Killer 2010 development
Defense technology has always moved mass science forward. The most original and incredible military innovations of the year make up the final rating.Flying "Mace"
The long-awaited breakthrough of Russian military technology - the Bulava strategic missile - successfully took off in 2010, and twice in a row. The development of a sea-based intercontinental ballistic missile РХNUMX 30М3 "Mace-30" began in the year 30. The rocket can carry up to ten individual-directed hypersonic maneuvering nuclear units capable of changing the flight path in height and course. It has a low-altitude flight profile. The maximum flight range is 1998 thousand km, the inertial control system, drop weight (payload) 8 T, length in the launch canister 1,15 m, length without head part 12,1 meters.
In early December, it became known that the nuclear charge for the missile was ready. Representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claim that "Bulava" will defend the country for at least 30 - 40 years. Four to five ballistic missile launches are scheduled for the next year. This was announced by the chief developer of the Bulava missile, Yuri Solomonov. "We plan to spend four to five launches over the next year to produce statistics," he said. To date, 14 missile launches have already been made, of which half were unsuccessful.
Dumb beam
Pentagon spends on development weapons future huge sums. Not surprisingly, the most unusual, sometimes even discouraging projects come out of the inventors. More than $ 50 million was invested in the creation of biological weapons, the purpose of which is stated as "reducing the effectiveness of the enemy through the impact on the brain." In fact, we are talking about the weapon of “stupor” of the enemy, and without the use of special chemicals. The effect should be achieved with the help of directional radiation.
Iron Man-2
The new-generation XOS 2 exoskeleton developed by Raytheon will make any soldier several times stronger. He wears on top of the outfit almost like a comic book Iron Man costume. According to the developers, the soldiers in exoskeletons will significantly speed up and facilitate the loading and unloading of water, fuel and ammunition. After all, XOS 2 allows you to carry shells alone and even aviation rockets that weigh hundreds of kilograms. The iron suit itself weighs only 88,5 kg, which is 10% less than the first-generation XOS, which was introduced two years ago. At the same time, the novelty is 30% more efficient and consumes 50% less energy.
The most powerful gun on Earth
Two weeks before Christmas, the US military conducted successful tests of an electromagnetic rail gun that sends projectiles to 200 km at a speed of more than 2,5 km / s without the use of explosives. "Railgun" (the unofficial name of the electromagnetic rail gun, borrowed from video games) has already been called the most powerful weapon on Earth, with the exception of nuclear. The weapon of the future is intended for installation on large warships of the US Navy. To hit any target, its kinetic energy will be quite enough. When hit, an explosion does not occur, but any, even the most durable object simply collapses. In the project, the start of which was given five years ago, the US Army has already invested over $ 210 million. Experts say that using this technology to 2025, you can achieve a doubling of the energy of the shot.
Pain cell phones
British scientists have developed a working sample of the plasma antenna PSiAN (Plasma Silicon Antenna), which will operate in the widest range of 1-100 GHz. Ordinary antennas are no longer suitable for such frequencies, since the signal quickly fades out. The advantage of the novelty is the absence of moving parts in the solid-state antenna. It will be easy to install it into a mobile phone, which at the same time will turn into an ultra-modern energy weapon. The fact of the matter is that potentially the antenna can emit so-called rays of pain. This 64 GHz frequency radiation is absorbed by the victim's skin, causing unbearable pain, although it does not cause serious damage. A similar weapon already exists at the present time. However, for now this is a very cumbersome installation, which is fixed on a special truck.
Armored wallpaper
If you glue the rolls of wallpaper X-Flex room, then it will immediately turn into a perfectly secure dugout, where it is possible to hold the most secret military meetings. The invention will be released next year in the series. In the meantime, it is known that the basis of the wallpaper is a substance with properties similar to Kevlar (synthetic fiber, the strength of which is several times higher than the strength of steel). X-Flex can be used in areas of high seismic activity, airports, chemical plants. In addition, high-tech wallpaper the US military intend to glue all their military bases in the Middle East.
Laser race
What kind of future wars without lasers? In the summer in the United States, successful tests of a laser beam gun prototype took place — four unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down using laser beams. During the tests, for the first time, a directed 32-megawatt laser beam managed to destroy a remotely controlled aircraft flying at a distance of about three kilometers. According to the representative of the company-developer of weapons, they are already on the way to create the first combat laser integrated into the weapon systems. It is expected that the development of a new type of weapon will be completed by 2016 year.
At the same time, at the beginning of autumn, representatives of the General Staff assured President Dmitry Medvedev that the Russian army would be the first in the world to put a military laser into service. But in October, Boeing announced the successful installation of a high-energy HEL TD laser on a heavy tactical HEMTT truck. He will replace the anti-aircraft artillery complex CRAM, which is designed to intercept shells, mines and other small-sized ammunition.
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