News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The us company QinetiQ has delivered the first batch of four RCV-l light ground hybrid robots to the US Army. According to Breaking Defense, these vehicles will be used to test the system of interaction of robotic complexes with people during combat operations. Such tests are planned for 2022. Larger Textron RCV-m robots will also be used in the checks.

The updated Tu-160 bomber made its first flight

The first flight of the Tu-160M with serial engines of the improved NK-32-02 model took place on November 3. This is an important stage not only for the strategic bomber program – the largest combat aircraft (maximum take-off weight of 275 tons) in the history of world aviation.

The radiation chemical and biological defense forces celebrate the 102nd anniversary of its Foundation on November 13. Military chemists are responsible for eliminating the consequences of the use of weapons of mass destruction and are involved in the fight against man-made disasters.

More than 200 units of special equipment will be delivered to the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops by the end of this year, also said the head of the Russian armed forces ' rcbz troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov

The new heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 is undergoing trial operation in the army. This was stated on Friday by the chief of the radiation, chemical, and bacteriological protection troops of the Russian armed forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

On November 13, the day of radiation, chemical and biological protection troops is celebrated annually in the Armed forces of the Russian Federation. By the end of 2025, the share of modern weapons in these troops should be 85%.

British company Rolls-Royce will conduct the first bench tests of the UltraFan aircraft engine powered by biofuels.

During the tests, the engine will be fed undiluted biofuel, which, according to the developer, can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by at least 75 percent compared to conventional jet fuel, the company said.

The American company Sikorsky in 2021 will test unmanned multi-purpose helicopters Black Hawk flight in formation with simultaneous landing on a small platform. According to Flightglobal, the tests will be commissioned by the defense advanced development Agency of the us Department of defense. Three helicopters will be tested by flight in formation.

The US Senate appropriations Committee published a bill on the NASA budget for 2021. The Agency will be able to receive only a part of the requested amount for the implementation of the Artemis program to return people to the moon, but scientific programs and the development of new automatic devices and telescopes will be fully funded, according to the website SpaceNews.com.

Turkish Korkut anti-aircraft self-propelled guns were transferred to Libya in mid-January this year. During all this time, only a few photos appeared on the Network confirming the presence of this technique in this hot spot.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia is completing the creation of a nuclear forces control center, which is almost completely protected from nuclear attacks and equipped with the most advanced equipment and communications facilities. Moscow has already seriously modernized its nuclear triad in recent years. Now it's time to update its management system, which Russia inherited from the USSR and was developed on the territory of Ukraine.

On November 5, 2020, the US Navy signed a $ 9.474 billion contract with the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard (GDEB, part of the General Dynamics Corporation) in Groton, Connecticut, for the construction and testing of the first two us nuclear - powered missile submarines of the new generation-SSBN 826 Columbia and SSBN 827 Wisconsin.

Irkut Corporation rolled out the first prototype MS-21-310 passenger aircraft with Russian-designed PD-14 engines. According to the rostec state Corporation, on November 6, 2020, the aircraft was transferred from the final Assembly shop to the flight test division of the Irkutsk aviation plant.

New development of TSNIITOCHMASH will teach marksmanship

The development of a new automated target complex of employees of the Research center (SIC) for testing and experimental research of weapons, military and special equipment (a structural division of TSNIITOCHMASH) is a feat of the very functionality of this division. After all, one of its main tasks is to conduct large – scale tests of small arms and demonstrate them to potential domestic and foreign customers.

The Kalashnikov concern has introduced a new TR3 carbine for the 366 TKM hunting cartridge, based on the AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles.

The radio engineering regiment of the air force and air defense Association of the Central military district (CVO), stationed in the Novosibirsk region, received a new low-altitude radar detection system "Podlet". This is reported by the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation.

Bladebug and ORE Catapult have tested a robot to inspect wind turbine blades at an offshore wind farm on the coast of Scotland. It moves along the surface of the blade using six legs with vacuum suction cups and broadcasts video from the camera.

Specialists Of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Zhukovsky tested a model of a motor nacelle with a natural laminar flow. According to the Institute, the nacelle is being developed for the promising dual-circuit turbofan engine PD-35. The checks were considered successful.

Engineers have developed an underwater navigation beacon that does not require power supply. It is based on a transponder that responds to sonar signals, and at the same time is powered by the energy of its sound waves.

The load capacity of the new Il-76MD-90 military transport aircraft has been increased from 48 to 60 tons. At the same time, the flight range increased by 18 percent, and fuel consumption was reduced by 12-15 percent.

The Turkish daily Sabah newspaper reported on the successful testing on November 6 of the Bayraktar TB2 UAV equipped with the CATS (Common Aperture Targeting System) developed by ASELSAN EO/IR.