News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The new material made it possible to create a prototype of a self-learning device
Scientists of the research center "Kurchatov Institute" as part of a research group received promising material for creating self-learning neuromorphic computing systems. Their energy efficiency is superior to conventional computers by several orders of magnitude.
Interview with the head of USC Alexey Rakhmanov
The newspaper "Kommersant" under the headline "Now absolutely everything works on the buyer's side" published an interesting interview with the General Director of PJSC "United shipbuilding Corporation" (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.
Strategic missile carrier Tu-95MS worked out the control of the drone in flight
A source in the military-industrial complex did not confirm whether such tests were carried out with the heavy attack stealth drone "Hunter", but did not rule out the possibility of such tests in the future.
Source: the first regiment of "Vanguards" will be brought to full strength in 2021
According to the collection "Main results of the activities of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation in 2012-2020" prepared by the Ministry of defense, four Avangard missile systems will be on combat duty by the end of December.
UEC started work on a promising gas generator for the 5th generation engine
In the future, the new engine can be used for advanced long-range and military transport aircraft
PJSC " UEC-Kuznetsov "(part of the United engine Corporation of the state Corporation "rostec") plans until 2022 to conduct research work on the development of a promising gas generator for the fifth-generation engine in the thrust class 18-24 TS. This was reported to journalists by the General designer of the company Pavel Chupin.
KBM has developed a technology for obtaining a number of prototypes using 3D printing
The design Bureau of mechanical engineering (part of the holding NPO "high-Precision complexes" of the state Corporation rostec) introduces additive technologies in production.
Electric plane from Metro Hop will be able to take off from a runway length of 25 meters
With the development of electric aviation, aircraft with a shortened take-off can become a real alternative to aircraft with vertical take-off. The latter spend too much energy during takeoff and landing, thereby significantly limiting the "useful" range of their flight.
Sberbank is testing self-driving cars
The first self-driving cars of Sber Automotive Technologies went to the streets of Moscow for testing in the conditions of the winter metropolis: the drones will be tested by high humidity, negative temperature, poor visibility and heavy road conditions.
American fighter of the sixth generation will receive a virtual pilot
A promising American fighter of the sixth generation, created under the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, is likely to receive a co-pilot, whose role will be played by AI.
Russia has produced the first prototype engine for the PAK DA bomber
Russian engineers have created a prototype aircraft engine designed for the strategic bomber PAK DA.
Video: new tests of the promising bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor
The promising American tiltrotor has passed two new stages of testing. The device was tested with the Tactical Common Datalink communication channel, and also evaluated its ability to lift loads.
A plastic gun
The domestic shooting industry makes up for lost time
Technologists and design engineers of the Central research Institute of precision engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of rostec) have long used the remarkable qualities of polymers in their developments. High strength, low specific gravity, durability, high corrosion resistance, heat resistance, cheapness of these materials-this is what allows you to improve the design of weapons and military equipment.
The all-seeing eye of the South of Russia
the Nebo-UM radar is capable of detecting hypersonic aircraft manufactured using Stealth technology
on December 14, 2020, a new Nebo-UM radar station took over combat duty in the Rostov region.
China launches new launch vehicle with secret satellite into orbit
The Chinese medium-class rocket "Changzheng-8" ("Great campaign-8", CZ-8) on Tuesday launched into orbit with a secret satellite XJY-7, as well as a group of space micro-devices, a live broadcast was conducted on the Chinese website DouYu.
Deliveries of new parachutes for Russian special forces have begun
Special intelligence units began to receive new tactical parachute systems "Steyer". They are designed specifically for scouts and allow you to land from a height of 10 kilometers.
Avialesookhrana self-propelled gun "Lotus" for the airborne troops was released for preliminary testing
"Lotus" will demonstrate work in motion, afloat and when landing, the combat vehicle will also produce 300 shots
The air-mounted self-propelled artillery gun "Lotus" developed by the Central research Institute of precision engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of rostec) has entered the preliminary testing stage. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of Rostec.
Updated data on the speed of the Avangard hypersonic missile"
The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation has published new data on the flight speed of the hypersonic unit of the Avangard missile system. According to the military, it accelerates to Mach 28 (the speed of sound is approximately equal to 7.5 kilometers per second).
Roselektronika increases production of electronic modules for servers
The R & d center for electronic computing technology (nitsevt) of the holding company "Roselektronika" will double the production of electronic modules, including for data storage systems "Dome".
USC expects to build a new aircraft carrier on " Sevmash"
CEO of the Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov stressed that Russia now has all the competencies for this
The United shipbuilding Corporation (USC) expects to build a promising aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy on the Sevmash. This was stated on Tuesday by the General Director of USC Alexey Rakhmanov in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".
The new version of the BMP-2M will provide protection and will be able to destroy modern tanks
Local conflicts of recent years have repeatedly demonstrated that the Soviet infantry fighting vehicles of the first and second generation, which did not undergo modernization, no longer meet modern requirements in terms of security.