News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Rogozin said that the Sphere will include five satellite groupings for telecom
According to the head of Roscosmos, the "Sphere" will include communication groups "Yamal", "Express-RV", "Express", "Skif" and "IoT Marathon"
The Sphere program will include five satellite groupings providing telecom services, and five more - surveillance. This was announced on Monday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Russia will create a unique system that protects helicopters from dangerous left rotation
The new warning system will inform the pilot when, in particular, he goes beyond the limits prescribed by the flight protocol
A warning system on helicopters of left rotation, which often leads to accidents, will be developed in Russia. This was reported on Monday in the press service of JSC Navigator.
Flying safe: Mi-17 helicopter with money crashed in Libya
An Mi-17 carrying cash crashed in Libya. The incident occurred at the stadium of the city of Tarhun, which is under the control of the forces of the Government of National Unity.
The football field of this sports facility is used as an airstrip. However, this time something went wrong, as a result, the tail boom of the helicopter broke, the propeller blades were damaged, and it fell on its side. It is reported that the crew survived.
The production of Baikal aircraft is planned to be launched in the Khabarovsk Territory
In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, it is planned to place the production of light multipurpose aircraft "Baikal". The new plant will appear in the Dzemga area, near the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft assembly shop.
Russia has assessed the prospects for Kiev to create its own missile systems
It is necessary to monitor Kiev's attempts to create missile systems, but they will probably end in failure. This was announced on Monday, October 25, by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov.
The United States has begun factory sea trials of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale
The Americans have put to sea for factory sea trials a new amphibious transport ship - a San Antonio-type dock - USS Fort Lauderdale. It was launched last year.
The docking system at Nauka is ready to receive the new module on the ISS
The cargo ship was in free flight for more than a day, moving away from the station by almost 200 km and getting closer again
The docking node of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" on the ISS is ready to receive the new node module "Berth". This was announced on Monday by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, who is now on board the station.
Tankers with self-sealing coating entered the troops
The Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District, stationed in the Moscow region, began to receive modern tankers. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
So, in one of the logistics support units (MTO), the operation of the AC-14-63501 tanker truck, made on the chassis of the KamAZ-63501 four-axle all-terrain vehicle common in the Russian Army, began.
The US military has created a "green" synthetic aviation fuel
The US Air Force and the Twelve energy company have created aviation fuel from carbon dioxide, water and energy from renewable sources. The military believes it will help them reduce their dependence on foreign oil and reduce carbon emissions. At the end of this year, they will decide whether to scale the technology and produce synthetic fuel in large quantities.
Blue Origin and Sierra Space plan to build a commercial space station
The station should be operational between 2025 and 2030
American companies Blue Origin and Sierra Space have announced plans to build a commercial space station. The corresponding statement was posted on the companies' website on Monday.
The former rescue tugboat is getting ready to go out into the big water
The crew arrived at the oceanographic research vessel "Evgeny Goriglejan", built at the Baltic shipyard "Yantar".
The first private space station is planned to be created by 2027
The station will consist of an inflatable living module, a docking module, a propulsion compartment, a robotic manipulator and a laboratory
The first independent commercial space station can be created by 2027. The corresponding statement was published on Thursday on the website of the American corporation Lockheed Martin.
The Zhuzhong rover and the Tianwen-1 probe have resumed work on Mars
The Chinese Zhuzhong rover and the Tianwen-1 probe resumed their work on Mars after half a month of being in "sleep mode," the Chinese Lunar Program said in a statement.
Problems during the tests of the South Korean rocket caused a malfunction of the third stage
The launch of a rocket with a payload model weighing 1.5 tons took place on October 21 at 10:00 Moscow time
The first South Korean Nuri launch vehicle (KSLV-II) was unable to launch a mock-up payload into orbit due to a malfunction of the third stage. This was announced by the Minister of Science and Information and Communication Technologies Im Hye Suk, KBS TV channel reported on Friday.
The Progress MS-17 spacecraft docked to the Nauka module on the ISS
It became the first cargo ship to dock to the module
The Progress MS-17 cargo transport ship, which undocked from the Poisk small research module on Thursday night, docked at the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, follows from the broadcast on the Roscosmos website.
The British are "populating" a new generation frigate
The British Navy began to master its new frigate. On October 21, the press service of the British Navy reported that the first sailors "settled" on the lead ship of the Type 26 project.
The US has conducted three tests aimed at developing hypersonic weapons
The US Army and Navy have tested prototypes of hypersonic weapons systems. Earlier it became known about the tests of the HAWC air-based missile.
TAI Company delivered the first Aksungur UAV to the Turkish Navy Command
On October 20, the command of the Turkish Navy received the first medium-altitude long-duration UAV (MALE) Aksungur manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
How will artificial intelligence develop in military aviation
Military aviation will not remain aloof from the unprecedented pace of technology development. According to experts, in the current century, armed struggle will be radically different from the ways and methods of warfare of the past. Artificial intelligence technologies will be introduced into manned and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The US military potential was estimated at three
The American Heritage Foundation Research Institute has published an analysis of the US military potential. The assessment turned out to be the worst in recent years.
According to analysts of the institute, the power of the military potential is only 2/3 of what should be in reality. The problem is also a rather outdated technique that does not meet the challenges of the time.