News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

AST SpaceMobile has announced the successful organization of data exchange between the BlueWalker 3 satellite and standard smartphones. The experiment was conducted in Hawaii, during the installation of the connection, a download speed of 10 Mbit/s was achieved. This opens a new milestone in the use of the Internet and adds a huge number of problems to astronomers.

For more than a year, the most productive supercomputer in the world has been the Frontier system based on AMD components. At the same time, it is the only supercomputer with a performance of over 1 exaflops. However, the leader should change soon. Argonne National Laboratory has reportedly already completed the installation of blade servers for the Aurora supercomputer.

Tests of the manned underwater vehicle "Jason", which is designed to perform work at depths of more than two kilometers, will begin in 2024. This was reported to TASS by Roman Zhdanov, deputy chief designer of the project of the St. Petersburg Marine Engineering Bureau "Malachite".

Within the framework of the salon, 24 events of the scientific and business program were held

About 290 scientific and industrial enterprises took part in the XI International Naval Salon (MVMS-2023), which was held for the first time on the territory of the tourist and recreational cluster "Island of Forts" in Kronstadt. This was reported by the organizing committee of the exhibition, the strategic media partner of which is TASS.

Military expert Knutov: the hypersonic missile "Zircon" cannot be detected using radar radars

On June 22, military expert Yuri Knutov told Izvestia about the technical characteristics of the Zircon hypersonic missile.

The device is being built at the production association of JSC "PO "Sevmash"

The unique manned underwater vehicle "Jason" will be handed over to the customer next year. This was announced to TASS by Roman Zhdanov, Deputy Chief designer of the project of JSC "SPMBM "Malachite" at the International Naval Salon (MVMS-2023).

Putin: now there is a lull in the APU offensive due to the fact that they are suffering losses

There is a "certain lull" on the front line now, as Ukrainian troops have suffered serious losses in personnel and equipment, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin on Rossiya 24.

Russian import-independent Superjet 100 and MS-21 aircraft will soon begin to replenish the fleets of domestic airlines. Yuri Slyusar, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, told TASS about the future of the Russian aircraft industry in an interview with SPIEF-2023 about when the updated Superjet will make its first flight, how many aircraft are planned to be delivered next year, what the new Tu-214 will be like, about the future of the Russian aircraft industry.

The Russian company SR Space and IT holding T1 signed an agreement on the development of a suborbital launch vehicle and its launch beyond the Pocket line on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). This will be the first Russian private rocket to reach space. It is planned to launch at the end of the year. Oleg Mansurov, CEO of SR Space, spoke about the development of the Sky rocket, the creation of satellites and the development of drones in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of SPIEF-2023.

The exposition will also include marine bottom mines MDM-1, MDM-2 and MDM-3, offshore mine MSHM, universal electric remote-controlled torpedo TE-2

Concern "Marine underwater weapons - Gidropribor" ("MPO - Gidropribor", as part of the corporation "Tactical missile armament") At the XI International Naval Salon (MVMS), along with a universal small-sized torpedo, UMT will show for the first time a new development - a modern sonar detection station for small underwater targets "Mayak-S". This is reported on the website of the MVMS-2023.

Manturov: the IL-112B project is being modified in terms of the wing and engines

The project of the Russian light turboprop military transport aircraft IL-112B will be upgraded. This was announced on Friday, June 16, by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Elena Tomilovskaya, Head of the Department of Sensorimotor Physiology and Prevention at the Institute of Biomedical Problems, noted that a prototype of the device is planned to be prepared by the end of 2024.

The Governor of the Tula Region, Alexey Dyumin, in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), spoke about the region's contribution to supporting a special military operation, training personnel for the region's defense complex and plans for the serial production of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of operating in electronic warfare (EW).

A series of unsuccessful attacks by Ukrainian naval drones against Russian ships raised the question: how effective are surface unmanned boats in general? Are they capable of performing any shock tasks? And most importantly – in what direction should Russia develop this branch of the military industry?

As part of a joint project of KAMAZ, Avtodor, PEK, Magnit, Gazpromneft-Supply and a number of other interested companies, tomorrow, June 14, unmanned KAMAZ trucks will enter the M-11 highway, also known as Neva and connecting Moscow with St. Petersburg.

Three of the latest multiple launch rocket systems have entered service with the Korean People's Army. The combat vehicles were transferred to the Military Children's Union of Korea. This is reported by TASS with reference to the KCNA agency.

The fighting has shown that the troops need to modernize their weapons. And an updated Kalashnikov assault rifle was sent to the front. About what shortcomings have been corrected — in the material of RIA Novosti.

As the experience of a special military operation shows, drones are becoming an increasingly formidable weapon. They conduct reconnaissance, direct artillery, bomb themselves. At the same time, the range of drones and the damage from their attacks, especially mass ones, only increase. We are talking about the most modern Russian means of combating UAVs.

Russian weapons have long and deservedly gained worldwide fame and recognition and maintain their reputation at a constantly high level: from the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle, which has become synonymous with simplicity, strength and reliability, to the ultra-modern hypersonic Kinzhal missile system, protection from which will not be found soon.

How the Americans created anti-satellite weapon strike systems

Speaking in April 2022 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris announced that Washington was declaring a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons. At the same time, she added that in this way the White House administration intends to form some new rules and establish some new norms of work in space.