News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The Americans made the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft a repeater for the F-22 and F-35
The US military has tested the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as a repeater for the fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters. According to Lockheed Martin, during the tests, one F-22 Raptor and five F-35 Lightning II successfully exchanged data with each other using the gateway on the U-2 and transmitted them to the ground.
Response to "Circon": the United States called the timing of equipping the destroyer Zumwalt with a new hypersonic weapon
The American low-profile destroyer Zumwalt wants to equip a new hypersonic weapons system in 2025. By that time, Russia should have already put into operation the sea-based missile "Zircon".
In the Russian Federation, they are developing glasses-an emulator of full-fledged vision for people with one seeing eye
The device has no analogues in the world
JSC " Scientific and Production Corporation "Precision Instrument Systems" (NPK "SPP", part of Roscosmos) is developing digital glasses for emulating binocular vision for the rehabilitation of people with one seeing eye. This is stated in the draft plan for the implementation of the company's diversification program until 2025 (available to TASS).
Three Sarmat launches as part of flight design tests will be carried out in 2021
According to sources in the military-industrial complex, state tests of the missile are scheduled for 2022, with the first regiment being put on combat duty at the end of the year
Three launches of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of flight design tests (LKI) will be carried out in 2021. This was reported to TASS by sources in the military-industrial complex and close to the military department.
The Roscosmos enterprise has created a mobile medical and diagnostic complex
The prototypes have already been tested
JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation "Precision Instrument Systems" (NPK "SPP", part of Roscosmos) has created a mobile medical and diagnostic complex, the prototypes have already been tested. This is stated in the draft plan for the implementation of the company's product diversification program until 2025 (available to TASS).
Tracked version of the new armored reconnaissance aircraft will be shown at the parade in Tula
At the rehearsal of the military parade in Tula, along with the already known samples, new military equipment was presented. For example, a tracked version of the mobile point of reconnaissance and target designation for the PRP-5 rocket and artillery systems.
Submarines of the People's Republic of China were able to hit the entire territory of the United States
At the celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the PLA Navy, a modernized type 094A nuclear submarine was presented. It is equipped with JL-3 ballistic missiles capable of hitting the entire territory of the United States, writes the South China Morning Post, citing sources in the military industry.
The developer of the deepfake recognition system for the needs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been identified
To develop a computer program for the needs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, recognizing the substitution of faces in videos (the so-called "deepfake" technology), the scientific and industrial company "High Technologies and Strategic Systems"will have to.
Israel replaces soldiers with robots
Patrolling the Israeli borders will be conducted by robots. May 4, portal defence-blog.com He reported that the IDF has begun deploying Jaguar automated vehicles on the border with the Gaza Strip.
The exact date of the start of ticket sales for the New Shepard spacecraft has been announced
Blue Origin will start selling tickets for the New Shepard cruise ship on Wednesday, May 5. The price of the ticket is estimated at 200-250 thousand dollars.
China plans to send spacecraft to the edge of the Solar system
[b]It is expected that it will move 15 billion km from the Earth, the Xinhua news agency reports.]
Chinese scientists are considering sending a spacecraft to the edge of the Solar System - a distance of 100 astronomical units (15 billion km) from Earth. This was reported on Wednesday by the Xinhua news agency.
South Korea launches new Daegu-class frigate
The South Koreans launched another FFX type frigate of the second series (Batch II), also known as Daegu. In total, they plan to build eight such ships.
In Europe, the assembly of the railgun has begun
European countries have started implementing the PILUM project. On May 3, the press service of the European Defense Agency (EDA) announced the official start of work on the creation of an experimental electromagnetic weapon.
Stellar "navigator" for small spacecraft began flight tests
The sensor is designed to determine the spatial orientation of the spacecraft relative to the inertial equatorial stellar coordinate system
The small-sized star sensor AZDK-1 for small spacecraft, created in Azmerit LLC (RKS holding, part of Roscosmos), has begun to pass flight tests. This is stated in the message of the holding, distributed on Tuesday.
Turkey strengthens "tank independence"»
The failures with the Altay tank only encourage Turkey to reduce its dependence on imported military technologies. Yesterday, May 3, portal defenceturk.net he reported that the company Aselsan has started testing a new tank fire control system VOLKAN-M.
The British worked out the capture of a warship using a jetpack
British Marines practiced landing on a warship using a jetpack created by Gravity Industries. The military believes that the new method can be considered as an alternative to conventional methods of air landing.
The US army will equip its combat robots with live muscles
Army Research Laboratory (USA) robotics engineers are studying the possibility of integrating "live" muscles into combat robots to perform motor functions instead of mechanical arms, wheels and tracks.
The submarine of the People's Republic of China received a missile to hit targets across the entire area of the United States
The new strategic nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA) is capable of carrying a missile that can hit targets throughout the United States. This was reported on May 2 by the South China Morning Post, citing military sources.
The Foreign Ministry appreciated the attempts to pass off the development of the US missile defense system as a defensive project
The attempts of the United States to present the development of a global missile defense system as a defensive project are nothing more than a"smoke screen". This opinion was expressed on Monday, May 3, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
Su-30SM2: getting closer to the Su-35
Russian Su-30 fighters will undergo a deep modernization. Yesterday, on May 2, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Su-30SM fighters in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Russian Navy will be upgraded to the Su-30SM2 version.
