News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
TsENKI reported that the modernization of the Gagarin Launch for the Soyuz-2 rocket will take 3 years
The issue of modernization is being worked out by the state Corporation "Roscosmos" with partners from Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates
The contract for the modernization of the Gagarin Launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome for the launch of Soyuz-2 launch vehicles will be designed for three years. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the Director General of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov.
ENVG-B: When darkness is not salvation
The United States is ahead of other countries in terms of the technical equipment of the ordinary soldier. Another example is a video from an exercise where soldiers of the 4th Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Regiment use the latest ENVG-B thermal imaging binoculars.
The American "killer" of the Russian S-400 was recognized as a miracle
The promising strategic low-visibility B-21 Raider bomber of the US Air Force, called the killer of the Russian S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile systems, is a ray of light in the Pentagon budget, the American magazine Popular Mechanics admits.
The K-Max Titan military transport helicopter became the world's first commercial drone
The K-Max transport sky tractor of Kaman (USA) has a difficult fate. His first job in 1994 was logging, where, thanks to his unusual design with crisscrossing rotors (synchrocopter), he successfully performed the functions of a flying crane, transporting up to 2.7 tons of wood at a time on an external suspension.
The company "Sukhoi" presented the technology of fully automatic drones
The company demonstrated to the representatives of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission the implemented methods of mathematical computer modeling, with the help of which it is possible to almost halve the debugging and testing processes of aircraft components and components.
The Russian Defense Ministry will create a department for the development of artificial intelligence
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to create a special department for the development of artificial intelligence in its structure. This was reported on the website of the Russian government on April 26.
When will Ukraine create a 500-km-long Thunder-2 missile system"
The creation of the Ukrainian operational-tactical missile system "Grom-2" continues to be in question. In 2018, after the five-axle OTRK chassis participated in the parade on August 24 in Kiev, and then was shown at the exhibition "Weapons and Security", it was solemnly announced that the first launches would be held in 2019.
Blue Origin has challenged NASA's decision on the SpaceX contract for the construction of the lunar module
[b]According to the company, the solution eliminates opportunities for competition, significantly narrows the supply base and threatens America's return to the moon.]
The aerospace company Blue Origin of the American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, who is the richest man in the world, on Monday challenged the decision of NASA to grant a contract for the development and creation of a lunar lander worth $2.9 billion to the American company SpaceX.
Video: "Kalashnikov" presented the AKV-521 carbine under the cartridge .366 TCM
The Kalashnikov Group of companies presented a smooth-bore version of its new AKV-521 carbine for a hunting cartridge.366 TCM. The main advantage of the new product will be that it will be possible to get it without five years of experience in the possession of weapons, as is required in the case of rifled barrels.
Second wind: modernization has expanded the capabilities of the Sani mortar"
Adopted 40 years ago, the 120-mm mortar "Sani"is still too early to retire: after modernization, increased mobility and accuracy of fire. The mortar with a rate of fire of up to 15 rounds per minute proved to be indispensable in the mountains and passed combat testing in Syria.
The start of testing of a sample of the Baikal aircraft is scheduled for the end of the year
The start of testing of the prototype of the domestic light aircraft "Baikal" is scheduled for the end of 2021. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.
Airbus Helicopters Expands VSR700 UAV Capabilities
At the request of the French Navy, the companies Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters have expanded the range of flight modes of the VSR700 helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrator during recent tests.
The US and Europe want to build an Interstellar vehicle that will move away from Earth by a record distance
Europeans and Americans have announced plans to create an Interstellar probe that should reach interstellar space, 149 billion kilometers away from Earth. To begin with, the project will need to get NASA approval.
Leonidas microwave cannon will neutralize a swarm of drones with one shot
As the practice of many modern local conflicts has shown, even the simplest civilian drones equipped with improvised explosive devices can become an effective weapon in the right hands – which, by the way, is not so easy to resist.
The launch of a new missile defense system was shown on video
Combat crews of the air and missile defense forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces have successfully launched a new missile of the Russian missile defense system (ABM). This happened at the Sary-Shagan test site in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The military has launched a new Russian missile defense system
The Zvezda TV channel showed footage of the test launch of a new missile of the Russian missile defense system.
China announced the launch date of the lunar mission "Chang'e-6»
China has decided to conduct a lunar mission "Chang'e-6" in 2024. This will be the second Chinese return mission to a satellite of our planet.
"Udar": what is known about the combat robot based on the BMP-3
In Russia, the combat robot "Udar", created on the basis of the BMP-3, is being tested.
During the tests, the issues of its interaction with other promising unmanned ground complexes "Uranus", "Nerekhta" and "Soratnik", as well as aerial drones, are being worked out.
"Armata" in Serbian: M-20UP1 never became a real tank
In Serbia, they worked on their own new-generation tank, which received the preliminary designation M-20UP1. Information about this was announced in the summer of 2015.
At the same time, several images of a promising machine were made public, which outwardly very much resembled the T-14 on the heavy unified Armata platform.
The main stages of the creation of the Russian-Chinese station on the Moon have become known
The program for creating a Russian-Chinese station on an Earth satellite involves three main stages. The implementation of the first of them should begin this year.