News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Russia increases the number of "Daggers" - the Security Council
Russia is increasing the number of high-precision long-range weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic complexes, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Mikhail Popov said.
The Pentagon's "ghost fleet" will be replenished with two more surface robots
Two more large surface robots will join the Pentagon's "Master of the Ghost Fleet" program next year. According to USNI News, now unmanned vessels are being built. Their tests should begin in 2022.
Rostec and its comrades want to create an "unreal" 12-nm RISC-V processor for 28 billion
Rostec intends to develop the first Russian processor of a new generation on the open RISC-V architecture for computers and servers.
A military expert appreciated the idea of turning the Il-114 into a marine reconnaissance aircraft
The new Russian IL-114-300 aircraft was proposed to be used to search for surface and underwater objects. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin commented on this idea.
The new IL-114-300 passenger aircraft can become a marine reconnaissance aircraft
The new Russian passenger plane IL-114-300 may be used to search for surface and underwater objects, RIA Novosti reports.
The "Plane of the XXI century" received a wing made of Russian composites
The passenger aircraft MS-21-300 ("Mainline aircraft of the XXI century 300") received a wing made of Russian composite materials, according to the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). The corresponding video of the docking of the left wing console to the fuselage of the aircraft is published on YouTube.
Turkish "Vulture" will replace the American "Harm"
The Turkish supersonic anti-radar missile Akbaba ("Vulture") will replace the American AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM, "Harm"), Defense News reports, citing a source.
Niihimmash will develop a space system for processing carbon dioxide
Such a system on board the manned station will allow collecting carbon dioxide and processing it by hydrogenation reaction, according to the annual report of the institute
The Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering (Niihimmash) will develop a system for processing carbon dioxide to ensure life in space. This is stated in the annual report of the Institute.
Rostec said that on the first day of MAKS-2021 they will present a "fundamentally new" military aircraft
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will present a fundamentally new military aircraft on the first day of the MAKS-2021 international Air Show, the Rostec press service reported.
A fundamentally new fighter of the Russian Federation was shown on video
Rostec has published a teaser of a new combat aircraft, the presentation of which will take place on the first day of the MAKS-2021 Aerospace Salon.
The Yak-18T aircraft with an APD-500 aircraft engine based on the Aurus car engine will be shown at MAKS-2021
The aircraft engine-demonstrator APD-500, created on the basis of the motor of the car of the government class Aurus, was installed on the Yak-18T aircraft for display at the International Aerospace Salon MAKS-2021, the press service of the developer of this power plant-the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering (CIAM, part of the SIC "Zhukovsky Institute") named after Baranov told RIA Novosti.
Effective and deadly: NI has prepared an overview of Russia's attack drones
In the current decade, Russia is ready to begin active operation of a number of drones, some of them are at the development stage, some are at the production stage. This will allow Russia to overtake the United States, China, Iran, Israel and Turkey.
The Ministry of Defense announced the testing of two promising training aircraft
Speaking about the state of military training aviation, the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, noted that the presence of qualitatively trained graduate pilots allows us to effectively use the potential of aviation complexes.
Salyut has completed the assembly of the unit for the demonstrator of the new VK-1600V engine
The assembly of the drive unit box for the VK-1600V advanced helicopter engine demonstrator, which will be presented for the first time at MAKS-2021, has been completed at the Salyut production complex of UEC JSC.
The Australians announced the initial operational readiness of Hawkei light armored vehicles
The Australian Ministry of Defense has announced the initial operational readiness of Hawkei light armored vehicles. They should replace the Australian Army Land Rover SUVs with a four-by-four wheel formula. It is assumed that the Hawkei will reach full operational readiness by 2023.
In the United States, the image of a soaring horse published by the creator of the Su-57 was explained
The publication by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) on Twitter of an image with a soaring chess knight may indicate the creation of a new aircraft by Russia, which will be shown at the International Aviation and Space Salon 2021 (MAKS-21), explains The Drive.
Training Yak-152 and UTS-800 are being tested for military aviation schools
Sergei Shoigu discussed on Tuesday with his generals the production of Tu-160M strategic missile carriers and the testing of training aircraft for VKS universities. The Minister recalled that there is a plan for the supply of engines for the Tu-160M.
A drone that knows how to suppress flutter crashed during tests
The X-56B unmanned aerial vehicle, which is able to suppress flutter, crashed during tests. According to the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, it was damaged in flight as a result of an anomaly, but no details were reported. No one was injured in the accident, but the drone was destroyed.
Two St. Petersburg universities have developed an ion engine for deep space
The project is based on an effective and promising technology of gas ionization in vacuum using porous membranes
The Mozhaisky Military Space Academy and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have developed an ion electric motor that can be used for deep space exploration in the future.
Specialists of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces will present a mock-up of the "smart audience" with interactive visualization tools
At the MVTF "Army-2021" within the framework of the thematic section "Military education – advanced technologies and digital transformation", specialists of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great will present to the general public a mock-up of a "smart audience" with interactive visualization tools.
