News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Tests completed: Russia turns on missile warning system
Tests of the missile attack warning system in the Russian Federation have been completed
The Russian military and designers have finished testing the missile attack warning system. This system is designed to obtain data on enemy missile launches. In addition, the SRPN allows you to determine where the missiles were launched from and collects information about objects in space.
Video: In Russia, a bulletproof vest with a self-assembly function has been developed
A bulletproof vest with an instant reset function has been developed for Russian servicemen. Innovative equipment allows you to almost instantly provide first aid to the wounded in the field or get rid of a protective vest in the water.
"Poseidon" in the boat: the submarine is being prepared for testing nuclear robots
Preparations have begun for testing the Poseidon nuclear underwater robots from their first full-time carrier, the Belgorod nuclear submarine. Now the nuclear-powered cruiser is preparing to go to sea for the first time. Previously, a unique strategic underwater drone was tested from the B-90 Sarov diesel submarine. Experts believe that it may take several more years to complete the project of creating a complex with innovative ammunition.
The robot "Udar" will learn to fight on autopilot and interact with drones
The robotic complex was first presented at the "Innovation Day" of the Ministry of Defense in 2015
The Russian robotic complex "Udar" will be able to move independently on the battlefield, as well as interact with drones. This was reported to TASS by the industrial director of the arms complex of the Rostec State Corporation Bekhan Ozdoev.
NASA again refused to use the SLS rocket to launch its future mission
To launch the Europa Clipper mission, the US Space Agency decided to use a commercial rocket. Previously, the promising Space Launch System was considered as a carrier.
The creation of the latest weapons cost Russia 10-20 billion rubles a year
[b]Former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov also noted that with the current budget of the armed forces, these were "almost imperceptible expenses".]
About 10-20 billion rubles a year were spent over 10 years on the development of modern Russian weapons-the Avangard hypersonic complex, the Peresvet laser complex and the Poseidon underwater vehicles. This was announced on Thursday by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for environmental protection, former Defense Minister (2001-2007) Sergey Ivanov.
The underwater drone "Sarma" is planned for production in 2024 - " Almaz-Antey"
Serial production of the underwater unmanned vehicle "Sarma" is planned to begin in 2024, said Alexander Vedrov, Deputy General Director of the concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey".
A new supercomputer will be sent to the ISS
It was created by HP and NASA specialists
The SBC-2 supercomputer, created by Hewlett-Packard and NASA engineers, will be sent into space aboard the NG-15 spacecraft next Saturday. This was announced by the chief developer of the computer, Mark Fernandez, at an online briefing for journalists.
The first unit of the US Army began to receive elements of hypersonic weapons
In the United States, the process of transferring the new hypersonic weapons to the first division of the Ground Forces has started. In combat, however, it can be fully used in at least a few years.
Arctic brigades will receive all-terrain attack vehicles
Found a means of total suppression of the enemy in the Far North
The Tornado-G complex-the upgraded Grad multiple launch rocket system-will be able to operate in hard-to-reach areas of the North.
The NIIET microcontroller received the status of products manufactured in Russia
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has assigned the K1921VK01T microcontroller, developed in JSC NIIET, the status of products manufactured in the Russian Federation. The company received the relevant conclusion in January 2021.
"By leaps and bounds to launch". Scientist on Russia's great success on Mars
If there is life lurking somewhere on the Red Planet, it is only under the surface at a depth of more than one and a half meters, says Oleg Korablev, scientific director of the Russian part of the project, head of the Department of Physics of Planets and small bodies of the Solar System of the ICI RAS.
French amphibious boat Iguana Interceptor easily rides on the ground
The US Navy has just purchased two high-speed French five-seat Iguana boats, equipped in addition to two 350-horsepower outboard engines with a pair of retractable tracks.
Hyundai is engaged in the development of a universal wheeled walker TIGER
The newly created New Horizons Studios division of Hyundai has published a detailed description of the new car, which it plans to work on. It became the ideological successor to the Elevate concept, a vehicle with a combined chassis that can drive and walk. The new product is called TIGER – "Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot".
Scientists of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will create a "field camp" for the Arctic
Scientists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia will create for the first time a mobile complex for work in the zone of radiation pollution, as well as a special "field camp" for conducting search operations at low Arctic temperatures. All this is in the plans of the research activities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the next couple of years.
Russia's most secret weapon was not created
The most secret superweapon of Russia turned out to be the Burevestnik cruise missile with a nuclear engine, military expert Dmitry Kornev writes in Izvestia.
Turkey's space ambitions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking at a press conference on February 9, 2021 in Ankara at the ceremony of proclaiming the ten-year National Space Program of Turkey (Milli Uzay Programi) and the opening of the Turkish Space Agency (TUA), announced the ambitious Turkish space plans. "The national space program will put our country in the top league in the global space race," Erdogan said.
The MS-21 airliner will receive a Russian engine
Rostec State Corporation has received a certificate from the Federal Air Transport Agency for the serial production of PD-14 engines for the Russian MS-21 passenger aircraft. This is reported on the website of Rostec.
Promising aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy is supposed to be equipped with a nuclear power plant - head of USC
The creation of the aircraft carrier project "Manatee" will provide a technological breakthrough in many segments of the Russian economy, including the nuclear industry, says the General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.
NASA to launch first Lunar Station modules on Falcon Heavy
NASA has commissioned SpaceX to launch the first two modules of the future Gateway space station. The modules will go to the Moon on a Falcon Heavy rocket no earlier than May 2024.