News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Bladebug and ORE Catapult have tested a robot to inspect wind turbine blades at an offshore wind farm on the coast of Scotland. It moves along the surface of the blade using six legs with vacuum suction cups and broadcasts video from the camera.

Russian pilots worked out refueling of fighters and bombers of the air force and air defense Association of the southern Military district in day and night conditions.

The load capacity of the new Il-76MD-90 military transport aircraft has been increased from 48 to 60 tons. At the same time, the flight range increased by 18 percent, and fuel consumption was reduced by 12-15 percent.

The Russian army is expecting the delivery of a new batch of t-90M "Breakthrough"tanks. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of defense of the country.

The organization "Spaceport Japan" (Spaceport Japan) presented the concept of the future grandiose multifunctional center for space tourism. A structure the size of a small city is planned to be placed in Tokyo Bay. The idea is extremely ambitious – by 2050, the turnover in this industry will be more than a trillion dollars, and the Japanese intend to dominate it.

The upgraded T-72B3 tanks were loaded onto platforms and sent by rail to the troops. This was reported by the press service of Uralvagonzavod, part of rostec, and posted a video.

Details have emerged of the flight of two Tu-160 strategic supersonic missile carriers that covered more than 20,000 kilometers. The planes were in the air for more than 25 hours. Thus, the record of the range and duration of the flight was updated.

Before entering the final stage of factory sea trials, the upgraded frigate of the Pacific fleet "Marshal Shaposhnikov" on November 6 was put into the dry dock of JSC "Dalzavod ship repair Center "in Vladivostok.

The floating spaceport "Sea launch", owned by the S7 group, may in the future be of interest to the Ministry of defense for launching military satellites, believes Alexander Ivanov, a member of the Board of the Military-industrial Commission of Russia, who oversees the rocket and space industry.

Dmitry Litovkin-what can be opposed to attack drones on the battlefield

In the near future, Turkey will receive a drone allegedly capable of destroying a company of Russian t-72 or modern T-90 tanks in one flight. It will be an improved version of the Anka-s drone, which proved itself well during the fighting in Syria.

Russia does not have the necessary legal framework for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, said Roman Meshcheryakov, Director of the center for intelligent robotic systems at the Trapeznikov Institute of management problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Next year, new planes and helicopters will be sent there, and a garrison management system will also be created. Over the past few years, infrastructure and strength have been continuously built in the Arctic circle. For the first time in modern history, one of the countries of the world was able to create an aviation group operating in this region.

At the end of December, the Russian Soyuz-ST-A rocket will deliver the CSO-2 military satellite to orbit from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana for the benefit of France, a NATO member. This is reported by RIA Novosti, citing a source in the rocket and space industry.

Anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) S-400 "Triumph" of the Leningrad army of the air force and air defense conducted exercises to cover strategic objects from the aircraft of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Western military district (ZVO) reports.

Alexander Lukashenko opened the belaes In Ostrovets on Saturday, November 7. "A historic moment: the country becomes a nuclear power," he said. The author recalls that in early September, the Baltic States agreed that after the launch of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets, they would stop buying electricity from Belarus.

On October 4, the press service of PJSC United aircraft Corporation announced the first flight of the Tu-160M aircraft with new NK-32-02 engines.

the national Interest called the su-34 one of Russia's most powerful strike fighters.

The national Interest magazine devoted an article to the Russian su-34 fighter-bomber. Author mark Episkopos described it as a "killer of everything".

By 2030, Roscosmos will launch about 600 satellites of the Sphere system, which is "analogous" to the Western projects Starlink and OneWeb, the official magazine of the Russian space Corporation promises.

As reported on November 3, 2020, PJSC "United aircraft Corporation" (PJSC "UAC"), at the airfield of the Kazan aviation plant (KAZ) named after S. p. Gorbunov - a branch of PJSC" Tupolev "(part of PJSC" UAC " of rostec state Corporation), the first flight of a deep-moderated Tu-160M bomber with new serial engines NK-32-02 took place. The plane was piloted by a crew under the supervision of Henri Accidence. The flight took place at an altitude of 6000 meters and lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes.

An international tournament among special units was held in the Patriot Park on the territory of the Kalashnikov shooting center. A video of part of the competition appeared Online.