News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
In the USA, the THOR microwave system was tested, destroying swarms of drones in one salvo
It is obvious that unmanned vehicles for various purposes are gradually becoming — and in some cases have already become — an independent type of weapon. Moreover, we are no longer talking about isolated cases, but about massive use — for example, the use of UAVs in the conflict in Ukraine.
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Modern warfare is not only a weapon based on new physical principles and strikes on the entire economic and political territory of the enemy, modern warfare is primarily rapid communications, digital combat control and knowledge about the enemy. Especially in the tactical link of combat control.
Russia and Belarus are developing a high-power laser module to destroy drones
It is expected that a working prototype of the system will be ready in 2023
The Belarusian enterprise "Scientific and Technical Center "Lemt" together with two Russian research institutes is developing a laser module with a power of 100 kW for the destruction of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at long distances. A representative of the Belarusian company told TASS that the prototype of the device will be ready in 2023.
A technique for detecting the calculations of FPV drones has been created in Russia
The Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB) has developed a method for detecting calculations (operators) of FPV drones based on anti-sniper warfare. This was announced by the general director of the center Dmitry Kuzyakin.
SR Space CEO: work is underway on the Cosmos launch vehicle with the possible return of the first stage
Moscow. May 30. INTERFAX.EN - Oleg Mansurov, CEO of the private space company SR Space (formerly Success Rockets), told Interfax correspondent Artem Rukavov about new projects, the creation of his own liquid rocket engines and reusable rockets.
The head of the IRGC announced the display of a hypersonic ballistic missile created in Iran
The Iranian military soon intends to demonstrate the latest hypersonic weapons created by the domestic defense industry. The head of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, announced the demonstration of a hypersonic ballistic missile created in Iran.
Lithuania is preparing to send Ukraine another batch of EDM4S Skysweeper anti-drone guns
Lithuania is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, it will be sent to Kiev in the near future. The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reports with reference to the head of the military department Arvydas Anushauskas.
Unmanned KAMAZ trucks have been tested by the Arctic
The first unmanned KAMAZ trucks were pilot-operated at the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field located on the Gydan Peninsula of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.
The first digital KAMAZ trucks based on serial KAMAZ-43118 cars have completed pilot operation on winter roads in the Arctic.
An all-terrain vehicle that has no obstacles
An Arctic expedition of geologists, maintenance of an oil pipeline in the Arctic, a meeting of astronauts in the taiga − solving these tasks requires reliable transport with high cross-country capacity and capacity to transport the necessary number of people and equipment.
Rosoboronexport will present an underwater robot drone at the MVMS-2023
Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation will present the newest autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle "Klavesin-1RE" during the International Naval Salon in St. Petersburg. Such robotic equipment will be in demand both in the domestic market and abroad.
The reasons for the unsuccessful landing of a Japanese spacecraft on the Moon are named
The unsuccessful mission of the Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) the Hakuto-R moon landing last month was caused by a miscalculation of altitude, due to which the spacecraft ran out of fuel, the company said on Friday.
"The Dagger rocket slows down when diving": an analyst in the United States said about the "shortcomings" of hypersonic weapons
The Western "expert" community is trying to save the reputation of the American Patriot air defense system, which recently demonstrated its combat inadequacy by being destroyed during the strike of the Russian Dagger missile in Kiev.
Presentation of the AK-12 assault rifle of the 2023 model
As the Kalashnikov magazine reported, on May 26, 2023, an official presentation of the 5.45mm AK-12 assault rifle of the 2023 model was held at the Kalashnikov Concern shooting center in the Patriot park near Moscow. The new AK-12 has been modified in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, formulated on the basis of the experience of using the machine gun during a special military operation in Ukraine.
The EuroTrophy active protection complex for European tanks and armored vehicles is presented
A joint venture of the Israeli company Rafael (which developed the KAZ Trophy), GDELS (a division of General Dynamics) and the German KMW presented a new modification of the EuroTrophy active protection complex designed for European tanks and armored vehicles.
Russia has received an all-seeing eye from space
Russia has put into orbit a spacecraft carrying breakthrough technologies for our country on board. Its tasks are primarily exclusively peaceful – concerning, for example, the functioning of the Northern Sea Route. However, they are not limited to this. Why is this device so important for Russian cosmonautics, including for our military?
Rocket artillery sets records
Projectiles of long-range systems reach from the continent to the island of Taiwan
Towards the end of the XX century, Chinese military leaders rethought the accumulated experience and gave local designers a new direction of activity – the creation of long-range multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of increased power. By now, China is considered a trendsetter in this direction.
A framework contract has been signed for the supply of 123 new Leopard 2A8 tanks to the German army
It is reported that on May 25, 2023 in Koblenz, the German Federal defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed a framework contract with the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the purchase of 123 new Leopard 2A8 main tanks for the German army.
Colors presentation: Tnt dyes will reveal harmful substances in the air
How to make indicators from explosives derivatives that can save people's lives
Textile indicators have been invented in Russia that change color at high concentrations of acid or alkaline vapors in the air.
The expert called the Condor-FKA satellite a breakthrough for Russian cosmonautics
One of the advantages of the device is the ability to work around the clock in any weather, noted the scientific editor of Roscosmos Media Igor Afanasyev
The high-resolution radar satellite Condor-FKA, launched on Saturday night from the Vostochny cosmodrome, is a breakthrough for Russian cosmonautics. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS by space expert, scientific editor of Roscosmos Media Igor Afanasyev.
A radar satellite for remote sensing of the Earth "Condor-FKA" has been put into orbit
According to the State Corporation Roscosmos, on May 27, 2023 at 00:14:51 Moscow time, a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage was launched from the 1C site of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, which launched the Condor-FKA No. 1 radar remote sensing satellite into orbit. The launch vehicle worked in normal mode, the upper stage separated from the third stage of the rocket and brought the spacecraft into a predetermined orbit.
