Technologies 2024, November

Striving to become the world leader, China is making attempts to create world-class weapons. According to the latest reports from the foreign press, the Chinese specialists managed to get new successes within the framework of one of the most daring projects. Upon successful completion of ongoing work, the Air Force

BMP "Puma" of the German army needs a power unit that could offer more power, fit in a limited amount. The MTU 10V 890 meets this requirement by delivering exceptional power density Superior mobility in the most challenging conditions is paramount

The process of updating the strategic missile defense, covering Moscow and the central industrial region from a nuclear missile strike, continues. As part of an extensive and complex program, various works are carried out to build and test modernized or new defense components

Research and Production Concern "Technologies of Mechanical Engineering" (NPK "Techmash") produces various military products, including a variety of weapons and ammunition. Serial products of this kind are supplied to the ground forces, aerospace forces and the navy. In foreseeable future

For many years, the US defense industry has been developing and improving promising combat lasers suitable for use in various fields. Some samples of this kind have already been able to reach the stage of testing and refinement, and are now showing their potential for

The autonomous convoy is led by an NH-60 truck, followed by two LMTV trucks A US-British team has tested technologies and autonomous supply concepts

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is known for conducting high-level scientific research in the field of advanced military technologies. However, the Office is increasingly focusing its attention on the most important, but sometimes

In November 2017, the British Internet publication The Independent published an article on the new synthetic biology program of the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Advanced Plant Technologies (APT)

Modern armies are donning more and more reliable armor. Infantrymen - in body armor, mine fighting vehicles. Tanks bristle with active and passive defenses. Army anti-aircraft missile systems and artillery become self-propelled and armored

The Russian defense industry develops and tests new robotic systems of various types and for various purposes. Based on the test results, the new equipment is sent for revision or receives a recommendation for adoption. With positive results this year

In recent years, electronic warfare systems have become a priority. The widespread distribution and importance of radio communications, radar and other technologies have made suppression systems one of the most important tools of the army. As a result, a significant number of new projects were developed, and

As a concept, lidar has been around for decades. However, interest in this technology has skyrocketed in recent years as sensors become smaller, more complex, and the scope of lidar products expanding more and more

The anniversary (which is exactly how the 50th anniversary is translated from Latin) will be next year. But almost in hot pursuit, there is an equally ardent desire to say a few words about the oldest research institute in the country, which deals specifically with robotics. And about the coming jubilee. The most boring of the readers will immediately ask the question:

The technical innovations and well-known systems shown at the Army-2017 forum give a fairly holistic view of the state of work regarding military robotic systems in Russia and equipping the Armed Forces of the country with them. Despite the fact that the Orion-E UAV was first shown

This 30-kilowatt laser, mounted on a Skyshield tower, is part of Rheinmetall's proposal for the so-called Below Patriot concept. The most common way to neutralize or destroy any system is to concentrate enough energy on it … And it can

Military experts call autonomous weapons or autonomous weapons systems (AWS) types of weapons that do everything themselves: they find a target and complete a task without human intervention. One of the most famous, so far only for science fiction films and books, AWS is considered

Lockheed Martin's 60 kW laser system can be installed on a variety of relatively mobile platforms and will provide significant advantages in protecting its forces in the future battlefield

Military vehicles have traditionally been made of heavy, expensive, but high-strength armor steel. Modern ceramic composite materials are increasingly used as non-bearing protection for combat vehicles. The main advantages of such materials are significantly lower cost

EC-1 is an electronic reconnaissance aircraft developed by the Japanese company Kawasaki on the basis of the C-1 multipurpose transport aircraft

The German company Optimess developed the two-wheeled iSnoop, which was equipped with two types of wheels, one of which was designed to move up stairs. Optimess: The German company Optimess developed a new product iSnoop in the field of throwing robots. It is available with different sets of wheels with

Walking propeller machines have long attracted the attention of scientists and designers around the world. Such a technique, in theory, has a greater cross-country ability in comparison with machines equipped with wheels or tracks. Nevertheless, despite the expected high performance, walkers in every sense of the word so far

As the Internet resource CNews.ru informs, the World Surveillance Group company has successfully completed tests of the airship of the Argus One drone, the tests were carried out in the position of payloads and an integrated propulsion system. The new payload is the electro-optical

Night vision devices (NVDs) have occupied a very important place in the modern world for several decades. These optoelectronic devices, providing the operator with an image of the terrain (target, object) in low light conditions, are widely used today in various

The military equipment created on the basis of the concepts of the last century has approached the threshold, beyond which gigantic efforts and costs give an inadequately low result. One of the reasons is a significant increase in the energy consumption of new AME facilities. Is there a way out of the impasse? Various types of energy (mechanical

Qinetiq Wheel Motor Technology for Ground X-Vehicle Techonology based on the DARPA Control Concept The growing energy consumption of on-board vehicle systems gives new technologies a chance to seize the opportunity to radically change power and

History is known to be full of interesting coincidences. For example, today's date is not only the day of the first manned flight into space. It can also be called the birthday of jet aviation, since the first test launch took place on April 12, 1937, that is, exactly 80 years ago

Success in the global military-technical confrontation is ensured only for those countries that adhere to a strategy of technological advancement of competitors. An indispensable condition for an effective response to challenges from potential adversaries is the prompt implementation of breakthrough ideas as a key element

Biotechnology, genetic engineering, the creation of artificial organs have not made a person more protected. We have entered the age of weapons based on new physical principles. Do we have our own developments and scientific discoveries in this area? Is Russia Ready to Take on the Challenge? Last Decades

The Russian military department has already managed to evaluate all the advantages of unmanned vehicles of various classes and order the development of various types of equipment. Among other unmanned systems, land-based multipurpose platforms suitable for various purposes are of great interest

(Above) The Korean Army has unveiled a mock-up of a future soldier's combat gear that integrates an exoskeleton, protection, sensors, and smart weapons. (center) LIG Nex1 unveils its LEXO exoskeleton, developed in collaboration with a government agency for military purposes

An enlarged image of microcapsules made of silica gel in a self-healing polymer "Non-traditional materials" is one of the most important directions in the development of technologies in the military and aerospace industries. Materials need to do more than just serve as a support structure - they need to

About the latest developments and forecasts for the future For almost a hundred years, Alcoa Defense has been keeping its finger on the pulse of innovative technologies, being a reliable partner and supplier of military structures, its products allow maintaining the protection of land, air and sea platforms of weapons at the very

The field of protective materials is immense and growing rapidly. New materials expand the technological basis for personnel protection systems and weapon platforms. At the same time, the forms of doing business are changing, which is moving away from exclusive suppliers and other traditional schemes common to such

Not so long ago it became known that one of the unique samples of special equipment of domestic development in the near future will begin to be used as a teaching aid. According to the domestic press, next year the military-industrial corporation "Research and Production Association

Automated military systems are a reality of modern wars and a rapidly growing business. Kommersant analyzed the state of the world market for combat robots and the state of affairs in Russia. What are combat robots? Today, military robotic equipment in a broad sense includes:

A year ago, at the Mayak industrial site, work was completed to liquidate the open water area of the V-9 industrial reservoir - Lake Karachay. Media representatives witnessed the placement of the last hollow concrete blocks on the bottom of the reservoir and how the surface was backfilled

Robotic complexes for various purposes are of great interest to the military department. First of all, the army needs automated combat systems. In addition, the military needs multi-functional robots capable of solving engineering problems. By

The T-50 wing is a typical composite design. Inside - aluminum honeycomb, top and bottom - about a hundred layers of carbon fiber. After laying out, this "sandwich" will go to an autoclave for 8 hours, where it will turn into a high-strength, and most importantly, lightweight aircraft part. This is how the unique is born

By December 1, 2011, a completely new branch of the armed forces should appear in Russia - the Aerospace Defense (VKO). This was announced by Viktor Ozerov, head of the Federation Council Committee on Security and Defense. With information on how the process of creating the East Kazakhstan region is proceeding, the senators were presented by

Many, when they see the tests of the Aeryon Scout, are surprised that it is a bird or an airplane. No - this is a completely new flying robot, which is equipped with special cameras for video surveillance. Aeryon Scout is equipped with the most sophisticated tracking and reconnaissance system in the world, its purpose is to trace and