News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The self-propelled gun "Lotus" is going to state tests next year

The development of the Lotus self-propelled artillery system has reached the finish line. There are state trials ahead. This weapon will become one of the powerful arguments of the Russian army. What is known about the new product is in the RIA Novosti material.

Igor Ivanov — about the space confrontation between the two states of the Korean Peninsula and its orbit with reconnaissance satellites

A few weeks ago, another round of political, military and technological competition between the two states of the Korean Peninsula started. On November 21, after two unsuccessful attempts in May and August, the DPRK managed to launch its first Mulligan-1 reconnaissance satellite on a Chollima-1 launch vehicle from its own cosmodrome.

The developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, Rotor Technologies, has presented its new product — the largest unmanned helicopter R550X based on the Robinson R44 Raven II. Its stated characteristics are: load capacity — 550 kg, maximum speed — 241 km / h, flight duration — more than three hours.

On December 8, 2023, the US Army announced the receipt of the first batch of new PrSM (Precision Strike Missile) missiles in the first serial version of the Increment 1 Early Operational Capability. High-precision "shorter-range" missiles (in terms of arms agreements) PrSM manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation should replace the ATACMS operational and tactical missiles in service in the US Army.

China and Egypt have signed several documents at once, consolidating the cooperation of both States in the exploration of outer space. One of the most important is the agreement on participation in the international lunar station project. The Celestial Empire is trying to attract as many partners as possible to this initiative, forming a kind of counterweight to the American "Artemis Agreements".

The Russian research Institute "Vector" has agreed with partners from Egypt on the licensed production of anti-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) "Protection" complexes. The signing of the relevant agreement took place on the sidelines of the international arms exhibition Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX) 2023, which is currently taking place in Cairo. TASS talks about threats from drones and the developments of Russian engineers designed to counter UAV attacks.

How does the fighting affect the testing of new models of military equipment in Russia

The Russian military-industrial complex has been tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of the special operation in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia.

After that, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter visited aerospace facilities

Since December 2, the General State Administration for Aerospace Engineering of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been exercising full control over the recently launched Mulligan-1 reconnaissance satellite.

The USA wants to return to the moon, Russia remembers the legendary space drone

The American company SpaceX launched the second prototype of the reusable Starship transport system from the Boca Chica site in Texas.

Together with electronic warfare systems, it will be able to protect entire areas on the line of contact from drones

Russian developers have created a small-sized Antidron complex capable of warning about the approach of enemy drones. The new device consists of a small radar and a target direction finder.

It became known that the specialists of the Shipbuilding Engineering Center have begun the development of high-speed river vessels with low draft Zarya-M and Zarya-Max, which will carry out regional passenger transportation on rivers in the European part of the country.

According to available information, after the Russia exhibition held at Moscow's VDNH, the Russian side became seriously interested in the Belarusian heavy UAV Burevestnik-MK, which was presented to a wide audience.

The Spanish company Navantia announced the signing ceremony of documents on the transfer of the S-80 – S-81 Isaac Peral class to the country's Navy on November 30 at the Naval Naval Base in Cartagena.

Domestic equipment will avoid "friendly fire"

The special equipment of the "friend-foe" system for UAVs has been tested and is ready for mass production, Rostec State Corporation told Izvestia.

The third aircraft carrier of national construction, Fujian, is undergoing mooring tests, and its construction program is being implemented in accordance with the plan, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on November 30.

For the first time in Russia, a team of scientists from MISIS University, the Russian Quantum Center (RCC) and the company KuSpace Technologies conducted a joint experiment on the transmission of messages protected by quantum cryptography between Russia and China, the university's press service reported.

The use of kamikaze drones will become more efficient and safer

Russia has launched a serial production of ammunition for FPV drones. This autumn, deliveries of high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation and cumulative combat units began in the zone of its operation, in the future this line will be expanded, sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the defense Industry.

The Yara Eyde vessel will be the first to float only on this type of fuel, which will require significant modifications to the ship's engine. Its toxicity is so high that the maximum permissible concentration of such fuel is 15 times lower than that of diesel fuel used in container ships today. The manufacturer decided to take such a difficult step for the sake of ecology.

On November 30, 2023, an official ceremony was held in Cartagena for the entry into the Spanish Navy of the lead large non-nuclear submarine S 81 Isaac Peral of the Spanish national project S-80 Plus (S-80A), built there at the enterprise of the Spanish shipbuilding association Navantia. Isaac Peral became the first new submarine to enter service in the Spanish navy since 1985.

Have you ever wondered why humanity is increasingly switching to electric vehicles on earth and even underground, but we still fly through the air, burning tons of kerosene?