Technologies 2024, November

On October 15, the US Army will send a supercomputer to Afghanistan, but it will not be installed in a well-guarded base or in an underground bunker, but in a huge airship that can fly at high altitude and observe a huge territory for a week - the result of an ambitious $ 211 million

British defense company BAE Systems promises that in five years it will change the face of ground military equipment. Mostly we are talking about tanks. The armored vehicle will be dressed in a new camouflage that can change its appearance depending on the environment. An ambitious project wears

Article: May 2006, Popular Mechanics. In the near future, the Pentagon plans to deploy a whole family of the latest exotic weapons systems. Skeptics argue that the lion's share of these expensive toys is not focused on waging the war that might actually be

The U.S. Army has tested technology that converts garbage into energy in the field, and it is extremely costly and dangerous to transport fuel and remove waste from the battlefield. To complete it requires soldiers and vehicles that are in danger of attack and distracted from

The latest news about aerospace developments in the United States may indicate the emergence of an integrated aerospace-based precision weapon system there. The recent test of the unmanned orbiter X-37B fits into this concept

Defense technology has always propelled mainstream science forward. The most original and incredible military innovations of the outgoing year make up the final rating. Flying Bulava The long-awaited breakthrough of Russian military technologies - the strategic missile Bulava - was successful in 2010

Attached to a protective helmet, a device created by the military department allows you to see a three-dimensional image, which is transmitted from digital cameras, as well as designate objects. So far, this person does not look very much like a "killer robot". (Photo by Noah Shachtman / Wired.) Soldier Centric Imaging via

Special equipment in the service of the military Modern warfare is characterized by high dynamics of action and an extremely widespread use of special operations forces. The task of timely detection and accurate classification of moving ground (underground) objects of the enemy is among the priorities for the forces of combat

Having curtailed its lunar program, the United States announced to the world: it is too early for man to strive for other planets. The creator of the first spacecraft Vostok, Konstantin Feoktistov, has come a long way from an ardent enthusiast of manned flights to their implacable adversary. His final thoughts to proponents of progress

In Russia, a new heavy liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile is being created, which will be capable of breaking through any existing and future missile defense systems that were put into service until the 2050s. According to ITAR-TASS, this was announced by the General Director

Engineers at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have developed a launch mechanism that includes acceleration with a "rail gun" and climb with a hypersonic engine. The proposed launch complex is based on the old

It looks like paratroopers will start jumping without a parachute in the near future. Employees of the Faculty of Aeromechanics and Flying Engineering of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have begun to create an individual flying machine that will allow the paratroopers to descend to the ground faster and more invisibly

The US Army has officially announced that the recently launched Falcon 9 rocket, in addition to the test of the first private spacecraft Dragon, was also carrying its secret cargo - the first military nanosatellite. About 10 days ago, a two-stage was launched from Cape Canaveral

In the early 90s, almost all countries of the world began to introduce new computer technologies in the management of armies. The main purpose of such implementations was to increase the combat effectiveness of the armed forces, not only in terms of technology, but also to enhance the role of the infantryman on the battlefield. Using computer

The US Navy conducted a test of a railgun - a cannon, the acceleration of the projectile in which is given by electrical impulses, reports Lenta.ru with reference to Defense News. The tests, which took place on December 10, 2010, were found to be successful. New weapons are planned to be installed on promising warships

Amazon multibillionaire founder Jeff Bezos has invested in a secret rocket project known as Blue Origin. Recently, some details have been revealed about the New Shepard, the first life-size spacecraft of the Blue Origin project, which is designed to

The end of the Cold War, instead of simplification, made the development of BMPs even more difficult, with more conflicting requirements than ever before. Translating new requirements into design led to a series of design errors dating back to the early stages of the Cold War. The cumulative

The final launch of the satellites of the Russian navigation system ended in failure The three Glonass-M satellites launched on Sunday did not last even a few hours. According to preliminary data, an error occurred during the launch of the vehicles into orbit. As a result, all satellites, with the launch of which

A test flight of the secret U.S. Air Force unmanned military spacecraft, the X-37B, has ended well. The reusable Orbiter Test Orbital Test Vehicle (TFA), which resembles a reduced orbital stage of the shuttle, landed on Friday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) on Tuesday announced that it plans to begin work on the creation of standardized modules for nuclear power plants for spacecraft next year. Director of RSC Energia Vitaly Lopota said that the first

Declaration of war or peace - they are going to entrust the solution of such important issues to machines. In the UK, a computer system is being developed that is essentially similar to that known to all fans of science fiction based on the blockbuster "The Terminator". As you know, in the film, humanity has projected

The designers of the US Department of Defense are preparing for testing a secret aircraft capable of 20 times the speed of sound. As it became known, in the near future, the second flight of the stratospheric bomber Falcon HTV-2 should take place

The new company TorTech Nano Fibers will begin producing fibers based on carbon nanotubes in Israel, which will be used to improve the protective properties of body armor and make armor for military vehicles. This is actually one of the first examples of large-scale implementation of the latest promising

Human brain stimulation has recently been the subject of research by the defense agency DARPA. In the future, on the basis of these studies, it is planned to create a device, the use of which will ensure the minimization of the fear and fatigue of soldiers. This device, as scientists believe, can be installed in a helmet

Instead of launching satellites with rockets, isn't it easier to fire them with a super-powerful cannon? This approach was nearly implemented in practice by the developers of the HARP project, followed by Saddam Hussein himself

As it turned out, the country, which has accumulated mountains of nuclear and conventional weapons, is absolutely not ready for cyber war. The American non-profit organization Bipartisan Policy Center conducted an experiment and tried to find out: what would happen if hackers around the world unleashed a large-scale cyber war against the United States? Were

The Russian army sums up the results of combat training for 2010. As in previous years, the President of the Russian Federation and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Dmitry Medvedev are expected to attend the traditional November training camp for the leadership of the Armed Forces. Unlike in previous years, this should not happen in a building

The IDF presented to the general public a weapon, the existence of which was kept secret for many years, and should have come as a surprise to the Arab armies in case of war. The Spike NLOS guided anti-tank missile manufactured by the RAPHAEL concern is the latest offspring in the large family of Spike missiles

The UK Department of Defense has ordered Boomerang Warrior-X wearable detectors for field testing due to urgent operational requirements. For the first time in the history of military affairs, a soldier will receive a compact individual device for detecting a disguised enemy leading

Russian designers have created a new weapon with "intelligence" - a multi-purpose rocket grenade (RMG). Vitaly Bazilevich, chief of KB-2, chief designer of NPP "Bazalt", told RIA Novosti about this. There are no analogues of the device in the world yet. Special

Marines in Iraq with a third-generation anti-tank system "Dart" (FGM-148 Javelin). The seeker "captures" the infrared image of the target, and the warhead explodes on impact on the armor. Photo: Sgt Mauricio Campino, USMC Modern weapons are less and less needy for a person when conducting

Any weapon, real or potential, is scary, first of all, not in itself, but due to the one in whose hands it may end up. When representatives of the country's military elite, under a fantastic and deceitful pretext that caused bloody chaos in Iraq, appeal to the "full spectrum of domination", this is not

NASA employees are preparing to launch a new hypersonic unmanned aircraft X-43A, or rather its experimental version. Thanks to the scramjet engine with which it is equipped, this aircraft can reach 10 times the speed of sound. The aircraft will be attached to a rocket and raised when

Man's desire to conquer the unattainable sky led Icarus to the idea of repeating the image created by nature - to build a semblance of bird wings. The creators of the comics, and then the blockbuster series about Batman, a fantastic superhero of the future, also turned to the image of wings. Recently, the idea of a winged

Boeing has announced the successful installation of a high-energy HEL TD laser on the HEMTT heavy tactical truck. Albuquerque is currently integrating a laser emitter and a laser beam control system. This is the last stage before the connection of the control system at the end of this year

It sounds incredible and even crazy, but the US military is developing means that should "degrade the effectiveness of the enemy by using chemical effects on the brain." In simple words: make the enemy "dumb" and be unable to use creative

The US Armed Forces are actively preparing for cyber wars, the generals have published a specialized manual on hacker operations. The instruction tells about "anonymous enemies", "every second encroachment on democracy" and defines "military operations in

Modern camouflage is more than terrain-colored fabric. Currently, the military needs to be masked in the infrared spectrum. But few know that there is another way to detect a soldier: using sensors that work in the ultraviolet spectrum

The US military conducted another unsuccessful test of an air-launched laser cannon designed to destroy ballistic missiles. This "Star Wars weapon" did not even fire. A high-energy, megawatt-class chemical laser was installed on board

The famous Skunk Works design bureau is developing the Cormorant drone that can launch from submarines, from a submerged position - directly from missile silos. Today, among the developments that this division of Lockheed Martin is implementing is considerable interest