News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Special intelligence units began to receive new tactical parachute systems "Steyer". They are designed specifically for scouts and allow you to land from a height of 10 kilometers.

"Lotus" will demonstrate work in motion, afloat and when landing, the combat vehicle will also produce 300 shots

The air-mounted self-propelled artillery gun "Lotus" developed by the Central research Institute of precision engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of rostec) has entered the preliminary testing stage. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of Rostec.

The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation has published new data on the flight speed of the hypersonic unit of the Avangard missile system. According to the military, it accelerates to Mach 28 (the speed of sound is approximately equal to 7.5 kilometers per second).

The R & d center for electronic computing technology (nitsevt) of the holding company "Roselektronika" will double the production of electronic modules, including for data storage systems "Dome".

CEO of the Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov stressed that Russia now has all the competencies for this

The United shipbuilding Corporation (USC) expects to build a promising aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy on the Sevmash. This was stated on Tuesday by the General Director of USC Alexey Rakhmanov in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".

Local conflicts of recent years have repeatedly demonstrated that the Soviet infantry fighting vehicles of the first and second generation, which did not undergo modernization, no longer meet modern requirements in terms of security.

Russian attack UAV s-70 "Hunter" in the future will be able to act as an interceptor. As part of the flight tests, the "Hunter "for the first time made a series of flights with air-to-air missiles as weapons.

Russia is rapidly and consistently developing combat unmanned aircraft. In 2018, there was a key breakthrough, after which the family of military drones began to expand rapidly. By 2025, the number of drones in the Russian army will double, and their role in combat operations will become more visible.

In the article published in the French newspaper "La Tribune" by Michel Cabirol "Moteurs de l'eurodrone: dernière chance pour Safran de supplanter General Electric" ("engines for Eurodrone: will Safran Take the last chance to oust General Electric?"), it is reported that the European company Airbus Defense has requested the engine companies General Electric and Safran Helicopter Engines to provide it with a final commercial offer for the production of a turboprop engine for a promising European unmanned aerial vehicle of long flight duration eurodrone male (Medium altitude long endurance).

The Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicle has started high-speed runs on the runway. The first flight is scheduled for 2021.

The Russian military tested the "flying BMD" with high-precision missiles the

" Flying " combat vehicle of the landing force - the latest mi-8AMTSH-VN "Sapsan" helicopter-fired anti-tank guided missiles "Ataka-VM". As told in the Russian military-industrial complex, the crew of a prototype helicopter successfully attacked targets that mimic the armored vehicles of a potential enemy.

The Russian defense Ministry plans to start state tests of the upgraded Tu-160 strategic missile carrier in 2021. This was announced on Monday, December 21, by the head of the military Department Sergei Shoigu.

Construction of the newest radar station "Yakhroma" will begin in Sevastopol in 2021. This was announced by Russian defense Minister General of the army Sergei Shoigu during the final Board of the Department on December 21.

the Center will be created in the structure of the Ministry of defense

The main research and testing interspecies center for advanced weapons will be created in the structure of the Russian Defense Ministry. This is stated in the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, published on Monday on the official portal of legal information.

Flight tests of the latest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" will be conducted in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. A special training ground will be built there for this purpose next year. This was announced on Monday, December 21 at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation by the head of the Department Sergey Shoigu.

The US space Agency has conducted the final tests of the heat shield of the new James Webb space telescope for deployment. The launch of the device is planned for 2021.

the truth and myths about the light scalpel

In February 2020, near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, an American anti-submarine aircraft P-8A Poseidon was illuminated and blinded by a laser from a Chinese destroyer. This incident, some believe, marked the beginning of the open use of laser weapons as an independent system. From that moment on, they started talking about the rapid spread of laser weapon combat systems (LO).

commander of the airborne forces, colonel-general andrey serdyukov on reforms in the "winged infantry" and advanced weapons

the russian airborne forces have been undergoing serious reforms in recent years. in the future, they should form the basis of rapid reaction troops that will be able to perform tasks in any region of the world.

Determine the type of target, its parameters, find out the course and nationality — the Ministry of Defense is testing the latest system of automatic illumination of the surface situation "Strategy"in the Black Sea. This development of the Research Institute of Long-range Radio Communications (NIIDAR) will allow Russia to significantly secure the southern borders and prevent violations of the state border. "Strategy" closes all the means of tracking available to the Black Sea Fleet. About the system and its capabilities - in the material RIA Novosti.

Robot dogs will help scientists in the study of Martian caves

Scientists have proposed to explore the Martian caves with robotic "dogs". Without fear of getting lost or stuck, they will be able to significantly expand the possibilities of missions on the surface of the planet.