News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

A promising hypersonic missile Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) of the US army, launched from London, is capable of hitting Moscow during a military conflict, says the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

Specialists of the corporation cooperate on the development of a hybrid engine with specialists of the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building, the United Engine Corporation reported.

The enemy will not be able to detect the Russian hypersonic missile "Zircon" - it turned out to be "invisible".

The newest Russian sea-based hypersonic missile, the Zircon, proved to be unique not only in terms of its technical capabilities and combat power, but also in terms of protection against enemy counteraction.

The international exhibition Shield Africa 2021 will be held in Ivory Coast from 8 to 10 June

The Strela floating armored vehicle developed by the Russian Military-Industrial Company (MIC) will be presented for the first time at the international arms exhibition Shield Africa 2021, which will open in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) on June 8. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the press service of the military-industrial complex.

It took four years for the FCAS partner countries to agree on the construction of the first prototype. Yesterday, May 18, portal defensenews.com he reported that France, Spain and Germany have agreed on the transition of the development of a new generation fighter to levels 1B and 2.

The Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, when preparing a new state armament program for 2024-2033, will assess the feasibility of including plans for the construction of a new aircraft carrier, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, a member of the Naval Board under the government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Teledroid robot for open space will be able to work in orbit for 3-4 years, although according to the technical specification it should be operated for six months. This was announced on Tuesday, May 18, by the company-developer of the robotic complex NPO "Android Technology".

The new Russian aircraft carrier, with a displacement of 70-80 thousand tons, can cost the Russian defense budget 500 billion rubles. Nevertheless, the ship will be cheaper than US aircraft carriers with a displacement of 110 thousand tons. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation.

The newest battalion complex of electronic warfare (EW), which is in service with a unit of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO), will be presented at the main site of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

Raytheon Missiles and Defense (a division of Raytheon Technologies) has announced the successful launch of the first AMRAAM-ER surface-to-air warhead equipped with an equipped warhead, together with Norway's Kongsberg.

The machine is capable of destroying enemy objects while being outside the air defense strike zone, said Vitaly Shcherbina, chief designer of the Combat Helicopters program at the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Center.

South Korea is expanding its aerial reconnaissance capabilities. On May 17, the Yonhap news Agency reported that the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced the signing of a contract with Doosan Mobility Innovation.

Anywhere in the world in less than two hours? In Japan, this is considered quite real in twenty years. On May 17, the Mainichi News Agency reported that the Japanese government and private companies are preparing to develop intercontinental passenger spacecraft.

The kamikaze drone, which is being developed in the United States under strict secrecy, failed to hit the mock-up of the Russian anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1". This is reported by The Drive.

The Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter could be made a carrier-based aircraft. A member of the board of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission, a member of the Marine Board under the Government of Russia, Vladimir Pospelov, told RIA Novosti about such an idea.

The SBIRS GEO 5 satellite was launched into orbit by an Atlas V launch vehicle

The US Space Force sent the SBIRS GEO 5 early detection system satellite into orbit on Tuesday using an Atlas V launch vehicle. The launch was broadcast on the website of the creators of the launch vehicle - the United Launch Alliance company.

A successful physical launch of the T-15MD tokamak took place at the Kurchatov Institute, which became the first new thermonuclear installation in Russia in 20 years. It is expected that it will carry out both experiments in the framework of the ITER thermonuclear reactor project, and experiments in the framework of the development of a hybrid reactor, TASS reports.

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has completed the assembly of the first experimental gas generator of the new promising PD-8 engine for regional aircraft, in particular, the SSJ-NEW.

During the upcoming military-technical forum "Army-2021 "at the Vostochny airfield in Ulan-Ude, at the site of weapons and military equipment, it is planned for the first time to demonstrate the latest armored vehicle" Typhoon", which this year entered service with the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District.

Russia is completing tests of the latest hypersonic missile "Zircon", which will be used both on submarines and on ships, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission and a member of the Marine Board under the Russian government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.