News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The Norwegians and the Americans conducted the first launch of the latest anti-ship missile JSM from the fifth-generation fighter F-35.

Unique anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) S-500 "Prometheus" are looking for a place in the army. The Ministry of Defense is now working on the issue of their placement. In particular, new regiments or brigades can be equipped with aerospace air defense systems. The first deliveries to the troops of complexes capable of destroying ballistic missiles and satellites will begin this year. The staff of the formations will be determined depending on the location and forces of the potential enemy, experts say.

On March 17, 2021, the European Missile Association MBDA announced that it had received the first launch contract for the supply of the new Teseo Mk 2/E (Teseo Evolved) anti-ship missile system to the Italian Navy.

The pilot will be able to see the cabin space at night and in difficult weather conditions, as well as when performing complex maneuvers, the United Aircraft Corporation noted

A helmet with augmented reality elements that will help the pilots of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter in controlling the aircraft and pointing weapons at the target is being tested. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec).

According to official data, Russia is close to creating a reusable spacecraft of a new generation. His project is handled by the NGO "Molniya", which developed the famous "Buran".

The Russian advanced long-range aviation complex (PAK DA) will be able to surreptitiously overcome the borders of the air defense of NATO countries, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.

The crew of the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" this year will be involved in testing hypersonic weapons, the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF) reported on Wednesday.

The US uses the Zumwalt stealth destroyer to control drones

American stealth destroyers Zumwalt found a new application-ships of this type in the upcoming naval battles will control unmanned ships and unmanned aerial vehicles. During the upcoming exercises in the Pacific, the US Navy intends to get the first idea of what such operations will look like.

KRET Holding of Rostec State Corporation with the support of the Industrial Development Fund (VEB Group.Russia) will launch the first mass production of ultra-fast charging stations (UBZS) for public electric transport in Russia. The devices are characterized by increased speed of operation, their cost is 20% lower than imported analogues.

Lockheed Martin said yesterday it is joining forces with communications service provider Omnispace to develop a 5G space network for both commercial and government use.

The Moscow production complex "Salyut", as reported by its head Alexey Gromov, this month will hand over the first components for the assembly of the demonstrator of the PD-35 ultra-large thrust engine.

As reported on March 22, 2021, the KORABEL web resource.EN, Saint-Petersburg JSC "Arsenal Machine-Building Plant" has successfully completed the qualification tests of the A-192M 130 mm naval artillery system and is launching mass production.

At a ceremony held on March 19 in Paris, the European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) signed a contract for the development of a new generation SAMP/T NG (New Generation) air defense system for the Armed Forces of France and Italy.

The Russian army is practicing methods of psychological warfare in modern conditions. On March 22, the TASS news agency reported that the scouts conducted a training capture of the settlement of a conditional enemy by a non-military method — using SMS mailings, drones, leaflets and negotiations.

Rostec will show a wide range of developments at the MAKS-2021 aerospace salon, including a "fundamentally new" aircraft, RIA Novosti reports, citing the press service of the state corporation.

Experts in the field of Naval forces saw in one of the photos a new ship under construction at an Iranian shipyard. We are talking about a large catamaran, which may act as the flagship of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The main problem here is not in delivering people to the planet, but in creating a "self-sufficient base" on it, the head of SpaceX noted.]

Flights and landings on Mars of the Starship spacecraft ("Starship") of the American company SpaceX ("Space-ex") will become a reality in the next few years. This was written on Tuesday in the "Twitter" head of the company Elon Musk.

The participants of the Air Combat Evolution project have published a report on their first phase. Among other achievements, it describes the successful simulation of close-range air combat with the participation of smoothly working in a pair of F-16 fighters, controlled by AI.

Japanese company Man-Machine Synergy Effects has shown a prototype of a large humanoid robot with arms and head, controlled by a VR stand. The operator inside the stand moves his hands, and the stand converts these movements into similar movements of the robot.

A unique simulator for training parachutists, which includes a virtual reality helmet, was created by the Technodinamika holding, part of the Rostec State Corporation. As the general director of the holding, Igor Nasenkov, told TASS in an interview, during training, a parachutist can practice jumps, both during the day and at night, in various weather conditions.