News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The Kalashnikov Group has developed a new machine gun from the AK-12 family. The weapon was created on an initiative basis. AK-12SP is characterized by improved ergonomics and a set of technical solutions that increase the efficiency of the machine.

The Chinese 155-mm self-propelled artillery system, which is a deep modification of the PLZ-05 produced since 2005, has received a number of significant improvements.

Thus, the undercarriage has become longer by one support roller from each side, the engine power has increased, which now amounts to at least 1000 hp.

The United States is concerned about the threat that can be carried by promising and modern single-engine aircraft of Russia and China. Analysts of Military Watch magazine compared the Russian Su-75 Checkmate with the Chinese J-10C fighter.

Israel Shipyards Ltd. announced the signing of a contract with the Israeli Defense Ministry for the implementation of the development stage of the working project of the next-generation corvette Reshef for the Israeli Navy.

The guaranteed resource of the weapon is 25 thousand shots

By the end of the year, Russia will supply the European customer with the first export batch of the RG120 "Aspid"sports pistol. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.

In the UK, a hybrid of a speedboat and a submarine was assembled. Portal janes.com He reported that today, on September 9, the SubSea Craft company begins testing a prototype of the Victa boat.

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) is working on new modifications of the AK-12 line of submachine guns. Designers are preparing an improved AK-12SP automatic machine. The weapon will receive new elements that increase ergonomics, but will retain a proven design. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of Kalashnikov.

A new version of the MZKT-690003 armored personnel carrier has been introduced in Belarus. The vehicle, also known as Volat V2, received an uninhabited combat module with a 30 mm caliber gun, which turned it into a full-fledged infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The Israeli company Elbit Systems has introduced a system for ARCAS submachine guns, which shows soldiers information about the combat situation, including the sources of fire and ammunition levels, in augmented reality. You can control the layers of information using the joystick on the front handle of the machine.

Russian military and civilian aircraft will receive a search and sighting system "Kasatka". Elements of the system designed for reconnaissance, rescue operations and environmental monitoring are already being placed on Russian aircraft. This is reported by TASS with reference to the words of the executive director of the scientific and production enterprise "Radar mms" Ivan Antsev.

On September 28, 2021, an aerospace salon opens in Zhuhai, where the Chinese military industry will present previously unknown samples of military equipment, including those intended for the ground forces.

The F-15 Eagle and F-22 Raptor fighters were created by the United States in the face of opposition with the USSR, while the aircraft of the Next-Generation Air Dominance program (NGAD) is being developed to confront both Russia and China, General of the United States Air Force (Air Force) Mark Kelly told Defense News.

Russian attack drones have confirmed during tests the ability to accurately hit ground targets with unguided ammunition from a high altitude due to the use of a new sight, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

Ukraine wanted to create an upgraded version of the RK-360MC "Neptune" coastal missile system. The modified complex can be used to defeat ground targets. Oleg Korostelev, the general designer and general director of the Luch State Design Bureau, told about this in an interview with the Texts publication.

On September 2, 2021, the American defense company Collins Aerospace announced the release of the world's first portable military diving navigation system ArtemisPRO-M, suitable for processing GPS signals in the military code M (MUNS-M). According to the manufacturer, the enhanced system allows combat swimmers or mine divers to accurately determine their position, while remaining at a great depth, protected from interference.

In the near future, a modification of the T-90M tank with a retractable optoelectronic module will be tested at military exercises. It is an observation device with a thermal imager, a TV channel and a laser rangefinder on a three-meter telescopic mast, the module allows the tank crew to monitor the situation and find targets without detecting themselves - for example, from behind a one-story house or from a trench.

On September 3, the Indian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of an agreement with the US Military Department on the joint implementation of the air-based UAV Development project (ALUAV), which took place on July 30, 2021.

The United States has worked out the use of an unmanned slave using a tablet. In the future, such UAVs will be able to operate together with fighters of the fourth and fifth generations.

The cause of the accident of the American-Ukrainian Alpha rocket was the premature stop of one of the four engines of the first stage, which was accompanied by the closing of valves in the fuel lines, the American portal reports Space.com, referring to the statement of representatives of the company Firefly.

Military personnel of units in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions have begun to master new equipment

The troops of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions, received eight Typhoonenok armored vehicles for the first time. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.