TSAMTO, June 28th. On June 28, the ERA Military Innovation Technopolis (VIT) hosted a strategic session led by Denis Manturov, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Colonel General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, heads of military administration bodies and enterprises of the military-industrial complex.
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the meeting of the strategic session, innovative solutions for wearable weapons, melee weapons and unmanned aerodrome-free aviation systems were discussed, taking into account the experience of combat use during a special military operation.
D.Manturov noted the importance of the format of interaction organized at the VIT ERA site between all participants involved in the production of defense industry products.
"Combat equipment, wearable weapons, melee weapons and drones are all very popular, the most widespread nomenclature used in the units of the Ministry of Defense. The requirements for all these tools are changing dynamically. At the same time, in the current situation, the time for their revision is calculated not even in months, but in days," D. Manturov stressed.
As part of the event, an extensive exposition of robotic complexes, strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles, means of their detection and counteraction, communication relay complexes and automated control systems was presented on the basis of VIT ERA.
The key directions of the development of combat equipment for new generation military personnel were demonstrated, and some samples of such equipment included a new (sixth) robotic support system (unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based robotic complexes, active and passive exoskeletons). It allows a serviceman to effectively integrate into a single digital platform for interaction between units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. New types of equipment may have "smart" elements, including the use of artificial intelligence.
"The Russian Defense Ministry, together with the military–industrial complex, the Russian government and the People's Front, continues to work on finding innovative solutions to ensure technological sovereignty in the creation of combat equipment, weapons, unmanned aircraft systems and electronic warfare," said Colonel General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.
After practical testing, the samples will be sent to the SWO area.
Various components of domestic production for the assembly of drones and ready-made UAVs for various purposes with high results in terms of achieved functional characteristics were also widely presented at the exposition. Along with the proven line of FPV drones, upgraded and new models with improved characteristics were presented.
"During the events of the strategic session, it has become a good tradition to hold an exhibition of various complexes, including electronic warfare and UAVs. It is important to note that this exhibition is growing, and new enterprises and organizations are appearing on it, which means there is development," said the deputy head of the Russian military department.
In addition, the participants of the strategic session were presented products created by representatives of the People's military-industrial complex, which were finalized by specialists of technopolis ERA, which made it possible to improve the declared characteristics and increase the effectiveness of their use in the area of the SVO. The military innovative technopolis ERA is a "single window" of advanced ideas and breakthrough technologies, including for the "national military industrial complex".
"In general, enterprises, including small and medium-sized companies, have the foundations, competencies, and attitude to solve difficult technological tasks. It is imperative to continue to provide them with maximum assistance in this. I would like to say separately that this month the Presidential Decree approved priority areas of scientific and technological development, as well as a list of the most important high-tech technologies. This should be a guideline for our work. Especially in terms of the development and use of robotics, artificial intelligence, technical vision, microelectronics and photonics technologies to solve combat tasks. It is important to properly build a channel for bringing the results of fundamental science to their applied implementation," D. Manturov stressed.
