US combat lasers: almost ready to be adopted
In the United States, work continues on promising combat laser systems, and now we are talking about real weapons for deployment in the troops. In the foreseeable future, they want to get their laser weapons ...
SpinLaunch project. Centrifugal into space
In the United States, testing of the SpinLaunch prototype spacecraft launch system has begun. It uses the centrifugal principle of the initial acceleration of the aircraft, which is believed to be ...
E-Jet synthetic fuel for the US Air Force
The US Air Force is interested in a new technology for producing synthetic aviation fuel. It allows for the production of environmentally friendly fuel, and can also simplify the supply of remote bases ...
China's hypersonic tests: secrets and potential
China has tested a hypersonic aircraft of unclear purpose. This event could have a big impact on the Chinese defense ...
GDLS and AeroVironment presented robots with loitering ammunition
General Dynamics Land Systems and AeroVironment have presented a new version of the robotic system-carrier of loitering ammunition. This project is based on existing ...
Chinese air defense combat lasers
The Chinese defense industry is actively developing laser technologies and developing new combat systems of this kind. Particular attention is paid to laser anti-aircraft ...
AHEL Combat Laser for AC-130J Ghostrider Fire Support Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has manufactured and handed over to the Air Force a prototype of the AHEL advanced combat laser. In the foreseeable future, this product is planned to be installed on the AC-130J fire support aircraft ...
Targets and victims of directed energy weapons
Non-lethality is more demagogy than technology ...
Synthetic liquid fuels in Germany: past experiences and new technologies
In the distant past, Germany produced synthetic liquid fuels en masse to replace traditional petroleum fuels. Recently, they are returning to similar ideas, but on a new technical ...
Two "Zircons" and a foreign reaction
The nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk" in one day performed two launches of missiles "Zircon" and completed tests of this weapon on underwater carriers. This event, like the Zircon project as a whole, did not go unnoticed for ...
Hypersonic Lockheed Martin SR-72: the problem of technologies and solutions
According to various reports, Lockheed Martin is working on a hypersonic aircraft project. The machine with the conditional name SR-72 will show the highest characteristics, but their achievement ...
How will neural networks help the American army?
In the American army, much attention is paid to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. One of the directions of AI is neural networks, which can also be used in the military ...
Psychoacoustics against the enemy. Suppression system AHAD (USA)
An unusual non-lethal acoustic suppression system has been developed in the USA. The AHAD product, unlike other modern devices, does not hurt, but confuses the target ....
US military innovation. Infrastructure and projects
From nitinol to neoquakers ...
First export success of the JetPack Aviation JB12
Jetpacks are attracting the attention of armies, but so far everything has been limited only to testing. Now we are talking about purchases. An unnamed country has acquired JetPack backpacks for experiments ...
For space and not only. SSC "Keldysh Center" is completing research on self-healing materials
Of great interest to science and technology are the so-called. self-healing materials. In the near future, SSC "Keldysh Center" plans to complete research work on such material, ...
Rescue from interception and excessive cost. Potential and prospects of the DARPA DRACO program
In 2025, DARPA plans to conduct the first test flight of a DRACO rocket equipped with a new nuclear rocket engine. In the future, such technologies are supposed to be used in the military ...
Active exoskeleton from Central Research Institute Tochmash and its prospects
In our country, the development of the direction of exoskeletons for the armed forces continues. At the last forum "Army-2021", a new active-type exoskeleton was shown for the first time, increasing the overall performance ...
Military innovation. US defense technology
American military technology remains at the forefront with a well-developed defense innovation system ...
DE M-SHORAD combat laser is being tested
In 2022, the US Army plans to commission DE M-SHORAD type air defense combat lasers. Formally, this program is at the competitive stage, but its result is already obvious ...
In an atmosphere of secrecy. Tests of the Burevestnik cruise missile
The promising Burevestnik missile system is still being tested. According to the foreign press, a new test launch may take place in the near future. This will not be the first flight ...
Solar Impulse 2 will become an atmospheric satellite for the US Navy
The US Navy has become interested in the topic of long-duration UAVs. Skydweller Aero received an order for the development of a new project of this kind, followed by construction and testing ...
Uncertain future and limited prospects. Army jetpacks
The current level of technology makes it possible to create a jetpack with sufficiently high characteristics. Predictably, the military is also showing interest in this topic, but its military prospects so far ...
Stiletto defeats drones
Experimental spacecraft Stiletto repelled attacks from swarms of drones during tests ...