News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Thanks to a new Turkish engine, the Bayraktar TB3 attack drone has broken its own altitude record
The promising Turkish Bayraktar TB3 reconnaissance and strike drone has broken its own altitude record thanks to the PD-170 national engine developed by TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI).
Rheinmetall handed over to the German Armed Forces the first BBM "Boxer" with heavy weapons
Rheinmetall Concern handed over to the German Armed Forces for testing the first test sample of the Boxer armored vehicle in the version of the heavy weapons transporter (Schwerer Waffentrager Infanterie).
Able to work continuously for a week: the new Japanese underwater drone Long Endurance UUV is presented
The drone consists of three sections: the head section, on which the control system is installed; the power section, equipped with a power source; the tail section, equipped with a propulsion system. Modules with different payloads can be installed on this basic platform, depending on the assigned combat mission.
Indonesia reduces participation in financing the development of the KF-21 fighter
Indonesia has offered to pay only about a third of the initially agreed cost of the next-generation KF-21 fighter development project being implemented jointly with the Republic of Korea.
The first manned Boeing Starliner ship is an ideal illustration of the problems in the corporation — TASS Opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about the difficult fate of the American manned spacecraft
The launch to the International Space Station (ISS) of Boeing Corporation's first manned CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which was scheduled for May 6 and subsequently postponed, will now take place no earlier than May 10. In fact, this is just one small postponement in a series of long cancellations and date changes plaguing this ship.
In Russia, solar panels have been improved due to special nanoparticles
Specialists of the St. Petersburg University of LETI, as well as the FTI named afterIoffe and NMIC im.Almazova, successfully synthesized special nanoparticles and introduced them into solar panels, which significantly increased the durability of the panels.
SVO in Ukraine: Russia has become even more ferocious using this terrifying weapon (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: the new Russian weapon "Dragon" can turn entire neighborhoods into ruins
While Ukraine is facing a shortage of ammunition, Russia is expanding the typology of weapons used, Die Welt reports. Journalists describe the new Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-3 "Dragon", calling it a ferocious breakthrough weapon.
Critical dependence on Western turbines has been overcome
Russia has overcome its critical dependence on Western gas turbines
Russia has overcome its dependence on high-power gas turbines from Siemens and General Electric, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said. And Russia, unlike Iran, did it thanks to its own brains and technology. The first production turbine will be installed at a power plant on the Taman Peninsula. How did Russia end up in such a critical dependence on Western turbines?
The "Heavenly Palace" of the future: how is Tiangong superior to the ISS?
The return of the Shenzhou-17 crew to Earth and the continued work of the Shenzhou-18 astronauts in orbit attract attention to the Chinese space station. The compact research complex with spacious interiors stands in stark contrast not only to the Soviet prototypes, to which it is habitually attributed, but also to the much more modern International Space Station.
The expert spoke about the features of the new Russian Dragon flamethrower system
Military expert Leonkov: the range can be increased in the new TOS-3 "Dragon"
The range of the TOS-3 Dragon can be increased, military expert Alexei Leonkov believes. He spoke about the features of the new Russian flamethrower system, which scared the Western press, in an interview with <url>.
Korean complexes: what successes has the DPRK rocket industry achieved
According to a number of developments, the republic has reached the level of the leading world powers
Rocket science in North Korea is making incredible progress — hypersonic developments, intercontinental missiles with mobile launchers, the world's most powerful multiple launch rocket systems and other unique products. The most advanced achievements of rocket scientists from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are in the Izvestia review.
German edition: Russia has developed the TOS-3 "Dragon", which will become a "terrible weapon" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
At yesterday's meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, reported on the implementation of the state defense order in 2023 and announced the successes of the country's defense industry. Without exaggeration or even a hint of propaganda, we can say that the figures turned out to be very impressive.
The third Chinese aircraft carrier went to sea
As reported by the Xinhua News Agency, on May 1, 2024, the third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian (Fujian, tail number "18") first went to sea from Shanghai for factory sea trials. The aircraft carrier Fujian, designated as Project 003, was built at the shipbuilding enterprise of Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (as part of the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) on Changxing Island in Shanghai and will become the largest warship of the PLA Navy.
A new modification of the American Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
According to the American web resource "The War Zone", the US Army has introduced a new version of its M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, designated M2A4E1 and differing from the M2A4 variant mainly by installing the Iron Fist Light active protection complex of the Israeli company Elbit Systems. It was also reported that the M2A4E1 modification received an improved thermal imaging gunner's sight with a high-definition image and a climate control unit for the landing compartment.
The US Congress expressed concern about the start of sea trials of the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian
The Fujian ship, tail number "18", is China's third aircraft carrier. Fujian is the first ejection-type aircraft carrier designed and built entirely independently by China, without, allegedly, the use of foreign components and engineering support. It has a straight flight deck, is equipped with electromagnetic ejection and locking devices and has a total displacement of more than 80,000 tons.
Footage of the launch of a Chinese aeroballistic missile with a hypersonic warhead is shown for the first time
Russia and China are the undisputed leaders in the development and adoption of hypersonic weapons. In the United States, so far, everything is not very good with this, most test launches of hypersonic missiles end in failure. The American program is regularly postponed due to deadlines, including due to significant budget growth.
Footage of tests of a prototype underwater drone developed for the US Navy is shown
The conflict in Ukraine has shown great importance in modern military campaigns of unmanned vehicles of various types and purposes. We are talking primarily about the reconnaissance and combat use of UAVs. But it is obvious that the role in the battles of the future will also increase for land, sea, including underwater drones.
The third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian left the shipyard in Shanghai and went to sea for sea trials for the first time
The third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has left the Jiangnan Shipbuilding shipyard in Shanghai and put to sea for the first time to undergo sea trials. This is reported by the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
KRVB “RAAD" for the Pakistan Air Force
With regard to the development of an air-launched cruise missile (RVB) under the designation "Raad" (another name Hatf-VIII), it is known that in the mid-90s the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (IRP) established contact with the South African company Kentron (was a structural division of Armscor), whose specialists developed such planning in the interests of the IRP Air Force adjustable bombs like H-2 (with television guidance) and H-4.
Footage of the test flight of a Russian FPV drone with a warhead in the form of an anti-tank mine TM-62 has been published
Footage has been published online showing the test flight of a Russian FPV drone equipped with a warhead in the form of an anti-tank mine TM-62. At the same time, the drone with an attached anti-tank mine flew about 9 kilometers during the tests.