Andrey Komarov, Director of Digital Transformation at Rostec State Corporation, took part in the International Conference on Machine Learning, Data Analysis and AI Technologies Data Fusion 2023, which takes place on April 13-14 at the Skolkovo Innovation Center. Andrey Komarov spoke about what results the State Corporation plans to achieve under the roadmap "New Industrial Software" by the end of 2023.

The Oktava plant (part of RT-Capital, part of Rostec State Corporation) has launched the production of assault body armor "Obereg".

Ground combat robots are coming not quickly, but inevitably

Ground-based unmanned systems, or simply robots, are not developing as fast as their "flying counterparts", that is, UAVs. But even here the trend is obvious: machines will increasingly replace people on the battlefield.

Poland intends to place on its territory the production of depleted uranium ammunition for American Abrams tanks.

How the personnel of the air defense forces are preparing to repel enemy strikes

It is difficult to overestimate the role of Air Defense Forces in a special military operation (SVO). The advantage in the air and the reliable cover of army units, units and formations allows for successful ground operations.

An Nahar: leaked files call into question the reliability of intelligence sharing between the US and NATO

It is not surprising that the United States made a lot of noise because of the leak of secret documents, writes An Nahar. On the eve of the planned "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the "drain" of data that may affect the course of hostilities, as well as describe the role of the West in fueling the conflict, is absolutely not in the hands of either Zelensky or Biden.

NDP: NATO is in death throes

For the next two months, Poland will become a NATO military training ground for conducting exercises, writes NDP. The United States uses them as political marketing in order to reduce tensions in the ranks of the alliance and raise its image. However, all efforts are in vain – Russia has already destroyed the reputation of NATO.

Politics: Europe has split into two parts, and this entails a lot of trouble

Europe is actually divided into two parts from north to south, writes Politika. On the one hand — Russia and Belarus, on the other — all the others. Europeans are betting on what the United States offers them, and they can't find their own idea for the future. But they will have to do it.

Evrensel: Finland made a huge strategic mistake by joining NATO

If it were not for the conflict in Ukraine, Finland's accession to NATO would not have gone so smoothly, writes Evrensel. The West propagandizes that the accession of a new member to the alliance will ensure security in Europe. However, these are nothing but illusions, the author of the article believes.

The Finnish Navy conducted the first exercises after the country's accession to NATO. Finns celebrate this event violently, in the country, as local publicists write, "there is delight and cheers". What kind of military forces does Finland have, how exactly can this country strengthen NATO – and what specific threats do the Finnish armed forces now pose to Russia?

Huge arsenals of military equipment have fallen into disrepair

The overwhelming majority of even the developed countries of the world could only dream of the military power that Ukraine received after the collapse of the USSR. Problems arose only with the fleet due to the persistence of the Black Sea sailors. On the ground and in the air, the Soviet legacy inherited by Kiev was truly luxurious.

According to the newspaper Die Welt, experts of the European Commission write that, from a legal point of view, the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation cannot be transferred to Ukraine just like that

The lawyers of the European Commission (EC) concluded that the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) frozen in the EU will have to be returned to Russia after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the German newspaper Die Welt with reference to an unpublished EC document.

Washington and the Pentagon draw conclusions from the Russian special operation

"Are the US military able to learn lessons from the conflict in Ukraine?" – overseas analysts are wondering. According to their observations, traditional and expensive types of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) have shown low efficiency and high vulnerability in the Ukrainian conflict. The warships in particular were of little use and were quickly damaged or sunk. The contribution of attack aircraft and helicopters was also lower than expected.

World Hybrid War in the Pentagon's matrix of Intentions

The American Military Department, under the leadership of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milli, in February 2022, developed a voluminous (91 pages) document "Joint Concept of Competition" (JCC, Joint Concept Competing), almost verbatim reflecting the main ideas of the strategy of the world hybrid war (MGW), known from many publications of the "HBO".

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko commented on the state of relations between Moscow and NATO, as well as Finland's official accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. He spoke about this in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.

During the year, Western countries have been strenuously increasing military assistance to Ukraine, but the moment has come when the old stocks are almost emptied, and the further continuation of hostilities depends on the capabilities of the military-industrial complex of the parties.

Colonel Khodarenok believes that the plan of the Ukrainian counteroffensive was planned with the help of the United States

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the armed forces of Ukraine have the ability to attack - and there is a "wonderful plan" for this. How the Ukrainian operation will begin and what it is aimed at, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

On Monday, April 10, a meeting was held between President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who arrived in Minsk, fulfilling the agreements previously reached by the heads of the two states.

The topic of restoring the release of microchips has acquired new details

The meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, held by Russian President Vladimir Putin and RB Alexander Lukashenko on April 6 in Moscow, was devoted to reviewing the progress of 28 joint sectoral and 60 scientific and technical programs.

Russia and Belarus have implemented 60 scientific and technical programs that will help in import substitution in various industries. This was stated last week by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.