In the sky over the Kaliningrad region, the crews of the su-30SM and su-24 aircraft of the Baltic fleet began to practice refueling from the Il-78 tanker.

The world community is experiencing an acute lack of trust and stability, which leads to an increase in armed conflicts, mass illegal actions, and manifestations of terrorism, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said on Wednesday at the eighth meeting of the CIS security Council secretaries.

Turkish Parliament approves sending troops to Azerbaijan

The Turkish Parliament has adopted a Memorandum by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on sending troops to Azerbaijan. Turkey will set up an observation post in Azerbaijan, from which it will use drones to monitor compliance with the ceasefire in Karabakh.

Thousands of fake accounts created to participate in the information war have been identified in social networks. The main purpose of the bots was to discredit Russia in Armenia and Armenians in Russia, and "threads" from them lead to Azerbaijan, Turkey and Britain. This is the first sign of a new political reality, in which the military-political Alliance of Moscow and Yerevan will be tested for strength.

Units will maintain the ceasefire and resolve humanitarian issues

The final structure of the Interagency center for humanitarian response in Nagorno-Karabakh was approved on November 18, sources of the Russian defense Ministry told Izvestia.

The growth rate of new technology companies in Russia is one of the lowest in the markets of developing countries, according to the BCG report, which was reviewed by Kommersant. According to him, the Russian Federation accounts for about 3% of the total number of such companies (more than 10 thousand) based in emerging markets since 2014.

NYT: trump considered the possibility of an attack on a nuclear facility in Iran

Donald trump allegedly planned to strike a nuclear facility in Iran, but he was dissuaded from this step, the media write. According to journalists, the current head of the White house in the last weeks of his tenure will try to create obstacles to the implementation of the election promise of Joe Biden on the nuclear deal with Tehran.

The chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov approved the acceptance report certifying the successful completion of state tests of the first Navy surface ship equipped with anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex "Armor-M", small missile ship project 22800 "Odintsovo".

As reported on November 16, 2020, FSUE "Rosmorport", it is the beginning of a test equipment for unmanned navigation. The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation and with the participation of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation and the Russian Maritime register of shipping.

In early 2017, the Petra Nova project was launched in Texas – the world's first installation to capture carbon dioxide from emissions as part of the "clean coal" concept (that is, the safe collection of CO2 that is generated when coal is burned).

Since the beginning of 2020, the number of attacks on the industry has been at a high level. In the third quarter, this industry was attacked by various hacker groups - including RTM and TinyScouts, as well as cryptographic operators - for example, Maze. It is reported by the company Positive Technologies. So, TinyScouts ' goal was to target energy companies.

the theory of electromagnetic weapons is well known, but the practice is not given in hand

In the current century, scientists and engineers working for the defense industry are working with increasing energy to create "anti-electronic" weapons that involve non-contact energy effects.

The Russian company IVA Technologies has developed a modular underwater communication system IVA S/W, which has no analogues in the world. The complex was tested in the Arctic by Navy submariners at a depth of up to 26 m and a range of up to 2000 meters.

Engineers from Australia have developed a biomimetic soft manipulator for robots that can grab objects by wrapping around them like the tentacles of an octopus or the trunk of an elephant. The manipulator is made of fabric and is driven by a hydraulic actuator.

The recently ended war in Nagorno-Karabakh has sparked new speculation about the end of the age of tanks. This was written about in both Russian and foreign publications.

If a ballistic missile is fired from a cannon, it will still remain a missile

On the eve of serious geopolitical upheavals, the world's leading countries are seeking to acquire breakthrough weapons systems that should provide them with military and technical superiority on the fields and seas of future battles.

The North of Russia and the Arctic will be covered with an impenetrable radar belt. The latest Nebo-M long-range radars will be placed under Naryan-Mar, sources in the defense Ministry told Izvestia. This will bring to completion the formation of a single air defense contour over the Northern sea route and the Arctic. Experts note that due to the increased competition of world powers in the Arctic, the restoration of a continuous zone of control over the airspace there is necessary to protect the country's economic interests.

Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan region will take part in the international exhibition" Transport of Russia", which will be held in Moscow from November 18 to 20.

The Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE) has four new members. This was announced on Monday evening, November 16, on Twitter, Mexican foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.

According to a source in the rocket and space industry, the failed launch of The VEGA carrier is associated with the failure of the Ukrainian engine installed on the fourth stage.