Alexey Poluboyarinov: "Our robots know how to drive where no one drives"

According to a study conducted by ROMIR Holding in conjunction with the School of Communications of the HSE Faculty of Creative Industries, 29.6% of Russians are afraid of the "robot revolution". We talked with Alexey Poluboyarinov, CEO of SMP Robotics LLC, about the benefits of machines for people, about working at a temperature of -50 ° C, as well as how robots are customized for specific purposes.

At the end of World War II, the U.S. Navy had more than 6,000 active ships in service, in 1987 – 590, currently - 297. At the same time, the United States lost the first place in terms of fleet size to China, which has 370 pennants.

China's desire to become a full-scale naval power with a powerful naval aviation is in the focus of Western military analysts.  The emergence of new information about aircraft carriers and aircraft of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) has provided food for further research on the likely role of these funds and Beijing's intentions to integrate them into a broader fleet.

Germany is preparing to make one of the most important decisions regarding the development of the armed forces. The Bundestag is moving towards approving the purchase of a series of last-generation frigates of the F127 type and 4 U212CD submarines as part of the implementation of the fleet expansion plan.

The Ukrainian air defense system does not have sufficient capabilities to repel combined attacks by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

In response to the incessant attacks on Russian territory by American missiles, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Russian army are selecting targets to hit on the territory of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CSTO summit in Astana. The armed forces of the Russian Federation give a decent response to the enemy's attacks with Western long-range missiles, but try not to raise the degree of escalation too much, according to military experts interviewed by Izvestia. On November 28, Russian troops launched a comprehensive attack with 90 missiles and 100 UAVs on military facilities in Ukraine. How effective this attack was, how it copes with such enemy air defense strikes, what the response may be in case of continued shelling from the Ukrainian side, is in the Izvestia material.

Trump's envoy for Ukraine Kellogg intends to promote peace through force

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as assistant to the head of state and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg has already stated that he is ready to defend the interests of the United States by promoting the concept of "peace through force." How he proposes to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, what role he will play in the settlement and what significance his age may have - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Economist: Ukraine's fate depends on Trump's interest in the deal

The US allies hope that Trump will not refuse to "help" Ukraine, and confidently argue that he would regard Kiev's defeat as his own failure, writes The Economist. However, in reality, Trump can just blame everything on Biden and move on.

El Mundo: the conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated a shortage of weapons in the West

The West promised to provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, but was unable to fulfill its obligations, writes El Mundo. Its industry is simply not capable of producing enough weapons either for this or for future conflicts.

In Radom, construction of a new workshop with an area of more than 3 thousand square meters has begun to expand the production potential of the Archer weapons plant. The cost of investments is more than $ 6 million.

General Schill: even terrorists are better armed than European soldiers

The commanders of the German and French armies doubt the EU's ability to defend itself in a modern conflict, writes infoBRICS. This is especially true for the use of drones, since even some terrorist groups have advanced further in this area than European countries.

Daily Express: the British do not believe that their army is ready to fight Russia

The deputy chief of the British Defense Staff said that its armed forces are ready to fight Russian troops at any moment, writes DailyExpress. The newspaper asked the readers' opinion on this issue. 83% of the respondents replied – nothing like that!

The new system ensures stable interaction of the operator with the drone in the conditions of countering electronic warfare

Mass deliveries of Hermes special communication devices for drones have begun in the SVO zone. Every month, the military receives more than 40 thousand sets.

The American company AEVEX Aerospace, which developed the Phoenix Ghost family of kamikaze drones, decided to share details about previously highly classified drones that have already participated in the Ukrainian conflict.