News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

American engineers have calculated the maximum flight altitude of a quadcopter powered by a cable of different thickness, above which the mass of the cable and the current loss in it do not allow the drone to maintain its flight. They also tested a bundle of two drones powered by a wire, expanding the possibilities compared to using a single device. The article will be presented at the IROS 2022 conference, its preprint is available at arXiv.org .

The foundations of modern naval forces and the US aircraft carrier fleet were laid in the 70-80-ies of the last century

The construction of 10 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of the Nimitz type took more than 40 years: the lead ship was laid down in 1968, and the last one, the George Bush, was handed over to the fleet in 2009. These ships have a total displacement of more than 100 thousand tons, the length of the flight deck is 333 meters.

Will the Americans get the remains of the Ross "Zircons" from the bottom of the Barents Sea?

The Americans, having lifted the wreckage of the F-35C fighter from the depths of the South China Sea, proved that they are able to find and raise even small objects to the surface if the search area is narrowed. Therefore, it is possible that they will be able to raise the remnants of Russian missiles from the bottom of the Barents Sea and learn the secrets of the latest samples of our weapons from the finds.

Promising samples of weapons show that, technically, the Russian army is at the forefront

While once fraternal countries, to the detriment of their own interests, reviling everything that reminds of a great neighbor, admire Turkish "Bayraktars", Russian engineering thought is constantly progressing, and the domestic military-industrial complex does not cease to delight with novelties in the field of weapons, military and special equipment.

The United States makes maximum use of the situation in Ukraine to gain experience in the operation of RTR and electronic warfare aircraft against the Russian Aerospace Forces

The skies of Europe, or rather the countries bordering Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova, are patrolled by reconnaissance aircraft. And NATO tankers of various types are constantly hanging in the air.

Without the nationalization of strategic resources, our country will not survive

The sanctions imposed by the West put Russia in front of the need to take extraordinary measures to restore economic self-sufficiency or, in other words, economic sovereignty. For more than 30 years, a purposeful policy has been carried out in our country to destroy economic independence with the transformation of Russia into a semi-colonial state of the united West.

With noticeable regularity, photos published on social networks show the successes of various man-portable surface-to-air missile systems (MANPADS) in the war in Ukraine. The systems used by the APU come from a variety of sources. Until now, the Piorun MANPADS produced in Poland have not attracted much attention from the Western audience. The change in the situation in Ukraine has forced foreign observers to analyze this system in more detail.

How does the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" work

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian army used a heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek". The relevant footage was published by the Russian Defense Ministry. "Newspaper.Ru" tells about this weapon.

Military experts told why Russia used the Dagger hypersonic complex in Ukraine

For the first time, the Russian Army used hypersonic missiles of the Dagger aviation missile system to destroy objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a special military operation. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purpose it was done.

Mikhail Kotov - about China's plans to launch a telescope module into space with a resolution coefficient equivalent to the Hubble telescope

According to the expansion plan of the Chinese orbital program, the launch of the newest 20-ton observatory will take place in the next two years. According to Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the Manned Space Program of the People's Republic of China, "the new orbital telescope with a resolution coefficient equivalent to the Hubble telescope will have a lens with a diameter of over 2 m and a field of view 300 times larger than that of the American orbital telescope." At the same time, the telescope module will be in the same orbit as the Chinese Tiangong station.

As reported by LLC "Kingisepp Machine-Building Plant" (KMZ), at the International Exhibition of Advanced Technologies for Providing society and the state "EXPOTECHNOSTRAGE-2022" held in St. Petersburg from March 16 to 18, 2022, this enterprise presented a new special boat "Bottlenose Dolphin" for the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardiya).

The Russian ship-based S-300 versus the American Standard missile defense system: which missile is better? (The National Interest, USA)

Military expert Charlie Gao in an article by TNI compared the Russian S-300, which were created for the Soviet air defense forces with American "Standards". He comes to the conclusion that the US missiles are superior to the Russian ones in some aspects.

Major General of the Air Force Popov told why the AFU used the Soviet Tu-141 drone

Despite the popularity of Turkish Bayraktar drones in the Ukrainian army, which proved themselves in Syria and the Karabakh conflict, Kiev is also actively using Soviet Tu-141 Strizh drones produced at the Kharkiv Aviation Plant. This application is accompanied by scandals. "Newspaper.Ru" found out the details.

As reported, on March 16, 2022, flight tests of the Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft with the factory number 0208 (registration number RF-78663), built at the Ulyanovsk Aviastar-SP JSC (part of the Transport Aviation Division of the United Aircraft Corporation JSC - UAC), began at the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny factory airfield complex). The aircraft was pumped out of the workshop in mid-January 2022. This is the first new-built IL-76MD-90A aircraft, launched in 2022.

China vs. Russia: who has better landing combat vehicles? (The National Interest, USA)

China belatedly appeared in the arena of amphibious assault vehicles, writes TNI. This explains their backwardness from Russian developments. Defense and national security expert Charlie Gao compared the capabilities and tactical and technical characteristics of Chinese vehicles with Russian models and concluded that they are inferior to almost all BMDS in service with Russia.

On March 19, Russia celebrates the Day of the Submariner. In honor of the holiday, we tell you how the first domestic submarines were created and fought

On March 19, the Russian Submarine Fleet turns 116 years old. During this period, Russian submarines have gone through several stages of development - from tiny "hidden vessels" to the world's largest strategic missile carriers. Since their appearance in the Navy, submarines have been and remain the embodiment of the most progressive scientific and technical ideas and advanced engineering solutions.

The industry is arguing about the pace of creating an import-substituted SSJ

The Ministry of Industry and Trade ordered the preparation and testing of the SSJ-New aircraft for 15 billion rubles. Rostec announced that a 97% import-substituted modification, the development of which was estimated at 120 billion rubles, will appear by 2024.

Dmitry Khazanov - about how the USSR began studying the sixth continent, as well as what and who hindered him in this

Aviation has played an extremely important role in the development of polar latitudes. At the same time, some achievements of the past seem incredible even today. For example, during the ice exploration in Antarctica on March 18, 1957, 65 years ago, the commander of the naval expedition squadron, Hero of the Soviet Union Ilya Mazuruk and pilot Alexander Polyakov on an An-2 aircraft landed on the top of an iceberg for the first time.

The Krylov Scientific Center remains the leading institution for modeling and evaluating the capabilities of submarines

On the approaching Day of the Submariner, which is celebrated annually in our country on March 19, it is appropriate to recall another event that became fateful for the post-war development of the Russian Navy. Exactly 70 years ago, back in 1952, the creation of the first domestic nuclear submarine began in the Soviet Union.

The European Space Agency told whether they can do without Russia in a mission to Mars

After breaking off the partnership with Roscosmos, the Europeans may have to create a landing module for the Rosalind Franklin rover themselves instead of the Cossack. The scientific director of the European part of the ExoMars 2022 mission, Jorge Vago, told the newspaper.Ru", how long it may take to develop your device.