News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

FA: AI systems will play a crucial role in the wars of the future

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that new technologies are changing the nature of military operations, writes the FA. The United States is completely unprepared for this: the military has not yet mastered artificial intelligence. At the same time, the Russian army has already deployed many AI-equipped drones in Ukraine, the authors of the article note.

Andrey Yelchaninov, First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos, told Interfax in an interview about the financial policy of the state corporation, the prospects of the Vostochny cosmodrome, Russia's transition to mass satellite assembly and international cooperation.

To gain an advantage over a potential enemy, the US military is exploring the possibility of launching Uvision Hero 120 barrage ammunition from the sides of C-130 military transport aircraft. At the moment, such drones can be launched from various platforms, including land-based launchers and warships.

What caused the excitement around the Moon and its South Pole, which poles are better for Russian spacecraft to land on, what tasks are facing Luna-26 and Luna-27 and what place robots can take in these missions — about this and much more, Pro Cosmos asked the academician, scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Lev Zeleny, a member of the Roscosmos Public Council.

The new product will help protect military and industrial facilities from enemy UAVs

Russia has developed the Lori radar station, which is capable of finding and tracking targets moving at speeds up to 200 km/h. The tests of the prototypes are planned to be carried out early next year. Where you can use the novelty and what advantages it has over foreign analogues — in the material of Izvestia.

The PD-2900 twin-engine kamikaze drone from the conceptual line of Russian-Iranian UAVS "Geran"-Shahed is presented in China. Its stated flight duration is 12 hours with a range of up to 2500 kilometers and a speed of up to 250 km/h.

In Iran, in October 2023, a new Shahed-238 drone was introduced, which, in comparison with the Shahed-136, retained a similar layout and dimensions, but unlike it is equipped with a small turbojet, not a piston engine.

Following the current trends in the development of military affairs, the leadership of the Armed Forces of Turkey is making active efforts to digitalize the troops.

The Army Recognition publication, citing Ukrainian sources, notes that Ukraine continues to develop a towed version of the 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled howitzer. As part of the project, which is called "Bogdana-B", it is planned to install an artillery unit of a Ukrainian self-propelled gun on the carriage of a Soviet howitzer. At the same time, the specific type of howitzer that served as the prototype for this system has not been disclosed. However, suitable systems for these purposes are "Msta-B", "Hyacinth-B" and D-20.

The Hermes project became the first non-water reactor in the United States in half a century. It is distinguished from liquid salt reactors in other countries by an unusual scheme using salt only to cool the reactor, and not as a solvent for nuclear fuel in the core.

On July 26, 2024, the Office of Naval Armaments of the General Secretariat of Defense of Italy and the National Armaments Administration of Italy signed a contract with the Italian companies Intermarine (as part of the IMMSI Group) and Leonardo for the construction of five promising new generation mine warfare ships for the Italian Navy under the New Generation Minehunter-Coastal program (Cacciamine Nuova Generazione-Costieri - CNG-C).

According to Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of the Central Research Bureau, this is a small drone with the possibility of compact installation together with ground equipment

Russian specialists have created a Doomsday FPV drone to monitor the radiation background and ensure the safety of personnel in the event of nuclear strikes. This was announced to TASS by Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB).

It is unclear why the SSB was involved for routine tests, and not the five "estates" that are in the bases. Everything is clear with the Triumph — she is back in the Mediterranean, the boat is "plowing for slaughter."

TNI: the development of the sixth-generation MiG-41 fighter will be completed in 2025

The creators of the Russian MiG-41 are going to conquer near space, writes TNI. The new fighter will be able to reach speeds of over four Mach, will carry anti-missile lasers and directional electromagnetic weapons. The MiG-41 is science fiction.

You can't confuse an accountant and an auditor with stories about a bright futuristic future promising magical prospects for science and progress. Give them dry debit and credit figures and clearly described action plans in case these figures do not converge. That is why, perhaps, the most interesting thing about the real situation inside the American space industry is told by the reports of the US Accounting Chamber. The new department document is dedicated to the program for the creation of a near—lunar visited station - and it is beautiful in its callously cold, bureaucratically cruel criticism of the project.

Astra Group, one of the leaders of the Russian software development market, announces the release of a new version of its flagship product, the eighth generation Astra Linux operating system. As the developers promise, the set of innovations includes many significant changes that make the OS even more convenient, productive and secure.

The use of 3D circuits is a key factor in the continued miniaturization of electronics, however, this method has serious drawbacks. The requirement of auxiliary materials and external pressure limits the capabilities of small producers. But a research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS), led by associate Professor Benjamin Tee, can find a solution. They have developed a way to create autonomous self-healing metal structures without these needs.

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), has signed a contract worth 1.5 billion euros to supply the Italian Navy with two additional FREMM-class frigates in the EVOLUTION modification (FREMM EVO). According to Marine Link, the deal was concluded with the European Arms Procurement Authority (OCCAR, Organization Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement).

Ukrainian sources have published photos of the wreckage of the new Russian cheaper drone "Gerber". Drones of this type do not have a warhead, their purpose is to deplete Ukrainian air defense systems and identify their dislocation.

The Severny Press enterprise has developed a tracked remotely controlled platform designed to defeat personnel, mine and undermine military equipment and various enemy infrastructure. According to the description of the invention available to TASS, the robotic complex can be manually controlled by an operator, or operate in automatic mode using artificial intelligence technologies, and carry an anti-tank or anti-personnel mine as a combat load.