the Starship spacecraft into low-Earth orbit for further flight to Mars.
FSVTS: Russia is counting on a significant market share with the new fighter
Russia with a new single-engine aircraft, the prototype of which will be presented by Rostec on the first day of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021, plans to take a significant share of the international market in the segment of single-engine fighters of the fifth generation, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The head of the FSVTS Shugaev said that at MAKS-2021, the Orion-E UAV will be presented for the first time in a shock version
For the first time, Russia will present the Orion-E export drone in a strike version, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS), told RIA Novosti in an interview.
The Kronstadt company has outlined ways to integrate drones into a single airspace
The Kronstadt company is ready to provide flying platforms for testing technologies and technical solutions for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into a single airspace.
Rostec will begin work on the sixth generation engine for combat aircraft
To create an engine, a state decision and funding are required, said Mikhail Remizov, Deputy General Director of the United Engine Corporation for Strategy
The United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec) is initiating research work on a sixth-generation engine for combat aviation.
Russia has allocated 3.7 billion rubles to create an analog of the Hubble telescope
About 3.7 billion rubles were allocated for the creation of the Russian ultraviolet space telescope "Spectrum-UV" in the period up to 2025. The device will become an analogue of the American Hubble telescope. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the data of the public procurement website.
Rostec showed the first photo of a promising aircraft for MAKS-2021
Rostec State Corporation has published a photo of the aircraft on Facebook, which will be the main premiere of the MAKS-2021 aerospace Salon. In the footage, the aircraft is covered with a black cover, and the caption reads "Wanna see me naked?" (literally, "Do you want to see me naked?" - approx. The tapes.ru)
The UEC said that the engines from the Yak-130 and Il-112B can be used for drones
The deputy General Director of the UEC, Mikhail Remizov, said that in the unmanned sphere, it is necessary to strive to maximize the use of existing engines and their adaptations
Modern and promising Russian aircraft engines, which are already used, for example, on Yak-130 or Il-112B aircraft, have a good potential for use on military drones.
Almaz-Antey will show a Wolf-18 drone capable of automatically shooting down drones at MAKS-2021
The Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern will show for the first time at the MAKS-2021 Aerospace Salon an upgraded Wolf-18 drone designed to intercept and destroy mini-drones, the company's press service reported on Friday.