News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

NPO Energomash has completed a number of tests of the engine for the Orel manned spacecraft, they confirmed the planned service life, Roscosmos reported.

The Turkish company Aselsan has announced the successful completion of a series of test flights of the micro-UAV "Saka" (Saka), designed for information gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance, performed under the "quadrocopter" scheme.

During the exercises held last month, a unit of the ground forces of the Estonian Defense Army resisted a simulated attack by enemy armored vehicles, the function of which was performed by the body of a decommissioned car. The main forces were on the defensive a kilometer away from the imaginary enemy. Milrem Robotics ' unmanned ground robot THeMIS, equipped with the deFNder machine gun system, was sent to help them.

Soon, the elite unit of " navy seals "of the US Navy will receive at its disposal a" dry " submarine – Dry Combat Submersible (DCS). Such an unusual name means that we are talking about a sealed mini-submarine, where the commandos going on special missions will be in comfortable conditions, as on a conventional submarine. The weight of the vessel is only 30 tons, and up to eight commandos can be on board during the day.

The American company Aerion announced the closure of the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft AS2 and the termination of work. According to Flightglobal, the reason for the closure of the project was a lack of funding. According to the company, the current economic situation and financial situation of Aerion do not allow to complete the AS2 project and start mass production of aircraft.

The corporation said that they are on the way to developing a commercial quantum computer. Its creation is expected to be completed by 2029.

The flight of Russian cosmonauts to the moon can cost from 400 billion to 1.7 trillion rubles. Earlier it became known that Russia plans to build a lunar base together with China.

In 2022, tests of the small-sized hypersonic missile "Ostrota" will begin, which should be received by the Russian supersonic Su-34 fighter-bomber and the Tu-22M3 missile-bomber with a variable sweep wing, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The logical continuation of the International Space Station (ISS) project will be the creation of international bases on the Moon and on Mars, according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

Photos of tests in China of a new air defense system, which is a rotating cannon with 20 barrels, have appeared on the Internet.

The images were first published on the Chinese service Weibo, they show that the installation has already passed at least three stages of combat tests - in January, March and April of this year, notes The Drive.

PJSC "Kurganmashzavod" (part of the NGO "High-precision Complexes" of the State Corporation Rostec) presented its civilian products at an exhibition organized by the Government of the Kurgan Region for the heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign states located in the city of Yekaterinburg, the press service of the enterprise reported.

The company of Ukrainian entrepreneur Maxim Polyakov has signed a contract with SpaceX, which involves the launch of a lunar lander under the Artemis program.

China has created a multi-axle universal heavy-duty armored car. The other day, its presentation took place.

The new product was developed by Taian Special Vehicle, a company specializing in the production of heavy-duty vehicles.

During flight tests of the new Russian remote sensing spacecraft "Arktika-M", scientists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the State Corporation "Roscosmos") tested the possibility and confirmed the effectiveness of using the satellite's target equipment for operational monitoring of volcanic activity, the RKS press service reported.

Turkey has mastered the production of heavy drones. Yesterday, May 20, portal savunmasanayist.com he reported that the first serial Akıncı drone produced by Baykar Defense company successfully flew.

The Russian Defense Minister in the framework of the marathon "New Knowledge" compared the latest Russian laser combat systems "Peresvet" with lightsabers, which are shown in the fantastic space saga "Star Wars".

The Chinese have tested a 20-barrel rotating gun that can be used to protect the ships of the Chinese Navy.

Russia has launched mass production of combat robots with artificial intelligence, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The research and production concern "Techmash "(part of Rostec) has begun testing models of the latest high-precision aviation rocket" Monolith " caliber 122-mm, said RIA Novosti Executive Director of the company Alexander Kochkin.

As reported by the magazine "Jane's Defense Weekly", speaking on May 19, 2021 at the virtual conference of industry in the interests of Special Operations Forces of the United States (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference - SOFIC-2021), the executive director of aircraft programs of the Command of Special Operations Forces of the United States (USSOCOM), Colonel Ken Kubler, said that the possibility of creating an amphibious version of the Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II (based on the C-130J Super Hercules), adapted for landing on water and taking off from water (MC-130 Amphibious Capability - MAC concept).