News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Attack helicopter "Tiger" will receive a new guided missile system
The French Tiger attack helicopter will receive a new air-to-ground tactical missile as its main armament. The French armed forces have developed an anti-tank guided missile for their "Tiger", which will replace the ATGM "Hellfire" (Hellfire ).
Solar-thermal jet engine for interstellar probe passes first test
For the first time since the concept of a solar-thermal rocket (jet) engine appeared, engineers created a working prototype of it. Despite the fact that this installation is only to confirm the concept, it proves the possibility of practical implementation of this idea.
Taurus Sytems offers the Republic of Korea to jointly develop an improved version of the kepd-350K KR
The German-Swedish defense company Taurus Sytems GmbH expects to work with specialists from the Republic of Korea to develop an air-launched cruise missile that will have a smaller size and a longer launch range.
"It won't save Russia from a strike": what kind of anti-missile was tested in the United States
the US tested SM-3 to intercept Intercontinental missiles
The United States has successfully demonstrated the ability to destroy an Intercontinental ballistic missile using the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA anti-missile system. According to American experts, this test provides an opportunity to significantly improve the layered missile DEFENSE of the Americans and their allies. Is this so-in the material "Газеты.Ru".
India tests new air defense system
India is making progress in creating its own air defense system. November 22, portal armyrecognition.com reported that the defense research and development Organization (DRDO) of the Ministry of defense of India has tested a new qrsam missile.
Test launch of Angara from Plesetsk postponed for a week-source
The first test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in six years has been postponed for a week, a source in the space industry told Interfax on Monday.
China has launched the world's first satellite for the 6G network – but no one knows what it is
The media reported that one of the 13 new Chinese satellites launched on November 6 by the long March 6 rocket is the Tianyang-5 spacecraft. This is the brainchild of Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology, based on the developments of a leading Chinese University in Chengdu. Tianyang-5 is designed to study the Earth, but it will also test the operation of a transmitter for the new 6G network, which does not yet exist in nature.
The artificial intelligence system smashed to smithereens a supercomputer on a large-scale modeling task
Cerebras specialists decided to test their brainchild in the field of large-scale scientific computing, where traditional supercomputers had previously reigned Supreme. And this test gave a stunning result, when calculating a mathematical model that includes more than 500 million variables, the CS-1 computer literally smashed to smithereens one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, which now occupies the 69th line of the world's TOP-500 rating.
Yuri Borisov: the ERA-GLONASS System can become a platform for controlling drones
The state automated information system for emergency response in case of road accidents may become a platform for driving self-driving cars in the future. This was stated on Friday at the opening of the international Congress "ERA-GLONASS" by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
Electric car startup with Russian roots Arrival will be released on Nasdaq at a valuation of $5.4 billion
A British startup founded by former Yota CEO Denis Sverdlov is preparing to enter the Nasdaq exchange. At the same time, Arrival will avoid the IPO process and become public by merging with CIIG Merger.
The Americans showed a model aircraft without wing mechanization
The American company Aurora Flight Sciences showed a model of the aircraft, the project of which initially provides for the absence of any mechanization necessary for flight control. According to Aviation Week, developers are testing a model aircraft in a wind tunnel. The first such tests took place in 2019 in preparation for the tender of the defense advanced development Agency.
Drone reconnaissance: sniffer drones have appeared in the troops
New UAVS specialize in detecting enemy air defense systems
Planes and helicopters will now be protected by artificial intelligence drones. A high-tech unmanned reconnaissance system has been tested in the Ground forces. The new model specializes in detecting the operation of air defense radars and anti-aircraft missile systems, sources in the defense Department said.
Testing the ignition system of the engine "of Cosmocerca" can begin next week
According to the CEO of the company, there are still questions about the production of parts, so the test period may move
The company "Kosmocar" plans to begin testing the ignition system of the engine next week. This was reported TASS the General Director of the company Pavel Pushkin.
The SLUAS unmanned system enters service with us nuclear submarines
According to the American web resource Seapower , the Executive Director of submarine programs of the us Navy, rear Admiral Dave Goggins, speaking on November 18, 2020 at the webinar of the annual Symposium of the Naval submarine League, said that the US Navy has developed and tested the submarine-Launched unmanned aerial system (SLUAS), to solve the tasks of reconnaissance and targeting out of line of sight, and deployed it on ships since September 2020.
Kazan scientists of shvabe implement projects on analysis of petroleum products using optics
Shvabe - Technological laboratory specialists are developing new methods for rapid assessment of fuel quality, the press service of the shvabe holding, which includes the company, reports
Ukrainian" hurricane " will replace the Soviet One
in Ukraine, the latest MLRS "Hurricane" was tested
Ukraine has introduced a new multiple launch rocket system "Bureviy" or "Hurricane". The Ministry of defense of the country is extremely interested in receiving this weapon, since it should replace the old Soviet MLRS of the same name that are in service with the APU. Military observer " Newspaper.Ru " Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the subtleties of the new Ukrainian development.
What scares America Russian nuclear drone " Poseidon"
Dmitry Litovkin-what is currently known about a powerful underwater drone
Recently, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation Christopher Ford suddenly recalled the Russian Poseidon torpedo equipped with a"multi-megaton nuclear warhead".
China has launched an antenna system to communicate with missions on Mars and the moon
the construction of this facility, which has four 35-meter-diameter antennas for transmitting and receiving radio signals, took almost two years, the China Daily newspaper reported
China has put into operation antennas to maintain communication with spacecraft that will participate in missions to explore the moon and Mars. This was reported by the China Daily newspaper.
The Germans showed their combat robots in action
Rheinmetall continues to improve its combat robots. On November 20, the company published on its official YouTube channel new videos of the use of the mission Master ground-based Autonomous vehicle system in combat conditions.
On Hainan prepared the spaceport for launch of the device for delivery to Earth of soil from the moon
the launch of the Changzheng-5 launch vehicle is scheduled for November 24
The management of the spaceport in the city of Wenchang on the North-Eastern coast of the southern Chinese province of Hainan prepared the infrastructure for the launch of the Chang'e-5 spacecraft, which will deliver samples of lunar soil from the planet's natural satellite to Earth. According to the Chinese aerospace science and technology Corporation, all work is being carried out in normal mode in accordance with the schedule.
