News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The Brazilian Air Force and Embraer intend to develop a multi-purpose UAV
The Brazilian Air Force Command and Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding providing for joint requirements development, conceptual design and development of a multi-purpose UAV.
"Derivation-Air defense" shot down various types of drones during tests
The latest anti-aircraft artillery complex ZAK-57 "Derivation-AIR DEFENSE", armed with an automatic gun of 57-mm caliber, successfully hit unmanned aerial vehicles of various types during tests, the press service of the Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation (UVZ, part of Rostec) told RIA Novosti.
The weight of the Proton-M rocket has decreased due to innovative developments
The weight of the fairing was reduced by almost two tons, Rostec reported
The weight of the head fairing of the upgraded Proton-M launch vehicle decreased by almost two tons due to the use of innovative developments of the Romashin ONPP Technologiya (part of the Rostec State Corporation). This was told to TASS in the press service of Rostec.
China has landed a planetary rover on Mars for the first time in its history
China has landed the Tianwen-1 spacecraft on the Red Planet. This is the first time a Chinese spacecraft has landed on another planet.
Kazakhstan's drone has passed the next test - the Ministry of Defense of the Republic
The Chagall drone, developed by Kazakh military scientists, has successfully passed the next test, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the republic reported on Saturday.
The Chinese missile surpassed the Russian and American ones
The new Chinese ballistic missile JL-3 Type 094 submarines can have a range of 10 to 14 thousand kilometers and surpass the existing American and Russian counterparts, writes TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin, commenting on the report of the newspaper The South China Morning Post.
Armored gas mask – this is possible
Work continues on the creation of a promising means of protecting the respiratory organs of military personnel from harmful substances, chemical and bacteriological weapons.
The US Army is experimenting with "cartridges" that can radically simplify the modernization of tanks
It is no secret that the" service life " of modern military technologies is limited to a few years, after which they are replaced by new ones, and this creates enormous problems when upgrading existing equipment and weapons.
The Americans have completed tests of the first prototype of an adaptive aircraft engine
The American company GE Aviation has completed testing of the first prototype of the promising XA100 adaptive aircraft jet engine, which has been under development since 2007 by order of the US Air Force. According to Flightglobal, bench tests of the power plant have been conducted since December 2020. During the tests, the power plant demonstrated characteristics that correspond to the mathematical forecasts obtained at the design stage.
The developer of "Yars" intends to show for the first time a model of a train on a magnetic cushion in August
The "Moscow Institute of Heat Engineering" reported that work on the reconstruction of the monorail section is already being completed, where they will demonstrate the layout
The model of the magnetic cushion train will be demonstrated for the first time by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering Corporation (MIT, which is the developer of the Yars complex, part of Roscosmos) in August. This was reported to TASS in MIT on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the enterprise.
Scientists have come up with a robot for delivering ammunition to tanks on the front line
Specialists of the Military Academy of Logistics (VA MTO, St. Petersburg) named after General of the Army Khrulev came up with a project of a unique transport-loading robot based on one of the most massive tractors in the Russian army MT-LB (also known as "Motoliga"), follows from a document published on the website of Rospatent.
Rostec has launched the production of the latest domestic material for spacecraft
The innovative foam plastic "Akrimid" is used in the production of space, aviation and land equipment, the state corporation specified
Innovative foam plastic "Akrimid", used in the production of space, aviation and land equipment, began to be mass-produced in Russia. It replaced imported materials, the press service of the state corporation Rostec told TASS.
The frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" went to sea to test new weapons
The frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" after participating in the celebration of Victory Day in Murmansk left for Severodvinsk.
Nuclear "Zeus" will cover all of Russia
The space nuclear tug "Zeus" with a megawatt-class power plant can be used in the Russian air defense system (air defense), RIA Novosti reports, citing materials from the Keldysh Research Center.
Chinese "Dragons" will fly on domestic engines
Chinese jet engines have reached the level when they began to be installed on single-engine fighters. May 11 portal defensenews.com He reported that the first production Chengdu J-10 fighters with locally produced engines entered service with the PLA Air Force.
Russia has created a device that detects biological threats in five seconds
Shvabe Holding (part of Rostec) has developed a Segment Gamma detector that can detect explosives and dangerous chemicals in five seconds, the press service of the state corporation reported.
In Indonesia, a prototype of the X18 fire support boat was launched
An Indonesian consortium led by the state-owned company PT Pindad in Banyuwangi (East Java) announced the launch of a prototype fire support boat / "tank-armored boat" X18 (Tank Boat).
American engineers have developed an engine capable of accelerating the aircraft to 20 thousand km / h
American engineers reported that for the first time they managed to develop an engine with an oblique detonation wave, which is able to accelerate the aircraft to Mach 17, or about 20 thousand km / h. This is written by New Atlas.
BMD-2M with the Bereg combat squad will significantly increase the capabilities of the airborne forces
At the military parade in Tula on May 9, the BMD-2M with a single combat compartment "Bereg"was first demonstrated.
From the original versions, they differ in the installation of a new, more massive-looking sight with a laser rangefinder, a thermal imaging channel and an automatic target tracking system.
Regent launches production of high-speed ekranoplanes " Seaglider»
The company Regent (Boston, USA) received pre-orders in the amount of 465 million dollars from those wishing to purchase high-speed electric ekranoplanes "Seaglider", capable of flying over the water surface at a speed of about 300 km / h for a range of almost 600 km.