News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The Kronshtadt Group of companies will annually produce dozens of devices at the first Russian factory for the production of serial attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Dubna, for foreign customers the production of drones will start in 2022, sources in the military-industrial complex and the administration of the Moscow region told RIA Novosti.

Alexander Skorkin, Deputy General Director for Science of the company "Simulator Systems", said that Russian simulators are in demand both on the domestic and international market

The latest Russian electronic simulators designed for the training of military units can reduce the training time of personnel by six times. This was reported to TASS by Alexander Skorkin, Deputy General Director for Science of the company "Training Systems".

The Israeli company Polaris Solutions, in partnership with the Ministry of Defense of the country, has developed a modern camouflage system for military personnel - Kit 300. It makes the soldiers invisible to thermal imagers.

Russia already has the research and production potential to create a new generation main battle tank (MBT). In particular, it will be distinguished from existing models by increased survivability due to air defense and upper hemisphere protection, as well as control using voice commands.

Kyle Mizokami, a military observer of the Popular Mechanics publication, called the Arena-M active protection complex (KAZ) installed on the T-72B3 tank" Cool military technology". According to him, the system allows you to leave vehicles that have been in service for many years in the ranks, without hanging additional armor on them.

During the X International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "MILEX-2021", a new product of the weapons forum – the "Whistle" robotic complex was presented at the stand of the Belspetsvneshtechnika State Technical University.

The construction program of the Chinese aircraft carrier of the new generation has passed an important stage: the ship received a superstructure. Earlier, the Celestial Empire assembled its body.

The Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) has taken another step towards eliminating the last advantages over the US Navy, receiving a new deck-based stealth fighter known as the J-35, Breaking Defense writes.

The US Space Forces are considering the possibility of launching new satellites of the missile attack warning system, which will be located in unconventional orbits, reports The Drive.

The cost of developing the Ukrainian coastal missile complex LCD-360MC "Neptune", called in Kiev the" destroyer " of the Russian Crimean Bridge, amounted to $ 40 million, Defense Express reports.

American strategic aviation will be able to destroy enemy targets with nuclear weapons without response. With the new cruise missiles, missile-carrying bombers will be inaccessible to enemy air defense systems. On June 2, the press service of Raytheon Technologies announced the signing of a new contract with the US Air Force for the development of a Long Range Stand-Off missile (LRSO).

China is engaged in the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in manned fighter jets, which turns the latter into partially or completely unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), says the American edition of The Drive.

The rocket reached a maximum altitude of 99 km, after which it fell into the Pacific Ocean

The private Japanese company Interstellar Technologies on Saturday successfully launched a rocket of its own development MOMO. She announced this on her Twitter.

RSC Energia specialists plan to develop a navigation and communication system for future Russian missions to the moon. This is stated in the corporation's annual report for 2020. 

NASA has announced a new competition within the NeXTSTEP program, the purpose of which will be to solve all sorts of technological and engineering tasks to minimize risks when developing a lunar landing system for the Artemis program. The cost of contracts can reach up to $ 45 million, and applications will be accepted by NASA in early August of this year, according to the agency's website.

Specialists of the European Space Agency conducted another high-altitude test of the parachute system for the landing module of the ExoMars-2022 mission, which ended with the successful landing of the module layout. Nevertheless, a small gap appeared again on the fabric of the second main parachute, which did not affect the landing process, according to the ESA website.

Raphael ,one of the three largest Israeli defense companies, demonstrated its new Sea Breaker cruise missile. But here's the oddity – in the animated video, a guided missile hits a ship launched back in 1983. We are talking about a Soviet missile boat with the tail number 962. Judging by the open data, this is the boat R-71 "Shuya", which is still part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. So, the rocket is new, and the target is old.

The Israeli company Rafael demonstrated an autonomous high-precision long-range missile system of the fifth generation Sea Breaker - the "Sea Destroyer". It can destroy objects at a distance of up to 300 kilometers.

The station's location in orbit from 60 to 80 degrees north latitude will provide increased opportunities for viewing the entire territory of Russia

The Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia has considered four different options for creating a Russian orbital service station (ROSS). This is stated in the company's annual report for 2020.

According to the scientist, Russia will be able to launch the Millimetron space observatory only in the mid-2030s. Among the tasks of the device is the study of the global structure of the Universe.