News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

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 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.

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.

[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.

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".

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

The concern of the East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey" has tested an upgraded interceptor drone "Wolf-18", designed to automatically intercept other drones. According to RIA Novosti, now the company plans to present an unmanned vehicle for state tests. They are expected to begin before the end of 2021.

Usually, ground equipment is "taught" to swim, but you can also "teach" a boat to move on the ground. On February 9, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that the US Navy had purchased unusual Iguana Pro boats.