News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Futuristic energy weapon concepts may become commonplace in the coming years. February 24, portal c4isrnet.com He reported that the US Army announced plans to test the" combat microwave " THOR and soon adopt it into service.

About the most mysterious invisible plane of the Celestial Empire

Today, only two countries in the world have been able to develop on their own and take to the skies the 5th generation fighters of two quite significantly different types at once – the United States and China. The others have either created only one combat aircraft of this class, or are still creating them. By the way, according to the Chinese nomenclature, those combat aircraft that are generally referred to as the 5th generation around the world are referred to as the 4th generation in the Middle Kingdom itself. Well, the East, as you know, is a delicate matter.

The slogan of Make in India is still only a slogan

India is committed to demonstrating its commitment and ability to create a wide range of unmanned aircraft systems of various types and classes.

The American company Erickson in 2022 will begin flight tests of an optional manned version of the S-64F+ Air Crane heavy transport helicopter. According to AINonline, flight tests of the machine are planned to be completed within two years, and from 2024 to start delivering the first S-64F+ to customers. Erickson intends to offer the new helicopter to both private companies and the military.

Russia is radically changing the rules of air warfare. For strategic bombers, advanced fighters and drones, the latest hypersonic weapons are already being developed. And drones and planes are taught to fly and perform combat missions together. Anton Lavrov, a columnist for Izvestia, has been looking into how the new products will change the nature of military operations and how this will affect the confrontation with the enemy.

In Russia, this year, state tests of new guided shells "Krasnopol-M2", as well as guided mines "Gran"will be completed.

Rostec enterprises have started preparing the latest heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 ("Tosochka") for state tests, they are scheduled to begin in March, the general director of RT-Capital LLC (part of Rostec) told RIA Novosti") Kirill Fedorov.

The only Russian manufacturer of tanks, the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, Rostec), is developing robotic combat vehicles, which should appear in the near future.

According to South Korean media, on February 22, 2021, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held the 133rd meeting of the Joint Committee on Defense Procurement Programs (Banju Committee), which approved the program for the creation and construction of the first light aircraft carrier under the designation CVX for the South Korean Navy in the period 2022-2033.

ADSB launched the 16-meter and 12-meter high-speed patrol boats (FPB), which were designed and built in the UAE, during the NAVDEX 2021 exhibition, which is held simultaneously with the International Defense Exhibition IDEX-2021.

Digital engineering has reached the aviation industry. On February 23, Boeing announced the start of mass production of the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft.

Specialists from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have created a 3D printer that prints products made of titanium.

The Polish company PIT-RADWAR presented the concept of a new short-range air defense system. It is stated that the system will be able to hit all types of air targets, including attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, barrage ammunition and cruise missiles.

The Russian T-14 Armata tank "will not be mass-produced in an unmanned version and is rather used for testing the relevant technologies." The corresponding future of the combat vehicle was revealed to Izvestia by the industrial director of the Rostec weapons complex, Bekhan Ozdoev.

The hypersonic aircraft missile, code-named "Gremlin", will take off in two years: tests are scheduled for 2023. In some documents, the product is called GZUR-hypersonic guided missile. In terms of its dimensions, the Gremlin will be smaller than the previously adopted X-47M2 Dagger.

This will significantly reduce the time of fire control and eliminate operator errors

An automated guidance fire control system (ASU) for barrel artillery and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) is being developed in Russia. This was reported to TASS at the international arms exhibition IDEX-2021 by the press service of the holding company " High-precision Complexes "(part of the state Corporation"Rostec").

The European Defense Agency (EDA) has launched a project to develop a swarm of autonomous all-terrain vehicles ARTUS (Autonomous Rough-terrain Transport UGV Swarm) launch event. Ground-based unmanned military vehicles are supposed to be combined with the help of artificial intelligence

State tests of the KUB-UAV drone are planned to be completed this year, and its export version is being developed, said Dmitry Tarasov, General Director of the Kalashnikov Concern.

In "Vesti Nedeli" showed an interesting report about various Russian UAVs, with 5m30c there they talk about the Orion reconnaissance and strike UAV coming into service with the Russian Aerospace Forces.

Chinese automaker Geely Holdings Group will launch commercial satellites this year, the company said.