The Grom (Russian for Thunder) unmanned aerial vehicle exists now in the form of a mock-up and a concept. Preliminary design works began in August 2021, and at this phase the shape of the future combat robot will be specified. But one unique capability of the new UAV has already been announced: it will be…
Faster than Sound. Missiles in 2022
Over the years, strategists and top managers planned to launch new projects in 2022. The time is coming, and we want to remember what was going to be built, demonstrated, and launched in 2022. And most importantly, to understand how realistic the forecasts turned out to be. The commissioning of the Sarmat missile system was…
New Russian strategic weapon systems
By Dmitry Kornev In his address to the Federal Assembly on 1st March 2018, President of Russia Vladimir Putin told about several newest strategic weapon systems developed in Russia. Aircraft missile system “Kinzhal” RS-28 “Sarmat” In his speech, the President told that the Ministry of Defence and aerospace manufacturers had started an active…
Nuclear deepwater submarines
By Dmitry Kornev In 1965, the Ministry of the Defence of the USSR established a special department named the Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research to initiate the development and servicing of deepwater vehicles. In 1976, as a sort of a cosmonaut corps, the Minister of Defence of the USSR ordered to establish a hydronaut…