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Uralvagonzavod: the Hunter combat module successfully passed tests and went into mass production
The new combat module "Hunter" developed and produced by NPO Elektromashina (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern is part of Rostec) has been put into mass production, the press service of the concern told reporters.
A new combat laser was presented in Turkey
The Turkish defense company Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. has announced the development of a new ground-based laser system called NAZAR. This is a missile defense system. It was first presented at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021.
Combat robot competitions will be held in Russia
The championship on the management of flying drones and ground-based robotic complexes will be held within the framework of the military-technical forum "Army-2021".
The line of combat robots will be shown at the "Dronbiatlon" within the framework of the "Army-2021" forum-Shoigu
Reconnaissance robots and "cyborgs" - firefighters tested in Syria The
championship on the management of unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic complexes "Dronbiathlon" will be held on August 25 and 26 within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum (IMTF) The army-2021, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The United States and Canada have agreed on steps to modernize aerospace defense
The United States and Canada have agreed on concrete steps to modernize the Joint Aerospace Defense Command of North America (NORAD). This is stated in a joint statement of the defense ministers of the two countries.
Russia has cut down the grandiose project of the global satellite communication "Ether"
The ambitious project of creating a global mobile satellite communication system "Ether "has been excluded from the national program"Digital Economy". The project implementation costs were estimated at 299 billion rubles. At the same time, 30 billion rubles from extra-budgetary sources should have already been allocated for the design of this system.
The connections of the PGRK" Yars " of the RVSN are fully equipped with simulators for the training of driver mechanics
The units of the PGRK RVSN are fully equipped with unique simulators for training mechanics-drivers of autonomous launchers of the Yars mobile missile system.
Media: Blue Origin sued NASA over its contract with SpaceX
On April 16, NASA announced the conclusion of a contract worth $2.9 billion for the construction of the lander with SpaceX
TASS, August 16. Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, filed a lawsuit in a US federal court on Monday against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in connection with the award of a contract for the development of a lunar lander to SpaceX, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk. This was reported by the online portal The Verge.
Brazilians have started flight tests of an electric agricultural aircraft
The Brazilian company Embraer has started flight tests of the electric agricultural aircraft EMB-203 Ipanema. During the first flights, specialists checked the controllability of the aircraft, the temperature control system and operational safety.
Space monitoring equipment will be installed at the new Russian orbital station-Rogozin
Specialists of the observatory of the Astronomical Scientific Center (ANC), located in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, will be involved in the creation of scientific equipment for the new Russian orbital station, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
KRET will present the latest navigation system for light helicopters at the Army Forum
The concern will also present at the forum devices that provide the ability to control a helicopter using instruments
The concern" Radio-Electronic Technologists "(KRET) of the Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time at the Army-2021 forum a new navigation system for START 1a light helicopters. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of KRET.
The congress "Strategic Leadership in the Digital Age and Artificial Intelligence Technologies" will be held within the framework of "Army-2021"
From August 22 to 26, the congress "Strategic Leadership in the Digital Age and Artificial Intelligence Technologies" will be held as part of the scientific and business program of the MVTF "Army-2021".
A batch of command and staff vehicles of a new generation has entered service with the ZVO tank army
The Guards tank Army of the ZVO received five unified command and staff vehicles (UKSHM) R-149MA1, which increased the combat capabilities of communication units.
Electromagnetic gun from science fiction went on sale
The American company Arcflash Labs has opened a pre-order for the world's first manual electromagnetic gun GR-1 ANVIL. It can accelerate a ferromagnetic projectile with a diameter of 10-12 centimeters to a speed of 60 meters per second - this is comparable to a powerful air rifle.
The Russian Federation uses its cyber potential to strengthen its positions - the head of the US Strategic Command
The Russian Federation avoids direct confrontation to strengthen its international role, but resorts to pressure against other countries and to cyber operations, the head of the US Strategic Command, Admiral Charles Richard, said on Thursday.
A demonstration of the combat capabilities of prototypes of shock tanks of national production took place in Belarus
On August 11, at the 174th training ground of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Republic of Belarus, a demonstration of the combat capabilities of prototypes of unmanned strike aircraft complexes (UBAC) of national production was held for the senior staff of the State Secretariat of the Security Council, the Ministry of Defense and the State Military Industry.
Rostec has implemented VR technologies in the production of ammunition for the Grad MLRS
VR system thoroughly reproduces workflows, the specifics of the special tools and even the nature of materials
The technodinamika holding (part of state Corporation rostec) has developed an intelligent simulator, training manufacture and repair of ammunition for reactive systems of volley fire (MLRS) "Grad" in virtual reality (VR). This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of Rostec.
The assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b rocket is completed before the launch of OneWeb satellites at Baikonur
As reported in Roscosmos, there are no comments on the preparation of the components
Specialists at Baikonur have completed the assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle, which, together with the Fregat upper stage, should launch OneWeb satellites into orbit on August 20, Roscosmos reported on Friday.
In Ukraine, the radar of the "destroyer" of the Crimean bridge was shown
The over-the-horizon radar station "Mineral-U" is almost ready, Defense Express reports. The Ukrainian information and consulting agency showed the corresponding video on Twitter.
Vietnam delivered the NanoDragon satellite to Japan for launch into orbit
The satellite will receive and transmit signals of an automatic identification system for tracking the movement of ships and monitoring activities at sea
Vietnam has delivered its NanoDragon satellite to Japan for an upcoming launch into low-Earth orbit. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper "Nyan Zan" with reference to the National Space Center (NCC) at the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology.























