News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Russia has developed a device that will be able to collect space objects and deliver them to Earth
Russian specialists have developed a spacecraft for collecting nanoscale objects located in the vicinity of Lagrange points.
Norway has developed a floating generator that can provide electricity to 80 thousand homes
The Norwegian company Windcatching Systems (WCS), together with the oil and gas company Aibel, has developed a unique wind-catching system. It is a giant grid with a height of 325 meters with many small wind turbines (about 120), arranged in a staggered order. Similar to conventional land-based wind turbines, the Windcatcher is attached to the sea floor by metal piles.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told about the development of a smartphone for the military
The Russian Ministry of Defense, based on the military technopolis Era, develops smartphones for the Russian military, as well as specialized mobile applications for daily activities on the territory of military units.
Russia has created a high-precision rifle scope
Tsniitochmash has developed the PCM 75 collimator sight with unique accuracy and energy consumption characteristics. The device has passed preliminary tests and will be presented at the Army-2021 forum.
The new armored vehicle of mining "Tick" will pass state tests
The mobile minelayer "Tick" will go to the state tests in the Ministry of Defense of Russia. The vehicle was created on the platform of the Typhoon-Airborne armored car. This was reported to Sputnik radio by the chief designer of Remdiesel.
The military is developing a new vaccine for COVID-19 in the form of chewing gum
Specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense have started developing a new drug aimed at combating coronavirus infection. It is noteworthy that it will not be in the form of tablets or injections, but in the form of chewing gum.
Anti-missile "visor": T-72B3 with new protection spotted near Rostov
Equipped with a new anti-tank missile defense system, the T-72B3 was demonstrated at the Kadamovsky training ground in the Rostov region.
Tank crews fired at emerging or moving targets at distances from 300 to 2000 meters. During the combat shooting, the generals, as reported by the press service of the Southern Military District, fired from T-72B3 cannons with a regular shell, as well as from a large-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun.
The US Air Force wants to get two versions of the sixth — generation fighter - "short-range" and " long-range»
Created under the Next-Generation Air Dominance program, the new-generation fighter may exist in two versions. One of them is intended for the actions of Europe, the second-for work in the Indo-Pacific region.
The body of astronauts is modified for the flight to Mars
Experts from Russia and the United States are considering the possibility of modifying people who will have a long-distance space flight, for example, to Mars. In particular, it is discussed whether the spleen should be removed by astronauts to reduce radiation damage. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IBMP) RAS Oleg Orlov.
The US called the most important achievements of China in space
The Chinese habitable multi-module space station resembles the Soviet-Russian "Mir" and the American Skylab in terms of the volume of internal living space, writes The Drive.
In Russia, they created the" killer " of the American M1 Abrams
The new generation of RPG-7 grenade launcher ammunition will not allow the M1 Abrams to leave the battlefield. RIA Novosti tells about the creation of a "killer" of American tanks in Russia.
In the US, they told about the failure of Russia's plan to destroy the American M1 Abrams
Adding another round to the RPG-7B2 grenade launcher is unlikely to pose a threat to the M1 Abrams. The National Interest talks about the possible failure of Russia's plan to destroy American tanks.
The Russian Federation has developed a spacecraft for collecting extraterrestrial objects and delivering them to Earth
On it is a tape with solar panels and microcontainers
The spacecraft, which will be able to collect nanoscale objects of extraterrestrial origin in the vicinity of the libration points (the point at which the gravitational forces of the Sun and the planet are balanced) of the planets of the Solar System, was developed at the Ryazan State Radio Engineering University named after V. F. Utkin.
The Americans tested an unmanned rocket launcher
The US Army has tested a prototype of the AML unmanned rocket launcher. It is an adapted HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. According to Defense News, during the tests, seven missiles simulating hypersonic PrSM were launched from AML.
Graphene will overcome the problems of HAMR technology and increase the HDD capacity tenfold
Researchers at the Cambridge Graphene Center have shown that graphene can be used to create ultra-high-density hard drives, providing a tenfold leap over current technologies.
"Nonlinear voltammetry" will charge an electric car for 800 km of travel in 10 minutes
Dr. Rachid Yazami, best known for inventing a graphite anode for use inside lithium-ion batteries, said he has developed a technology that can charge electric vehicles in just 10 minutes.
MS-21-200 or MS-21-400 — time will tell where to go next
The launch of the MS-21-400 project in development will depend on the demand after the start of operation in airlines of the MS-21-300/310 aircraft. This was reported to journalists by the General director of the Irkut Corporation Ravil Khakimov.
"Palm" equipment: anti-aircraft gunners will be protected by new armored vehicles
The troops in the east of the country will be among the first to receive man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) "Verba" in combination with specially designed to protect the fighters of the armored vehicles "Typhoon-AIR DEFENSE".
Repeated tests of parachute systems for the Exomars mission failed
The next attempt will take place in suitable weather, ESA reported
High-altitude tests of the parachutes of the Exomars-2022 lander, which consists of the Russian Kazachok landing platform and the European Rosalind Franklin rover, have not yet been successful, the next attempt will take place in suitable weather.
China intends to improve the environmental friendliness of fuel for national launch vehicles
The chief designer of the CZ-2F rocket, Rong Yi, recalled that the CZ-2F launch vehicle was created in the 90s and is refueled according to the technologies of that time
China plans to continuously improve the environmental friendliness of the fuel for its launch vehicles. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Thursday by the chief designer of the CZ-2F rocket, Rong Yi.
