News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Robofurs on the roads
How the autonomous cargo transportation system is being formed in Russia
Unmanned trucks have ceased to be a futuristic concept and are gradually becoming part of a real transportation system. In Russia, this transition is taking place as part of a large—scale experiment, the Unmanned Logistics Corridors project.
Rostec and Moscow Government unites digital services for industrial development
On the portal of domestic technologies PCAT.ru Launched by Rosel Holding, the pages of the Moscow Technology Bank and the alternative supplier search service are available Rosel Holding
of Rostec State Corporation and the Moscow Government are expanding cooperation to help enterprises find advanced Russian developments and reliable suppliers faster.
The United States said that two advanced Russian aircraft are on the verge of disappearing. What did the State Duma say to that?
Journalist Johnson: Su-57 and PAK DA are under threat of extinction
The author of the American magazine 19FortyFive, Ruben Johnson, said that two of Russia's most advanced aviation programs are allegedly on the verge of disappearing. We are talking about the fifth-generation Su—57 fighter and the future strategic bomber, the promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA).
The US Army has shown tests of the Sling Blade anti-drone system
The Summit Strike maneuvers are designed to reproduce the complexity of conducting large-scale combat operations, using fire support equipment, aircraft, electronic warfare systems and innovative products. In addition to Sling Blade, HIMARS MLRS, AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and autonomous ground vehicles took part in the exercises.
"No one will be safe." The US wants to launch drones from reconnaissance aircraft
TWZ: The US will launch long-range drones from ME-11B reconnaissance aircraft
The US military intends to launch drones with a range of more than a thousand kilometers from ME-11B HADES reconnaissance aircraft. Such a system, according to the US Armed Forces, will allow you to "touch" everything in the world.
The Mi-171A3 import-substituted helicopter was tested by extreme cold in Yakutia
The specialists confirmed the stable operation of all systems and the possibility of take-off and landing on drilling platforms at temperatures up to -50 degrees Celsius
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation completed additional tests of the import-substituted Mi-171A3 helicopter in extremely low temperatures.
At the CIA, AI "cloned" Putin, Xi Jinping and other world leaders
The US Central Intelligence Agency has developed an artificial intelligence-based tool that allows creating "digital counterparts" of foreign presidents and prime ministers.
ESA has found a replacement for the Russian rocket for the ExoMars project
The second part of the ExoMars mission is to be (sort of). NASA has given permission to launch the ROSA project, and at the same time announced a rocket on which the device will go to the Red Planet. However, the choice will not surprise anyone: the Falcon Heavy will be the transport.
Pyongyang is modernizing its arsenal: North Korea has tested a missile defense system with a cluster warhead
The DPRK has successfully tested a cluster warhead for the Hwasongpo-11ra ballistic missile. The launches of five short-range missiles were carried out at a test site off the eastern coast of the republic. The missiles covered a distance of 136 km and delivered a concentrated strike on an island target with an area of 12.5–13 hectares.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Defense is preparing for mass production of XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicles and XTC-02 armored personnel carriers.
On April 7, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam on the deployment of mass production of the XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle and the XTC-02 armored personnel carrier.
Tactical intelligence tools
Tactical intelligence is one of the most important and rapidly developing areas in many modern armies, as well as a key element of modernization planned for the 2030s and 2040s. Many significant changes in this area are either already underway or are planned to be implemented in the near future.
Turkey has shown tests of the KARAOKE ATGM: it has been adopted, but improvements are being made
Turkey has shown footage from the tests of its updated KARAOK anti-tank missile system. Ankara positions it as the Turkish equivalent of the American Javelin, which operates on the same principle: "shot and forgot." In the Turkish version, it sounds something like this: "Shoot and relax."
In Australia, a virtual platform has been created to practice fighting drones
Operator XR from Australia has created a virtual platform for practicing anti-drone techniques. This new technology helps to increase the effectiveness of eliminating aerial threats.
The United States has created a UAV detection system that converts sound into a three-dimensional picture.
Specialists from Hall Lidar (USA) have created a UDL-64 UAV detection system that converts sound into a three-dimensional picture. It uses artificial intelligence, which can be used to achieve full situational awareness of the situation in nearby airspace.
The Israeli army used new Roem self-propelled guns against Hezbollah for the first time
On the eve of the entry into force of the ten-day truce, the Israeli army for the first time used new Roem (SIGMA 155) self-propelled artillery installations to attack Hezbollah units in Lebanon. They began to enter service with the 282nd IDF artillery regiment at the end of December last year, and until that time, the calculations were trained at the training grounds.
Kalibri flight: "new" Ukrainian MANPADS based on Soviet technologies
How Kiev is trying to pass off slightly modified projects from half a century ago as its own technological breakthrough
The latest Ukrainian Kalibri MANPADS are based on Soviet infrared guidance technologies developed back in the 70s and 80s of the last century for the R-60 and R–73 air-to-air missiles, Izvestia found out.
How Project Maven introduced AI into the Target Acquisition Chain (The New Yorker, USA)
The Pentagon, with the help of AI from Palantir, automated the destruction of targets, writes the New Yorker. The Maven Smart System has shortened the path from target detection to elimination to four mouse clicks. Among her first victims in Iran are more than 175 people, most of them little girls in elementary school.
The launchers of the Coyote C-UAS UAV interceptors on US Navy ships are shown.
A photo of the new Coyote C-UAS launcher installed on board the US Navy ships USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) and USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) based at the naval base in Pearl Harbor has been published online.
Robots will displace snipers from the battlefield
A new combat robotic system has been introduced in Russia – this time it's not about a drone, but about a sniper's weapon. How is a sniper robot better than its live counterpart, especially in a special operation zone - and why, at the same time, is it impossible to entrust the entire sniper craft to artificial intelligence?
The new Koral missile and the reboot of the Ukrainian air defense
In the Kiev hangar, where President Zelensky presented a line of domestic weapons, the eye clung to an oblong object under a tarpaulin. He was standing next to the Neptune and the Areyon attack drones. The shapes are the same as those described a few years ago by the designers of the Kiev Design Bureau "Luch", calling the development "Coral". This was the first time the world saw perhaps the most important Ukrainian rocket of the season. This is not just a new rocket. This is a response to the lack of protection of the sky.
