News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The Poseidon UAV carrier of the Belgorod nuclear submarine will be handed over to the fleet in 2021
The transfer of two submarines of the Yasen-M project "Kazan" and "Novosibirsk" has also been postponed to 2021
The transfer of the Poseidon nuclear submarine carrier of the Belgorod submarine and two Yasen-M project submarines Kazan and Novosibirsk to the Russian Navy has been postponed to 2021. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The launch of the Obzor-R satellite will take place in the third quarter of 2021
on Board is a radar that will allow you to get an image with a resolution of up to one meter
The launch of the radar satellite "Obzor-R" from the Plesetsk cosmodrome is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021, according to the state contract published on the public procurement portal.
Video: Russia has completed testing of the Strela-9M333 anti-aircraft missile"
The Kalashnikov Concern announced the successful completion of full-scale tests of the Strela 9M333 anti-aircraft guided missile (SAM) for the Strela 10M air defense system. The shooting took place at the Donguz training ground in the Orenburg region.
Production of the upgraded 9M333 anti-aircraft guided missile for the Strela-10M air defense system has begun»
As reported on December 24, 2020, JSC "Concern "Kalashnikov "(part of the state Corporation rostec), it has completed testing and started mass production of the upgraded anti-aircraft guided missile 9M333, designed for anti-aircraft missile systems of the family "Strela-10M".
Tests of the latest American hypersonic weapons ended in failure
According to the data presented, the first flight tests of the new American HAWC hypersonic missile from Lockheed Martin were unsuccessful. As a result of a series of errors, the launch from the B-52 bomber was decided not to be carried out.
An innovative superconducting electric motor was installed on the Yak-40
Russian experts are preparing to fly a plane with a superconducting engine. We have already carried out the installation of the power plant and a test run of the engine.
The new material made it possible to create a prototype of a self-learning device
Scientists of the research center "Kurchatov Institute" as part of a research group received promising material for creating self-learning neuromorphic computing systems. Their energy efficiency is superior to conventional computers by several orders of magnitude.
Interview with the head of USC Alexey Rakhmanov
The newspaper "Kommersant" under the headline "Now absolutely everything works on the buyer's side" published an interesting interview with the General Director of PJSC "United shipbuilding Corporation" (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.
Strategic missile carrier Tu-95MS worked out the control of the drone in flight
A source in the military-industrial complex did not confirm whether such tests were carried out with the heavy attack stealth drone "Hunter", but did not rule out the possibility of such tests in the future.
Source: the first regiment of "Vanguards" will be brought to full strength in 2021
According to the collection "Main results of the activities of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation in 2012-2020" prepared by the Ministry of defense, four Avangard missile systems will be on combat duty by the end of December.
UEC started work on a promising gas generator for the 5th generation engine
In the future, the new engine can be used for advanced long-range and military transport aircraft
PJSC " UEC-Kuznetsov "(part of the United engine Corporation of the state Corporation "rostec") plans until 2022 to conduct research work on the development of a promising gas generator for the fifth-generation engine in the thrust class 18-24 TS. This was reported to journalists by the General designer of the company Pavel Chupin.
KBM has developed a technology for obtaining a number of prototypes using 3D printing
The design Bureau of mechanical engineering (part of the holding NPO "high-Precision complexes" of the state Corporation rostec) introduces additive technologies in production.
Electric plane from Metro Hop will be able to take off from a runway length of 25 meters
With the development of electric aviation, aircraft with a shortened take-off can become a real alternative to aircraft with vertical take-off. The latter spend too much energy during takeoff and landing, thereby significantly limiting the "useful" range of their flight.
Sberbank is testing self-driving cars
The first self-driving cars of Sber Automotive Technologies went to the streets of Moscow for testing in the conditions of the winter metropolis: the drones will be tested by high humidity, negative temperature, poor visibility and heavy road conditions.
American fighter of the sixth generation will receive a virtual pilot
A promising American fighter of the sixth generation, created under the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, is likely to receive a co-pilot, whose role will be played by AI.
Russia has produced the first prototype engine for the PAK DA bomber
Russian engineers have created a prototype aircraft engine designed for the strategic bomber PAK DA.
Video: new tests of the promising bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor
The promising American tiltrotor has passed two new stages of testing. The device was tested with the Tactical Common Datalink communication channel, and also evaluated its ability to lift loads.
A plastic gun
The domestic shooting industry makes up for lost time
Technologists and design engineers of the Central research Institute of precision engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of rostec) have long used the remarkable qualities of polymers in their developments. High strength, low specific gravity, durability, high corrosion resistance, heat resistance, cheapness of these materials-this is what allows you to improve the design of weapons and military equipment.
The all-seeing eye of the South of Russia
the Nebo-UM radar is capable of detecting hypersonic aircraft manufactured using Stealth technology
on December 14, 2020, a new Nebo-UM radar station took over combat duty in the Rostov region.
China launches new launch vehicle with secret satellite into orbit
The Chinese medium-class rocket "Changzheng-8" ("Great campaign-8", CZ-8) on Tuesday launched into orbit with a secret satellite XJY-7, as well as a group of space micro-devices, a live broadcast was conducted on the Chinese website DouYu.