News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

SpaceX has installed 29 Raptor methane engines on the Super Heavy-the first stage of the Starship space system. Now it is assembled and can soon be used for the first orbital test.

The company Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, criticized the Starship spacecraft of Elon Musk's SpaceX company. It was to him that NASA gave preference when concluding a contract for the creation of a lunar module.

Import-substituting technologies for aviation and space were presented by a resident of the Technopolis Moscow SEZ, the general director of the capital's special economic zone said Gennady Degtev.

The Russian Federation is developing the latest long-range aviation hypersonic missile X-95, said the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky.

Russia is developing a long-range hypersonic missile X-95, said the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff, Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Viktor Baranets commented on the message.

A knowledgeable source told TASS that a prototype of a promising new-generation strategic bomber will be assembled by 2023. Earlier it became known that the first sample of the engine for the new aircraft was manufactured in Russia.

The American company Bell Textron has shown three concepts of high-speed aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing. The devices will be able to hover in one place, like a helicopter, while their range and speed will be airplane-like. According to The Drive, the propellers on the wingtips of the aircraft will be folded, which will significantly reduce drag.

Kingston Reif, a military expert, director of disarmament and threat reduction policy at the Arms Control Association (USA), said that the development of missiles by China and Russia could cause an uncontrolled nuclear war. His words are transmitted by The Sun.

The 122 mm ammunition is designed for the upgraded BM-21U "Willow" multiple launch rocket system.

This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense. The ammunition from the State Enterprise "Yuzhnoye Design Bureau named after M. K. Yangel" was developed for the upgraded BM-21U "Willow" multiple launch rocket system.

Currently, the production of a prototype is underway

A demonstration sample of a promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA) is expected to be assembled by 2023. This was reported to TASS by a source in the aircraft industry.

As part of the demonstration program, an artillery crew was landed. One fighter on the Tandem-400 system delivered an 82-millimeter mortar to the destination, the other on a similar parachute-a gunner.

The engineering systems of remote mining "Agriculture"were involved in the exercises in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

According to the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda", at the training ground in Mulino, a blocking mining unit of a conditional enemy was used for the first time, which fell into a kind of impenetrable"bag". The ISDM platoon with its salvo closed the passages that had previously been made in the barriers, forcing the enemy to raise the white flag.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has announced the search for contractors to create a high-power anti-drone microwave system. The program for its development starts in the fall, and the military wants to get a prototype in 2023.

The DOK company announced the progress of work on the project of a unique high-precision ship's near-field radar SID-360-76 with a circular view.

The Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate ("Checkmate") and the Su-75, is not similar to the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, writes The National Interest magazine.

As the general director of the United Aircraft Corporation Yuri Slyusar said, the new car embodies the most modern technologies in the field of military aircraft construction

The countries of the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America showed interest in the latest Russian Checkmate fighter during the MAKS-2021 air show. This was announced by the general director of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec state Corporation), Yuri Slyusar, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

The Chinese Type 96B has been taking part in tank biathlons on the territory of Russia for several years. Last year, one of these machines was even presented at the Army-2020 forum. But, interestingly, the Chinese comrades are still in no hurry to fully disclose all the data.

As the TASS news agency reported on July 29, 2021, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed a contract with Almaz-Antey Concern for the supply of the first batch of S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS). This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle "Orion "as part of the ongoing tests of the weapons complex will perform the first launches of anti-tank guided missiles" Whirlwind " in the autumn, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

Sergey Yarkov, First Deputy General Director of UAC, said that this will be a platform solution that will provide advanced capabilities compared to the standard Il-114.