News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The US Navy has tested a new long-range air-to-ground missile. The AGM-88G AARGM-ER was launched from a Super Horne fighter and, according to some reports, its speed reaches Mach 2. In the Western media, this weapon was hastened to be called "the killer of the Russian S-400 air defense systems," the Ukrainian edition gloats.

The Russian Sukhoi design Bureau, under the guise of a project to create a short-haul narrow-body passenger aircraft Sukhoi SuperJet 100, was engaged in a "large-scale industrial espionage program" that allowed the development of a light tactical aircraft (LTS) known as Checkmate and Su-75, former president and former chief designer of the Antonov state enterprise Alexander Los told Defense Express.

On Thursday, August 5, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu checked how the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant is conducting development work on the production of a new heavy drone S-70 "Hunter".

It is planned to complete the tests before the ice break on the White Sea with the implementation of several launches

Tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the submarine carrier-the nuclear submarine (submarine) of the project 885 "Severodvinsk" - are scheduled to begin at the end of August. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The American army is preparing to release robots on the battlefield. On August 5, the press service of the US Army reported that the first fire tests of a combat vehicle created under the RCV-M program were conducted at the training ground of the Fort Dix military base (New Jersey).

The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec Corporation) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense for the "rejuvenation" of the Ka-52M helicopter, the work should be completed in 2023, the holding's general director Andrey Boginsky told RIA Novosti.

The assembly of the Russian heavy strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Hunter", which is considered to be the wingman of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, was shown on video. The corresponding video published by Zvezda drew the attention of the AviaNews channel in Telegram.

On Friday, at a meeting with employees of the Krasmash enterprise in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told how technological progress has affected the quality of the Russian Armed Forces.

The report that Russian engineers are engaged in automating the rocket artillery system has caused serious concern in the United States.

The fact that the US military recognized that Russia is ahead of America in the development and creation of supersonic missiles seems to be "perpendicular"to Bulgarian readers. They do not believe in this fact, as well as in the existence of the coronavirus. But there are also those who note the efficiency and ingenuity of Russian scientists and designers.

In total, the grouping will include 264 satellites

The preliminary design of the Marathon-IoT satellite constellation for the Internet of Things will start within six months. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States will conclude a $ 60 million contract with Hermeus, which involves the creation of a flight demonstrator of a reusable hypersonic aircraft Quarterhorse, Breaking Defense reports.

The ground stage of work on the new Sarmat ICBM is almost complete, said the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin. "In fact, we are already completing the ground testing of the entire system, Russia has never created such a missile before, "Rogozin said on the YouTube channel"Solovyov Live".

The ground testing of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is being completed, this strategic complex will ensure the complete security of Russia for 30-40 years ahead, said Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos.

Last year, the Japanese company Tetra Aviation won a cash prize of $ 100,000 for the development of a 33-engine single-seat electric aircraft of the eVTOL Mk-5 type, winning the prestigious GoFly Prize flying machine competition sponsored by the Boeing Corporation.

The Pentagon reported that by 2030, units of combat robots resembling the "Ghost Army" of the Second World War, commanded by General George Patton, will be formed in the American army. The "ghost Army" consisted of fake equipment and soldiers disguised as foreign troops and was intended to mislead the enemy.

American engineers have shown tests of a system that allows you to launch several quadrocopters from the air. A large drone with a mount for smaller devices takes off and transports them to the desired point, after which small drones unhook themselves without landing and stabilize themselves in the air in a few seconds. A recording of the tests is published on YouTube.

The American company Bell has made changes to the design of the promising high-speed reconnaissance helicopter Bell 360 Invictus. According to Defense News, Invictus will receive an open tail rotor instead of a fenestrone-a screw in the annular fairing.

On October 6, 2021, as part of the section of the Scientific Conference No. 10 " Neuromorphic computing. Artificial intelligence "of the Forum" Microelectronics 2021 " will host a round table "Domestic ECB for AI technologies as a driver for increasing the degree of UAV autonomy"

The specialists of the analytical company studied the situation on the market of solutions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and published a forecast.