News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
MoRFIUS drone killer officially unveiled
The best way to deal with the drones will be other drones. This is the opinion of Lockheed Martin, which presented its new creation - "flying microwaves" called MoRFIUS.
Europeans will test a passenger liner with a flight on 100% biofuel
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the British company Rolls-Royce and the Finnish fuel company, launched a project to study the impact of biofuels on the fuel systems and engines of passenger aircraft. According to Airbus, as part of the project, participants will also assess the amount of emissions from aircraft engines running on biofuels.
Tests of the Tu-160M2 have moved to the next stage
According to foreign media, Russia is adapting its "White Swan" for the future. At the end of 2020, the latest version of the Tu-160M2 strategic bomber took off in Kazan for the first time with new engines. In early March of this year, the aircraft flew to the Zhukovsky airfield to continue testing.
"There's no chance in the air." CEO of Technodinamika on how air exercise machines save lives
What simulators will soon be available to the troops, what new products are already being developed for the Russian army, as well as the most advanced air exercise machines on a movable base that allow you to experience the feeling of a real flight.
The US wanted to modernize the missile defense system because of the latest Russian weapons
The United States intends to modernize the missile defense software due to the appearance of hypersonic weapons in Russia, RT reports, citing a document from the American Missile Defense Agency.
The prototype of the upgraded engine for the Yak-130 will be ready by the middle of the year
Modernization of the AI-222-25 engine is aimed at increasing the resource characteristics, increasing its reliability
A sample of the upgraded AI-222-25 engine for the Yak-130 will be ready by mid-2021, and it will be tested by the end of the year. This was reported to journalists by the head of the Salyut production complex (part of the UEC is part of Rostec) Alexey Gromov.
In Russia, they are preparing to adopt the self-propelled gun "Magnolia" to protect the northern territories
Russia is preparing to adopt the self-propelled gun "Magnolia", reports"RIA Novosti". These guns will be handed over to Arctic units performing tasks in extreme climatic conditions.
The Roscosmos enterprise will study the issue of creating a space ion engine not based on xenon
According to the general director of the center. Keldysh, xenon is used because in orbit the cost of a kilogram of xenon is very close to the cost of a kilogram of conventional " air "
The Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) plans to study the use of an alternative to xenon in ion engines. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov.
The main directions of development of anti-tank missile systems in the Russian Federation
Interesting materials (slides) about the main directions of development of anti-tank missile systems in the Russian Federation from the report of S. A. Bakaneev "Conceptual ideas and main results of research of military scientific schools of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy" at the XXIII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) in 2020.
The first Ansat is equipped with a new medical module
The improvement of the Ansat helicopter used for sanaviation by the Republican Clinical Hospital (RKB) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan was carried out.
The concept of the fighter of the future for the American United States, which can replace the F-16, is presented
Meet the concept of a promising light fighter F-36 Kingsnake. According to experts in the field of aircraft engineering, in the future, such a machine will be able to replace the legendary F-16.
NASA conducted fire tests of the first stage of a rocket for a flight to the Moon
The US Space Agency conducted fire tests of the engines of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which in the foreseeable future should launch astronauts to the satellite of our planet. The carrier can make the very first start this year.
The US Army has shown the first elements of a new hypersonic weapon delivered to it
The US Ground forces showed elements of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) complex. They will be used for training purposes.
BMP Puma made friends with the " equipment of the future»
The Bundeswehr is digitalizing its soldiers. On March 19, the press service of the German Defense Ministry reported that the Panzergrenadier system was recognized as suitable for combat and will go to the troops.
The Rafale M F3-R fighter has reached the stage of full operational readiness
The Rafale M multi-role fighter in the F3-R standard has reached the stage of full operational readiness. This aircraft is considered one of the most advanced fourth-generation fighters in the world.
Deck-based "flying radars" will learn how to control drones
The US Navy will soon order the American company Northrop Grumman to finalize the deck-based E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection aircraft. According to Flightglobal, the company will have to upgrade on-board computers and information display systems so that aircraft crews can control several unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Russian spacecraft "Luna-25" will launch on October 1, 2021
Russia returns to the moon. The launch of the Luna-25 spacecraft, which will break the half-century pause of Russian flights to the Earth's natural satellite, is scheduled for October 1, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The station was presented at the Lavochkin NGO. The mission's lander will be tested in the Earth's atmosphere.
Russian Ion Engine Testing Deadline Named
Flight tests of Russian ion engines are planned to be conducted in 2025-2030, according to the Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos).
Successful bench tests of the new H-III launch vehicle were held in Japan
It is expected that the first launch can take place as early as during the 2021 fiscal year
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully conducted bench tests of a new two-stage H-III launch vehicle. This is stated in a message published on Thursday on the agency's website.
USC General Director: at least 50% of Russian equipment will be used on promising vessels
The State Duma held a meeting of the Expert Council for the development of the shipbuilding industry and marine equipment, the topic of which was import substitution.