Development of weapons and development of new areas does not stop. Scientists and designers create fundamentally new types of weapons and equipment, and the public and the press tracks their progress. So, German newspaper Bild reviewed current projects, able to have a significant impact on the further development of the armies.
The publication Bild has published a series of articles, superweapon dedicated to different eras. Journalist Niklas Rentsel considered different periods, including the present and the foreseeable future. Promising systems the following years, We develop and study now, посвящена статья "Invisible laser and intelligent fighting robots: The super-weapons of the future " ("Invisible laser and intelligent combat robot: super-weapon of the future "), published 13 January.
Gauss cannons and rail guns
This weapon has a very simple principle of action and quite complex structure. For example, as part of the rail gun has only two guide-rails, to which voltage is applied. The resulting magnetic field accelerates the projectile along the rails. As rail gun, and Gauss gun, has a principle of acceleration of the munition, do not use conventional propellant charge species, characteristic of existing artillery.
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The main advantage of such tools – high energy performance. According H. Rentselya, rail gun differs from the traditional powder four times greater muzzle velocity. This leads to an increase in firing range and power of the munition. The gun does not need sleeves or caps with gunpowder, which saves space inside its carrier, such as a ship.
The main drawback – the highest energy consumption. To disperse the projectile gun to desired speeds need an incredible amount of energy, which should be released immediately.
Laser
lasers – typical sci-fi weapons, bright, spectacular and devastating. Naturally, Ministry of Defense of various countries show interest in such systems. For example, recently the British War Office issued a new order to develop long-term military laser. System of a multi-million pound plan to send to the test in two years.
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Expert American analytical center RAND Corporation John reminds Nakuzi: lasers called weapons of the future over the past few decades. At the same time, such systems a few years ago came to landfills tests. For example, experienced combat lasers equipped with US armored vehicles. To test the laser gun was mounted on the landing ship USS Ponce (AFSB-15) US Navy.
Combat laser can affect the target in two ways. At first, laser beam transmits thermal energy target. So, One of the prototypes at a distance test 2 km could burn through the car body and then destroy its engine. The second way to impact on the target – suppression of electro-optical systems with possible damage or destruction of devices. This can be used to combat unmanned aerial vehicles.
Laser systems of arms have two characteristic advantages, related to the practical operation. They are of interest in the context of mortar shells or rockets, used by terrorists. The laser gun can pinpoint and hit these targets, proplavlyaya their body and undermining charge. The second advantage – the minimum cost of the shot. Missiles differ a great price: rocket can cost a million dollars. Laser gun itself is very expensive, but his every shot will cost only a few dollars.
camouflage
The opponent will not be able to hit the soldier, if you do not see it. Current masking systems are based on different principles and deceive the detection means by means of its design or materials used. Camouflage means the future will make the entire military units literally invisible.
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means of disguise, copying the environment and creates the impression of invisibility protected object, It called active or thermo-optic camouflage. Such technology could recently see moviegoer in the movie "Ghost in the Shell". Another example of fictional worlds – magic invisibility cloak Harry Potter.
n. Rentsel notes, active camouflage that already exists. In this case, the real masking means of this kind are not based on magic and used so far only in the animal world. examples – chameleons and some cephalopods. The technical means of masking the following principles should be used: video system should record kind of hide behind an object and project it onto the front side of the latter. In this way, the observer will see only the background, while the protected object remains unnoticed.
force fields
Another invisible means military, this time tight. Fantastic force fields can protect tanks in the future, ships and planes from enemy fire. The military branch of Boeing already studied this topic, and 2015 year, has applied for the first patent in the promising field.
The proposed principle of the protection of the object using sensors and special protection system. Upon detection of the approaching destruction means equipment must instruct the laser and microwave emitters. Those are on the way to create a cloud of plasma threats. This cloud of its temperature, density, etc.. It should be quite different from the rest of the space, because of what the flying projectile faced with different loads and collapse.
Unlike spacecraft protection from the movie "Star Trek", a field of force will not be able to keep switched on permanently. Its long-term use will lead to excessive energy consumption.
Battle suits and exoskeletons
Thanks to Muravej own way hytynovomu cover Can carry cargo in 60 times heavier than itself. With exoskeletons, in the future, people will also be able to work with heavy objects. Author of publication Bild notes, exoskeletons that direction is no longer just a dream for the future.
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Japanese University of Tsukuba has recently introduced the exoskeleton Hybrid Assisitve Limb (HAL). Using such a device, ordinary person is able to carry the load, five times the normal load. a special kind of exoskeletons are already used in medicine, which are used for the rehabilitation of people with disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Also, this technique is of interest for heavy industry enterprises.
Naturally, exoskeletons have a great future in the military sphere. For example, company Lockheed Martin System Human Universal Load Carrier was created (HULC), which increases the physical capabilities of the soldier. These products have already reached the stage of testing and debugging.
U-71
One of the main novelties of the Russian army – hypersonic aircraft U-71, established under the project code "4202" designation. According H. Rentselya, This product is capable of speeds up to 11000 km / h and fly with the pilot or by means of remote controls.
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The greatest danger of U-71 unit is a combination of speed and maneuverability. Conventional missile defense system can intercept only goal, flying on a predictable trajectory: calculating the parameters of the last, ABM determines, where direct interceptors. This technique is useless in protecting against aerial vehicles, controlled on the trajectory. Due to the high speed hypersonic unit can not be destroyed by means of the existing VOP type.
U-71 – unmanned shock system: manageable, super-fast weapon with a nuclear warhead. As reported by the military experts, 26 February 2015 , Russia conducted the first experimental launch of the device U-71.
The author recalls, the clock is ticking. Within a few years the first U-71 has taken over service. TO 2025 year, Moscow wants to get at least two dozen such vehicles.
Согласно журналистам The Washington Free Beacon, in February 2015 year in Russia was carried out a test of a new hypersonic vehicle U-71 military. The article reported, Russian apparatus that can reach the speed of 11 thousands of km / h, and maneuver on the descent trajectory. These characteristics make it virtually invulnerable to missile defenses, that exist at the moment.
U-71 also called gliders, launch it occurred in low Earth orbit, and took him to an intercontinental ballistic missile (MBR) SS-19 "stiletto" (SKILLS-100 N). The missile was launched from the area of the Strategic Rocket Forces Dombarovsky connection. According to the same publication, it is this compound will military armed warheads similar to gliders, 2025 of the year.
experts believe, that the U-71 – It is part of a top-secret Russian project 4202, associated with the development of new strategic weapons, which started in 2009 year. Information about the new warheads is very small (which is understandable), It called only the speed and ability to maneuver in the final stage of the trajectory. However, with such characteristics, U-71 is not afraid of any missile defenses, which are available at the moment.
There is information, U-71 that has three different compartments, each containing a predetermined equipment.
The Russian General Staff is still in 2004 was stated, that the aircraft experienced, able to develop hypersonic speed, thus making maneuvers in height, and at the rate of. This period coincides with the launch of a polygon in Baikonur IDB UR-100N UTTKh the target on the Kura test site.
AT 2011 year there was information about the test launch of a ballistic missile with special equipment, the ability to overcome current and future missile defense system. probably, that new fighting unit will be equipped with one of the most promising Russian ballistic missiles, often called the new missile "Sarmat" (MBR RS-28).
The thing is, that these warheads have a relatively large mass, install them better on powerful media, which can carry several U-71.
For the not numerous information, which is available from Russian sources, known, that the development of the project 4202 NGOs engaged in Mechanical Engineering, located in the suburban town of Reutov. Also, the press reported on the technical re-PO "Strela" (g. Orenburg), which was held for the sake of participation in the project 4202.
Modern warheads of ballistic missiles on descent trajectory develop hypersonic speed and are capable of quite complex maneuvers. But the main difference from their U-71 experts believe even more complex flight, something comparable to the aircraft flight.
