News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The Krasnoyarsk company" Information Satellite Systems " named after Reshetnev (ISS) is ready to become one of the key manufacturers of spacecraft under the Sphere program, which provides for the creation of a global satellite constellation, Roscosmos reported.

The Office of Advanced Research Projects of the US Department of Defense plans to create a new vehicle based on the Soviet ekranoplan "Lun", nicknamed "sea monster". This is reported on August 27 by Popular Mechanics.

Vladimir Koshlakov, General Director of the Keldysh Research Center, which is part of Roscosmos, told about the tests of the latest technology for the disposal of especially dangerous municipal waste and industrial waste using plasma torches. His words are quoted by TASS.

The test launch of the Astra launch vehicle did not go according to plan. The rocket deviated slightly and shifted to the side, without gaining altitude from the launch field. The device in a few seconds rushed up. After 2.5 minutes of flight, the engines shut down.

"At the output of the "medium-haul MS-21 and "Baikal" to replace the "cornhusker" An-2

Russia is implementing a large program to create aircraft for domestic aviation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The head of the United Aircraft Corporation, Yuri Slyusar, called the start date of regular flights of the newest civil aircraft MS-21 ("Mainline aircraft of the XXI century"). This is reported in the story of the TV channel "Russia 1".

The range of destruction of unmanned aerial vehicles by the anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex "Pantsir" has been increased by 30%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The private space company Astroscale has successfully conducted the first test of the technology of magnetic capture of near-Earth satellites as part of the ELSA-d mission. It is expected that this will help to create a device for capturing and data from orbit of spent near-Earth satellites, according to the company's website.

The Norwegian autonomous electric cargo ship "Yara Birkelan" will make the first flight between the two cities by the end of the year. According to CNN, there will be no crew on board. The vessel's movement will be monitored by three ground-based data control centers.

The range, speed and accuracy of Russian hypersonic weapons can be increased. This was told by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu.

The first photos of the prototype tank of the upper stage of the promising New Glenn rocket from Blue Origin were posted on the Network. It is assumed that the heavy carrier will allow Jeff Bezos ' company to compete with SpaceX.

Work on the integration of the rocket is in full swing

JSC "Kronstadt" plans to test an attack version of the Orion UAV (ROC "Pacer") with an anti-tank missile of the "Vortex-M" complex by the end of the year. This was announced to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Sergey Bogatikov during the forum "Army-2021".

As reported in the center of them. Keldysh, the project documentation has already been developed

The Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) plans to test a drip refrigerator-emitter for the Zeus nuclear tug on board the International Space Station (ISS)in 2024-2025. This was announced to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

Artificial intelligence will solve problems related to target recognition and navigation

JSC "Kronstadt" is working on creating a system using neural networks that will be resistant to hacking. This was announced to TASS by the general director of Kronstadt JSC Sergey Bogatikov at the Army-2021 forum.

The prototype of the PZM-2M regimental earthmoving machine based on KAMAZ-65224, which is being demonstrated at the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", even looks very unusual from the outside.

Prototypes of a self-propelled mortar are at the final stage of preliminary tests

The first batch of the latest 82-mm self-propelled mortars 2S41 "Drok" will be delivered for trial operation in 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec state Corporation) during the military-technical forum "Army-2021".

The new remote-controlled combat module "Baikal" for armored vehicles is completing the preliminary testing stage, the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, Rostec) told Interfax.

Only a nuclear space tug can become a transport space system for the movement of large scientific stations, said the general director of the corporation

The testing of a drip refrigerator-emitter for the Zeus nuclear tug on board the International Space Station (ISS) is an important topic for Roscosmos, in which there may be breakthrough results. This opinion was expressed by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The AU-220M artillery module is designed for arming armored combat vehicles

The newest remote-controlled combat module (DUBM) AU-220M "Baikal" is at the final stage of preliminary tests. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec state Corporation) during the military-technical forum "Army-2021".

The T-14 main battle tanks based on the Armata heavy unified platform have been participating in the Army International military-technical forum since 2017. The first shows naturally caused a real stir among both Russian and foreign specialists, as well as among ordinary visitors to the exhibition.