News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The American company General Dynamics Land Systems has signed an agreement with the startup Epirus on the integration of its Leonidas pulsed electromagnetic weapon on the Stryker armored vehicle. According to The Drive, the developers want to offer this combination to the US Army, which plans to equip Stryker with a directed energy weapon and has already tested it with a combat laser.

India is preparing to arm itself with the first aircraft carrier of domestic construction. October 5, portal navyrecognition.com he reported that the ship INS Vikrant went to sea to check the seaworthiness.

Representatives of the United States at a meeting with the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin talked about the possibility of extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) for a period up to 2030. This was told by Rogozin himself on Tuesday, October 26.

The parties held talks within the framework of the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin discussed with a NASA representative during the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai the possibility of docking the Russian ship "Eagle" to the promising American lunar station.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the finish line is ahead from the point of view of the station's operation

The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin does not believe that the International Space Station (ISS) will last until 2030.

Russia will move part of the planned rocket launches to the French Kourou cosmodrome. Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said this at a briefing on October 26.

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that two Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Long-range Aviation performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. The planes were in the air for about five hours.

The ministry stressed that when approving the draft Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence, comments on the priority of national interests and on the implementation of the requirements of the National Security Strategy were taken into account.

The crew of the patrol ship "Dmitry Rogachev" began the passage of the Black Sea Strait of the Bosphorus on the way to the Mediterranean Sea.

According to the Black Sea Fleet, during the transition, the ship's crew performed a complex of various ship exercises in the fleet's combat training grounds in the Black Sea.

The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive modern military equipment of the Uralvagonzavod Corporation by the end of the year. This is reported by the press service of the Central Military District, referring to the chief of staff of the 201st military base, Colonel Yevgeny Okhrimenko.

The BDK of project 11711 is capable of receiving hundreds of sea mines, depending on their purpose, a TASS source in the shipbuilding industry stressed

The large amphibious assault ship (BDK) of project 11711, if used as a minelayer, is capable of "closing" not only any strait zone, but also the entire sea area. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.

The Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) has started implementing activities within the framework of the national project "Labor Productivity".

In the next month, the Russian Post will begin delivering parcels from 27 branches of Moscow with the help of unmanned delivery robots from Yandex. This is reported by RBC with reference to the company's message.

The Ministry of Defense plans to strengthen army medical units with drones.

Also, this special equipment can be used during the elimination of the consequences of man-made disasters or natural disasters. The novelties will be part of special purpose medical detachments, as well as individual medical units. 

The Marker robotic system will be able to identify several types of targets. The robot, which was previously called deadly, will receive funds to fight drones. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the NGO "Android Technology".

The military exercises "Hoguk" ("Defense of the Fatherland") began on Monday in South Korea with the participation of three branches of the armed forces to work out their strategic interaction, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the country's armed forces.

Russia has recently been paying special attention to the development of aerial and underwater drones. And the military will rely on them in the future.

Visitors can use virtual glasses and special manipulators to imagine themselves as an astronaut who went into outer space

The Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos) presented at the Roscosmos stand at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai the Odyssey virtual reality system, with which visitors have the opportunity to feel like an astronaut working in outer space on the ISS.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the topic of cross-flights may be raised during negotiations with NASA

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, expressed the opinion that the Crew Dragon ships of Elon Musk's SpaceX company have gained enough experience so that Russian cosmonauts can fly on them as part of cross-flights.

One of the most advanced fighters of the Air Force of the People's Liberation Army of China Chengdu J-10S crashed last Friday. Perhaps the incident would not have been known, but videos and photos from the scene of the accident in Henan province appeared on social networks.