News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

In the article published in the French newspaper "La Tribune" by Michel Cabirol "Moteurs de l'eurodrone: dernière chance pour Safran de supplanter General Electric" ("engines for Eurodrone: will Safran Take the last chance to oust General Electric?"), it is reported that the European company Airbus Defense has requested the engine companies General Electric and Safran Helicopter Engines to provide it with a final commercial offer for the production of a turboprop engine for a promising European unmanned aerial vehicle of long flight duration eurodrone male (Medium altitude long endurance).

The Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicle has started high-speed runs on the runway. The first flight is scheduled for 2021.

The Russian military tested the "flying BMD" with high-precision missiles the

" Flying " combat vehicle of the landing force - the latest mi-8AMTSH-VN "Sapsan" helicopter-fired anti-tank guided missiles "Ataka-VM". As told in the Russian military-industrial complex, the crew of a prototype helicopter successfully attacked targets that mimic the armored vehicles of a potential enemy.

The Russian defense Ministry plans to start state tests of the upgraded Tu-160 strategic missile carrier in 2021. This was announced on Monday, December 21, by the head of the military Department Sergei Shoigu.

Construction of the newest radar station "Yakhroma" will begin in Sevastopol in 2021. This was announced by Russian defense Minister General of the army Sergei Shoigu during the final Board of the Department on December 21.

the Center will be created in the structure of the Ministry of defense

The main research and testing interspecies center for advanced weapons will be created in the structure of the Russian Defense Ministry. This is stated in the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, published on Monday on the official portal of legal information.

Flight tests of the latest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" will be conducted in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. A special training ground will be built there for this purpose next year. This was announced on Monday, December 21 at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation by the head of the Department Sergey Shoigu.

The US space Agency has conducted the final tests of the heat shield of the new James Webb space telescope for deployment. The launch of the device is planned for 2021.

the truth and myths about the light scalpel

In February 2020, near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, an American anti-submarine aircraft P-8A Poseidon was illuminated and blinded by a laser from a Chinese destroyer. This incident, some believe, marked the beginning of the open use of laser weapons as an independent system. From that moment on, they started talking about the rapid spread of laser weapon combat systems (LO).

commander of the airborne forces, colonel-general andrey serdyukov on reforms in the "winged infantry" and advanced weapons

the russian airborne forces have been undergoing serious reforms in recent years. in the future, they should form the basis of rapid reaction troops that will be able to perform tasks in any region of the world.

Determine the type of target, its parameters, find out the course and nationality — the Ministry of Defense is testing the latest system of automatic illumination of the surface situation "Strategy"in the Black Sea. This development of the Research Institute of Long-range Radio Communications (NIIDAR) will allow Russia to significantly secure the southern borders and prevent violations of the state border. "Strategy" closes all the means of tracking available to the Black Sea Fleet. About the system and its capabilities - in the material RIA Novosti.

Robot dogs will help scientists in the study of Martian caves

Scientists have proposed to explore the Martian caves with robotic "dogs". Without fear of getting lost or stuck, they will be able to significantly expand the possibilities of missions on the surface of the planet.

Development from China helped designers from North Korea to create their own tracked armored personnel carrier, which received a large number of modifications.

It is known that in the 70-80 years, many samples of weapons that entered the army of the People's Republic of China were copies of foreign, mainly Soviet military equipment.

Military Watch was impressed by the idea of creating a hypersonic strike squadron from MiG-31K.]

The publication Military Watch reacted to media reports about the decision to arm a squadron of MiG-31 fighters with hypersonic "Daggers", which is based in the north of the Kola Peninsula near the border with Finland.

NPO Energomash has conducted a successful test firing of the rocket engine RD-171МВ. This was announced on Friday, December 18, the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.

The patent for such a simulator was received by the company "Center for training and training of personnel"

The company "Center for Simulator Construction and Personnel Training" has received a patent for a simulator for astronauts, which will use an exoskeleton and augmented reality to simulate weightlessness to prepare for in-ship activities. This is stated in the patent distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property.

artificial intelligence for the first time during the flight replaced the co-pilot of the us air force aircraft

This week, the artificial intelligence artuid, created on the basis of an algorithm for playing chess, acted as a co-pilot during a training flight of the U-2 aircraft. The US Air Force expects that this AI can be modified for use on other models of combat aircraft. The development of artificial intelligence has already become one of the key areas of the Pentagon's innovation programs.

The President spoke about the "antidote" at the annual press conference

At the final press conference on December 17, Vladimir Putin said that Russia is "actively working" on an "antidote" to the future hypersonic weapons (GZO) of other countries. The President did not specify which systems are in question, but information about some of them has previously appeared in open sources. Experts note that protection against such weapons is an extremely difficult, but feasible task. how it is going to be solved in our country-izvestia understood.

China rejoices – the country's lunar program has taken a new height. Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the entire Chinese people on the successful return of the lunar soil capsule to Earth. However, this huge success is only the first step towards the implementation of China's much more ambitious plans in space. When and with what missiles will China be able to send a man to the moon and even to Mars?

The Ministry of Defense of Israel, together with the Directorate for Defense Research and Development, completed a series of tests of the David's Sling anti-missile system as part of the layered missile defense system. According to the Israeli Air Force, during the tests, the complex successfully intercepted a target simulating a missile.