News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Shvabe has patented an optical system with improved technical characteristics
An optical system with an enlarged relative aperture has been patented, which, with high image quality, has a shorter optical system length and a simplified design, the press service of the Shvabe holding company said on Thursday.
Putin pointed to the growing role of cruise missiles in armament
Analysis of military conflicts shows that the use of cruise missiles is playing a growing role. This was announced on May 27 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Kalashnikov", piercing tanks
"Kalashnikov" boasted of its improved missiles. On May 26, the press service of the company announced the successful completion of flight tests of guided missiles "Vortex".
Putin announced the completion of tests of the IL-112B aircraft
Tests of the IL-112B light transport aircraft are being completed, and two aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2021. This was stated on May 27 by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the military-industrial complex (MIC).
The army should be equipped with high-precision long-range weapons to a sufficient extent-Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the armed forces should receive sufficiently high-precision long-range weapons.
The use of poisoned arrows by Chinese special forces was shown on video
A video from the training of a special purpose unit of the People's Liberation Army of China appeared on the Network.
Fire on tanks: tests of updated missiles "Whirlwind" shown on video
The Kalashnikov Group of companies published footage of flight tests of guided missiles "Whirlwind". 22 launches from the Ka-52 Alligator helicopter took place at the Russian Defense Ministry training ground.
The latest BMP "Manul" can compete with the best foreign developments
Military experts note that after a long fascination with wheeled armored vehicles, there is again a significant interest in tracked IFVs in the world. Currently, several countries hold tenders for the selection of such equipment.
Canada will send a lunar rover and an astronaut to the moon in the next five years
[b]The implementation of the Artemis and Lunar Gateway programs "will demonstrate the technical capabilities for a future human mission to Mars," according to an agreement between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.]
The Canadian astronaut will become a member of the Artemis 2 program of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration( NASA), and Canada will also send a lunar rover to the Moon in the next five years. This was announced on Wednesday on Twitter by the Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry of the country Francois-Philippe Champagne.
JSC "UEC" - UEC for the first time in the history of the Russian Federation designed a helicopter engine completely in 3D
For the first time in Russian history, the United Engine Corporation Rostec designed the VK-1600V helicopter engine only using 3D modeling. All design documentation of the power plant demonstrator created at UEC-Klimov has been released in electronic form.
NtechLab's facial recognition algorithm is recognized as the best in the world
NtechLab, one of the world leaders in the field of biometric technologies and a technology partner of the State Corporation Rostec, won the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) competition of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the US Department of Commerce (NIST).
The American "destroyer" of the Russian C-400 was renamed
The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile, designed to destroy enemy air defense systems, in particular, the Russian S-400 Triumph, was renamed Advanced Reactive Strike (AReS), the editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine Steve Trimble said on Twitter.
The Russian military has successfully tested a radar module capable of detecting small targets
The module confirmed the claimed characteristics for detecting both small-sized aircraft and helicopters, and mini-unmanned aerial vehicles
The Russian military has successfully tested an economical radar module that can detect planes and drones the size of a sheet of A4 paper, said Colonel Viktor Pigarev, Deputy Chief of the Air Defense and Aviation Forces of the Western Military District, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
Rostec and Technopolis " Era " upgrade radars to detect low-visibility drones
The next stages of the project are planned to be completed during 2021-2022
Tula "Instrument Design Bureau" (KBP, part of the NGO "High-Precision Complexes" of the state Corporation "Rostec") and the operators of the scientific company of the Military Innovation Technopolis "Era" are working on the modernization of radar systems developed by KBP to increase their ability to detect low-visibility targets, including anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as ground and underwater robotics. This was reported to TASS by the press service of "High-precision complexes".
In Russia, tests of advanced missiles "Whirlwind" have been completed"
Russia has successfully tested the modified aircraft guided missiles "Whirlwind", the press service of "Kalashnikov" reported. Earlier, the group of companies published on its page "VKontakte" a teaser of weapons tests, which was replicated in the media as a "new secret".
The source said about the creation of a single-engine fighter of the fifth generation
The Russian company "Sukhoi" has initiated work on the creation of a tactical single-engine fighter of the 5th generation, which will be built with the use of stealth technologies and the use of developments on the Su-57, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.
New armored PRP-5 "Mars-2000" will increase intelligence capabilities
A tracked version of the PRP-5 mobile reconnaissance point has been created for the Russian Army. If earlier we saw the version on the chassis of the BTR-82 armored personnel carrier, now the platform was the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle, which has proven itself over many years of operation. "Troika" is already quite well known in the military, it has excellent mobility, can swim through water obstacles.
Russia has shown tests of a deadly " Marker»
Tests of the Russian experimental robotic platform "Marker", designed for full-scale testing of technologies and basic elements of ground-based robotics, were shown on video. The corresponding video on YouTube is published by the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI).
Russia has published a video of tests of secret weapons
The Russian concern "Kalashnikov" published in" VKontakte " a video of tests of secret weapons. "If anything, this is a spoiler for a big release. Who can guess what we are announcing? " the video caption reads.
The Russian government will allocate more than 5 billion rubles until 2024 for the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree according to which it is planned to allocate 5.26 billion rubles until 2024 to support business in the implementation of pilot projects for the introduction of artificial intelligence in various sectors of the economy.