News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Van Herk, announced the intention of the US military to deploy a new generation of anti-missiles in Alaska. His words are transmitted by RIA Novosti.

As reported in the material of the publishing group "Jane's", the Israeli company Elbit Systems has developed a new fully automated 155-mm / 52 self-propelled howitzer SIGMA, made on a wheeled automobile chassis of the American company Oshkosh with the formula 10x10 (apparently, the M1075 type). The new self-propelled gun was developed in the interests of the Israel Defense Forces and is intended to replace the American 155-mm/39 tracked self-propelled howitzers of the M109 series in the Israeli ground forces from 2023, it is assumed that the new self-propelled gun will receive the official military name Roem.

Within the framework of joint events of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a joint innovation session of the military technopolis ERA and Rostec Group of Companies was held, as well as a round table with representatives of TsNIIMash JSC.

The domestic video conferencing system (VCS) TrueConf Server is fully adapted for use in the environment of operating systems of the Astra Linux family, the press service of the Astra Linux Group of Companies (GC) reports.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has signed a contract with the Almaz-Antey concern for the supply of the first batch of advanced S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems. The aerospace forces will receive more than ten such complexes, starting from the first half of next year. A source in the military-industrial complex informed TASS about this at the MAKS-2021 air show.

Embraer has started testing the KC-390 tanker transport on a dirt runway. They will last several weeks. During this time, Embraer will evaluate the effectiveness of the heaviest Brazilian transport vehicle, which was created for taking off and landing on uneven surfaces, including damaged and unprepared lanes.

The export modification of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57E fighter differs from the basic design of the Su-57 in the direction of " some deterioration in its tactical and technical characteristics and, accordingly, combat capabilities, "Konstantin Sivkov, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) for information Policy, Doctor of Military Sciences, admits in the Military-Industrial Courier.

The Ministry of Defense intends to create a phone and a mobile application for it specifically for military personnel.

A special feature of military gadgets will be secure communication. Thanks to a secure special channel, it will become almost impossible to listen to the phone during a conversation.

With the help of the introduction of this development, it will be possible to avoid scarring and the clouded layer of the cornea will become transparent, the Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov noted

Military doctors will present the latest technology for restoring the cornea of the eye after a burn at the upcoming Army-2021 forum.

The control system can begin to be installed on fighters from 2024

The system for monitoring the technical condition of the aircraft in real time is planned to be installed on Su-57 fighters from 2024.

The branch of the Sukhoi company "Komsomolsk - on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Gagarin" has started work on the creation of the first prototype of the new fighter "Checkmate".

The pilot of the Russian fighter of the 5th generation Su-57 will be able to control the aircraft with eye movements in the future, Nikita Dorofeev, head of the cabin department of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, told the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the enterprise on July 28

The new Checkmate fifth-generation single-engine fighter will be assembled at the Gagarin Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Factory (KnAAZ), which is a branch of PJSC Sukhoi Company, said Yuri Slyusar, General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation.

UEC Production Director Valery Teplov noted that digital technologies will reduce the engine production time by half

The United Engine Corporation (UEC, as part of the Rostec State Corporation) is introducing computer vision technologies. This was reported to TASS by the director of production of the corporation Valery Teplov.

General Atomics has shown what a potentially revolutionary UAV carrier of air — to-air missiles can look like. Such devices will be launched from the carrier aircraft.

The release of the Tesla Semi truck will be delayed until 2022. This is reported by the publication Business Insider. The failure of the start of production of an electric truck is associated with problems with the supply chain and limited availability of battery cells.

The CIS countries, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa have expressed a desire to purchase Russian Orion reconnaissance and strike drones during MAKS-2021, the press service of the Kronstadt developer company reported.

The Russian pilots told who will win in the battle between the Chekmat (Su-75) and the F-35.

I asked the pilots to conduct an imaginary battle between the promising light fighter Chekmat (Su-75) and the American F-35 KP.Ru.

The Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has started working on a pilot project for assembling and painting aircraft and conducting technical control using Augmented reality (AR) technologies.

Military pilots will be able to control the Su-57 multifunctional fifth-generation fighter with the help of eyes and speech. Special programs are being developed for this purpose.