News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Israel is arming itself with "smart" mines
Israeli mines will fly at the behest. On March 14, the Associated Press news agency reported that the IDF has completed acceptance tests of "smart" Iron Sting artillery mines.
The module for the delivery of astronauts to the Moon from orbit was selected the optimal architecture
The best of the 39 options, scientists recognized a single-stage module on liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
TASS, March 15. Scientists from Russia and the United States have chosen the best version of the module for delivering astronauts from the orbiting lunar station to the surface of the Earth's satellite and back. An article describing their work was published by the scientific journal Acta Astronautica, the press service of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology writes briefly about this.
Lockheed Martin to supply US SAZ MAPS for testing
Lockheed Martin announced a recently signed contract to supply the US Army with a basic set of Modular Active Protection System MAPS (Modular Active Protection System) to equip the BBM.
In the UK, the Russian "Belgorod" with "Losharik" was shown»
The British magazine Navy Lookout showed a possible image of the Russian nuclear submarine K-329 "Belgorod" project 09852 with the nuclear deep-water station (AGS) AS-31 "Losharik" project 10831.
TsAGI has tested a model of a Russian-Chinese wide-body passenger aircraft
Russian engineers have tested a model of a promising SHFDMS airliner, which is being developed jointly with China. The first flight of the car can make in the new decade.
Tencent has developed a walking-wheeled robot
The Chinese company Tencent has introduced a hybrid four-legged robot with wheels. He can not only walk on four legs, but also ride on four or two wheels: In the latter case, it behaves like a humanoid robot, standing upright and grabbing objects with both feet.
The crews of the Su-25SM3 of the Southern Military District used the latest sighting and navigation system " Salt-25"
The crews of the Su-25SM3 attack aircraft of the aviation regiment of the Southern Military District, based in Stavropol, during the planned flight and tactical training, attacked the air defense facilities of the simulated enemy at night as part of a flight and a squadron.
Unobtrusive and very dangerous - the "Cube-UAV" drone»
According to the Internet portal Yahoo News Japan, these unmanned self-exploding aircraft have a number of advantages. In particular, they are able to stay in the air for a long time, move at high speed to the target unnoticed by the enemy, and strike from above.
"Thunder" and ten " Lightning Bolts»
Russian promising drone "Thunder" will get guided drones. Yesterday, March 11, the TASS news agency reported that the strike unmanned aerial vehicle "Thunder" will be able to control a swarm of ten strike drones "Lightning".
Serial MiG-35S fighters delivered to the troops
As specified by the newspaper "Red Star", the aircraft were delivered ahead of schedule
The MiG-35S multi-purpose fighters were delivered to the troops as part of the state defense order. Such data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation leads on Friday in the newspaper "Red Star".
China successfully launched a modified Changzheng-7A rocket"
[b]The current launch was the 362nd for the Changzheng series launch vehicles.]
China on Friday successfully launched a modified Changzheng-7A launch vehicle (CZ-7A, Long March-7A) with an experimental environmental monitoring satellite. This was announced by the China Space Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
Hypersonic weapons carrier: the US Air Force received the first F-15EX fighter
The US Air Force received the first F-15EX fighter. The machine, among other things, is distinguished by a large combat load. In the future, it can be used as a carrier for hypersonic weapons systems.
Unique deep-sea neutrino telescope launched on Lake Baikal
The Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope, the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, will be launched on March 13. This was reported on Saturday in the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
"They'll be better than the Mistrals."": what Russia is building in Crimea
Roomy, high-speed, modern-in the shipbuilding industry, some characteristics of the universal landing ships of the project 23900 were revealed. Two pennants have already been laid on the slipways of the Kerch plant "Bay". Previously, ships of this class were not built in Russia. Thanks to them, the fleet will receive unique opportunities for expeditionary operations.
Turkish aircraft carrier: drones instead of F-35
The TCG Anadolu ship can become a carrier of attack drones. March 12, portal defensenews.com He reported that Baykar is developing a new version of the Bayraktar TB2 drone with the possibility of being based on a failed aircraft carrier.
US Navy buys small unmanned aerial vehicles Blackwing 10C for launching from submarines
As reported by the American publication "The Drive", the Command of Naval Systems (Naval Sea Systems Command-NAVSEA) of the US Navy on March 10, 2021, published on the US federal public procurement website a contract request for the purchase of 120 sets of small Blackwing 10C unmanned aerial vehicles designed to be launched from submarines of the US Navy from the US company AeroVironment as the sole supplier for two years.
The US Air Force has published the first pictures of the B-21 Raider bomber in many years
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have released the first images of the new B-21 Raider bomber. The photos were taken in combination with artistic renderings against the background of the hangars of Ellsworth Air Force Bases (South Dakota), Whiteman (Missouri) and Dice (Texas).
Sweden has developed a conductive thread for a fabric that can generate energy
Thanks to the achievements of modern technologies, our clothes are gradually becoming more functional. This is confirmed by the latest development of scientists from the Chalmers Technical University (Sweden), who managed to create a conductive cellulose thread.
The navigation system for the new spacecraft "Eagle" will be delivered in 2022
The ship "Eagle" is being created as part of the Russian lunar program
A flight model of the navigation system designed for the promising manned spacecraft "Eagle" will be delivered to the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energia" next year. This was reported to TASS by the head of the Department of Optical and Physical Research of the Institute of Space Research (ICI) RAN Roman Bessonov.
In the United States, the concept of a gun for helicopters of the future was presented
Northrop Grumman Corporation showed the concept of a gun that can be equipped with helicopters created under the Future Vertical Lift program.