New technologies and opportunities. Developments of the Pentagon in the field of stratospheric balloons
A few years ago, the Pentagon returned to the subject of military stratospheric balloons with renewed vigor. Some results have already been obtained, and the recent incident with a Chinese weather balloon could be...
Electricity from an Explosion: A Pilot Project of the Institute of Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the People's Republic of China
China has developed and tested an experimental facility capable of converting explosion energy into electricity. It is assumed that in the future such devices can be used in various fields, ...
Option for the military: low-power nuclear power plants
Russia is traditionally among the world leaders in the field of nuclear energy. A happy future, when a nuclear reactor can be placed in the yard of every house, has not yet arrived, but the first steps in this...
DARPA begins competitive development of the Liberty Lifter ekranoplan
DARPA is moving the Liberty Lifter program into the competitive design phase. Its result will be two projects of promising ekranoplanes, one of which will be developed in the future ....
AGM-182A HACM and AGM-183A ARRW - new hopes for the Pentagon
Last spring, an official representative of the US Air Force announced the first successful flight test of a promising American airborne hypersonic missile AGM-183 AARRW ...
MAI is developing a new control system for autonomous RTK
A number of domestic organizations are developing new technologies for use in the field of robotics. Not so long ago it became known that a new project of this kind is being developed ...
Control call from under water
What is known today about modern technologies of underwater communication in Russia and abroad...
New control principle: DARPA / Aurora CRANE pilot project
The DARPA agency has selected a performer for the CRANE pilot program. He has to complete the development, build and test an aircraft with an unusual way of flight control....
USAF Mayhem Program: New Members
In the United States, the development of a promising hypersonic aircraft with the Mayhem code begins. Contracts have been signed for the execution of works, according to which a finished project will appear in a few years....
On trials and in service. World progress in the field of hypersonic weapons
In the field of hypersonic weapons, there is obvious progress. The leading armies have adopted and are deploying fundamentally new missile systems, while other countries are trying to keep up with ...
News not of our science: hydrogel from fractures
A curious achievement of Israel in the field of traumatology and orthopedics. A hydrogel that brings a brighter future...
The United States launched a mock-up demonstrator of a hypersonic warhead
In the United States, an experimental hypersonic missile system was tested. With the help of this technology demonstrator, it was possible to collect data for the further development of full-fledged projects....
Hemostatic from mushrooms or shellfish? fashion sentence
Where did hemocoagulants come from, what are they made of and what are they ...
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman begin development of the HACM hypersonic missile
The Pentagon has chosen the developers of a promising hypersonic aviation missile HACM. This product will be created by Raytheon and Northrop Grumman by 2027....
Project Condor: death from heaven
150-300 thousand guided munitions per year can turn the tide of any high-intensity local conflict...
Coded visibility: DARPA wants to create completely new aerosol curtains
DARPA is starting to develop a new generation of smoke screens. It is proposed to create new aerosols that are opaque to the enemy and do not interfere with the view of their troops ....
"Constellation-2015": long-awaited and controversial
The network-centric command and control system is being tested in combat in Ukraine...
Mayhem program: multi-purpose hypersonic platform for the US Air Force
The United States is developing several hypersonic strike missile systems. In addition, the Mayhem project is exploring the possibility of creating a multi-purpose hypersonic aircraft ...
Electric vehicles for the US Army. An important direction with an uncertain future
The Pentagon is showing great interest in electric vehicles that could replace vehicles with internal combustion engines. Research is being carried out on this topic and real samples are being tested ....
Hypersonic missile system DF-17 and its potential
A few years ago, the PLA entered service with the DF-17 hypersonic missile system. Due to the special combat equipment, it has a high potential and is able to solve the most complex combat missions....
Rocket "Zircon" and its carriers on the eve of adoption
The newest hypersonic missile "Zircon" is close to being put into service and the start of operation. These events will take place in the coming months, and some details are already known....
HiJENKS electromagnetic warhead for the US Air Force and Navy
The US Air Force and Navy are developing advanced electromagnetic weapons. A prototype of a special HiJENKS warhead is already undergoing field tests, and in the future it is planned to be placed on a regular ...
Hypersound for coastal troops. The project of the missile complex "Zmeevik"
It became known about the development of a promising hypersonic anti-ship missile "Zmeevik". This product will have to destroy large surface targets at increased ranges ....
New Generation Lasers: Recent Achievements and Prospects for Domestic Developments
Laser weapons are being developed in our country. Two modern combat laser systems of different classes have already been presented, and in the near future we should expect the appearance of new similar developments....