News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The US Missile Defense Agency has signed a contract with the US company Northrop Grumman to develop a prototype satellite capable of detecting hypersonic targets. According to C4ISRNET, the transaction amount was $ 155 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will have to assemble a prototype of the satellite and conduct its demonstration tests.

The promising Japanese fifth-generation F-X fighter, which is being developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will be connected to a high-speed data exchange network. According to Flightglobal, with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, with the help of the new network, the combat aircraft will be able to exchange data with other fighters of this type, unmanned wingmen and American military equipment.

In Russia, the development of a new-generation fighter-interceptor has begun

The Russian state corporation "Rostec" reported that experts are conducting development work on the creation of a new fighter-interceptor MiG-41. Earlier it was noted that this modification will be able to perform tasks in space and will be a completely new model of the aircraft, and not a modified version of its predecessor - the MiG-31.

Dynetics conducted successful tests of the promising X-61A Gremlins air system, which involves launching a UAV from a carrier aircraft. During the test, the drone was in close proximity to the C-130.

A decision on the readiness of the communication satellite payload for operation will be made in the near future

The decision on the readiness of the payload of the Express-80 communication satellite for operation will be made in the near future, experts have already conducted its flight tests. This is stated in a video posted on Wednesday on the official channel of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after M. F. Reshetnev" (ISS) on YouTube.

According to a press release from the French arms concern Nexter, the 155-mm high-precision ammunition "Katana" (KATANA ) has completed its first successful test firing. The test campaign took place from December 7 to 11, 2020 in the north of Sweden, at the Vidsel test site (Vidsel). According to the manufacturer, the artillery ammunition successfully demonstrated its ability to fly in a controlled manner.

According to the Turkish Anadolu agency, on January 23, the launch ceremony of the lead frigate (F-515) "Istanbul", which is being built according to the national project, was held at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard.

Mass media: Russia was removed from the discussion of the lunar station

Russian experts no longer participate in the discussion of the project of the American lunar station Gateway. It became known that they were excluded from the mailing list of letters and deprived of access to the materials.

Although in the past the US presence in the Persian Gulf was considered a threat to Iran, the Islamic Republic can now destroy US warships thanks to its "deterrent capability", including missile weapons.

What is known about the JL-3 ballistic missile, the work on which Beijing does not recognize

The United States is concerned about China's work on a promising ballistic missile for submarines JL-3, the range of which will allow China to reach the United States. This follows from a public report on missile threats to the United States. What is the new missile, the work on which Beijing, by the way, has not officially confirmed, in the material of the "Newspaper.Ru».

In Turkey, for the first time, a radically modernized Leopard 2A4 was openly demonstrated, which now comes close to the new generation of cars in a number of characteristics.

Last week, high-ranking military officials led by the country's Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, visited enterprises engaged in the production of armored vehicles.

Alphabet Holding (Owned by Google) has announced the closure of Loon-a project to develop Internet access using balloons flying in the stratosphere. The company considered the company's business model unstable. This is reported by CNET.

Starting this year, the Ground Forces ' rocket scientists will work closely with the Navy. The Iskander-M operational and tactical complexes (OTRK) will be able to support the Navy's operations at a range of up to 500 km and destroy the objects of a possible enemy with great accuracy. Such joint training has become a trend in combat training in recent years. The main target for the complexes may be priority coastal structures and equipment: air bases, radars and command centers, experts say.

At the end of last year, Putin announced that he intended to introduce the Avangard missile into the scope of the START-3 treaty. Immediately after that, they started talking about the fact that Russia allegedly recognized itself as defeated. But is it true that Russia "bowed its head"? As it is not so. With her statements, she only fools America's head, the user of "Sina" is sure.

In the United States, jealously watching the development of the Russian military-industrial complex, and therefore the message that the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" is being prepared to replace, aroused interest. But in the article, skepticism is mixed with interest: will Russia be able to implement interesting ideas? Will the Russian Federation repeat the success of its icebreaking shipbuilding?

The Don-2N multi-functional radar, the central and most complex element of the Russian missile defense system, has been upgraded and is being prepared for testing. The performance of the computing system has increased by four orders of magnitude, and its size has decreased fourfold.

Russia will present a model of the fifth-generation Su-57E fighter at the Aero India 2021 exhibition, the Rostec State Corporation told Interfax on Friday.

Among the announced items: a rail booster, drones that can be launched into the air with a grenade launcher, electromagnetic cannons and combat lasers.

In Russia, it is planned to test the latest guided 152-millimeter artillery shell for howitzers, according to materials posted on the state procurement website.

On January 23, 2021, in Istanbul, at the Turkish naval shipyard Istanbul Tersane Komutanlığı (Istanbul Naval Shipyard), the launch ceremony of the lead frigate F 515 Istanbul of the national project TF-100 of the MILGEM program (Millî Gemi-national ship) was held. At the ceremony of launching was attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.