News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Russia has brought an import-substituted armored car "Typhoon-K" to the foreign market
As noted in the press service of Rosoboronexport, Russia is ready to cooperate with foreign customers in the production of various modifications of the Typhoon-K
Russia has brought the import-substituted armored car "Typhoon-K" model K-53949 to the foreign market. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec state Corporation).
SpaceX launched Starship. But the rocket exploded
This time the launch did not have to be postponed, the delay was insignificant. However, the rocket exploded at an altitude of 38 kilometers.
The most powerful rocket in the world from Elon Musk exploded at the first launch. What went wrong with Starship?
On April 20, at 16:28 Moscow time, the American company SpaceX launched a prototype of the reusable Starship transport system from the Boca Chica site in the southeast of Texas in the United States. Four minutes after launch, the prototype of the Starship system exploded, gaining an altitude of 38 kilometers.
Germany has joined the joint CAVS armored personnel carrier program
On April 17, 2023, the Finnish Patria Group announced that Germany had signed a technical agreement (Technical Arrangement) and thereby finally joined the multinational program of the new wheeled armored personnel carrier Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS), of which Finland, Sweden and Latvia are already members. The CAVS program is based on the project of the new Patria 6x6 armored personnel carrier. In June 2022, Germany signed a statement of intent regarding joining the CAVS program.
The US will increase funding for tracking programs for Russian satellites
The US Space Forces support a number of programs whose task is to monitor the behavior of Russian and Chinese satellites that may threaten American spacecraft. This is told by SpaceNews.
The Turkish defense Industry called the timing of the creation of a domestic analogue of the Russian S-400 air defense system
The leadership of the Turkish defense Industry called the timing of the creation of a domestic analogue of the Russian S-400 air defense system. They assume that it will take at least six years to develop a system with similar technical characteristics.
Iran's ballistic missiles: state and prospects
We continue the topic of Iran's ballistic missiles, which was started in the previous publication ( part I). Having briefly reviewed the history of the formation of the Iranian missile strategy, we will pay attention to the research and industrial institutions and enterprises engaged in the creation and construction of BR.
Kaspersky Lab engineers have developed a portable "antidron"
Kaspersky Lab engineers have developed a portable "antidron" in the form of a radio frequency detector designed to detect drones. Moreover, the first batch of 20 sets has already been received by the customer — one of the Russian companies.
The consistent strengthening of the integration of Belarus and Russia is the guarantor of the stable development of the Union State
Over the years of the construction of the Union State, Russia and Belarus have implemented more than 60 scientific and technical programs that will help in import substitution in various industries. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
Germany to buy new Leopard 2A8 tanks
As reported by the German publication "Europaische Sicherheit & Technik" (ESUT) in the material of Waldemar Geiger, Gerhard Heiming "Neue Kampfpanzer - Bundeswehr soll Leopard 2A8 erhalten" ("New tanks - the Bundeswehr should receive Leopard 2A8"), as part of the procurement announced by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius for the Bundeswehr 18 tanks to replace the same Among the Leopard 2A6 tanks transferred to Ukraine, the German army should receive 18 tanks of the new Leopard 2A8 modification designed and manufactured by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). These 18 tanks are due to enter the Bundeswehr in 2025 and will be the first Leopard 2 tanks of a completely new construction, acquired by them since 1992.
The head of the Beac told the senators about the development of AI and warned about the risk of the emergence of a closed club of the largest AI powers
President and Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank German Gref spoke at a meeting of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia. The speech took place on Cosmonautics Day, and the head of the Beac stressed that now the world is gaining space momentum: the speed of technological progress continues to grow.
Drones — AI feed base
What awaits Russian developers and manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles in the next few years? In the mode of free discussion at the conference "Geoscan Technologies 2023" on April 11, visionaries of the industry spoke on this topic
The deadly "Harpy" and its relatives
The creation of barrage ammunition radically changed the nature of the fighting
The history of the development and combat use of barrage ammunition (BB) for various purposes – anti–radar and multi-purpose - has been going on for more than a decade. The first attempts to create this kind of precision weapons were made in a number of countries back in the late 1970s.
A centrifuge for artificial gravity on board the ROS is planned to be created by 2030
According to Milena Koloteva, head of the Laboratory of Acceleration and Artificial Gravity Physiology at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, medical and technical requirements for creating an on-board centrifuge of short radius are currently being formed.
The war on the seabed: responses from NATO and EU member States
The increasing risk of confrontation with Russia and acts of sabotage that occurred on September 26, 2022 on the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea accelerated the implementation of plans in NATO and European countries to protect underwater infrastructure, such as communication cables, oil and gas pipelines, and production sites in waters of the exclusive economic zone.
Borisov: the Russian orbital station will be "stuffed" with modern equipment
The head of Roscosmos said that Russia will lose manned cosmonautics if it does not make a new orbital station
The appearance of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will be different from the appearance of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Friday by the Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov at the International Film Festival of Films and Programs about Space (ICF) "Tsiolkovsky" in Kaluga.
Within the framework of the "Week of High Technologies", they talked about the mechanisms of accelerated innovation implementation for the Russian Defense Ministry
Effective practices and mechanisms for accelerated innovation implementation became the subject of the business agenda at the thematic session devoted to the development of dual-use technologies and technological sovereignty of Russia.
European interplanetary station launched into orbit, began flight to Jupiter
The Ariane V heavy-class launch vehicle successfully launched the JUICE (Jupiter ICy moons Explorer) automatic interplanetary station into orbit on Friday The European Space Agency (ESA), which is heading to Jupiter to study its three natural satellites, said the operator company Arianespace.
The developer announced the modernization of the Pischal-Pro complex to combat new drones
The portable complex can be used against reconnaissance drones, electronic warfare drones, as well as against UAVs carrying a combat load
The complex of countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) "Pischal-Pro" will be equipped with an additional range of suppression of satellite navigation systems, which will allow countering the newest models of drones. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the holding "Roselectronics" (part of Rostec) on the occasion of the Day of the Electronic Warfare Specialist (EW), which is celebrated annually in Russia on April 15.
Contracts for the development and production of new long-range missiles in Japan
On April 11, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of Japan announced that since the beginning of April it has issued four contracts to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Corporation with a total value of 378.1 billion yen ($2.86 billion) for the development and mass production of new types of long-range anti-ship and cruise missiles for the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
