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The frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov", performing the tasks of a long-range campaign, for the first time in the framework of international exercises will perform a combat training launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon". This will happen during the exercises of the naval forces of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) and China, a source close to the military-industrial complex told TASS.

Wired: The US has developed spy satellites for conducting space warfare

Spy satellites are military projects of different states. But it seems that private companies are interfering in the military space business. The US Federal Communications Commission has just filed documents with a detailed plan for the test launch of two private reconnaissance satellites, Wired writes.

According to the Chinese edition of Global Times, the concept of a new generation of fighters was presented in China. The concept was presented by the Chinese State Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

Traffic News: the newest Russian Armata tank surpasses Leopard 2 in all parameters

The newest Russian T-14 tank will undoubtedly defeat the German Leopard at a long distance, Traffic News writes. It surpasses the opponent in all characteristics and challenges the traditional tank concept.

Figaro: before destroying a NATO tank, a Russian robot will find its "portrait"

The pre-announced baptism of fire of Russian anti-tank robots excites the APU, and Western tank manufacturers, too, according to Figaro. The main thing for the combat drone "Marker" is to identify the enemy tank according to a special catalog. And then — works like Schwarzenegger from the movie.

American researchers are currently testing ground subsystems for servicing the underwater vehicle and will soon begin its direct underwater tests. This was recently announced at the American Society of Naval Engineering Technologies by Rob Ibera, chief assistant to the head of the PMS406 unmanned marine systems program.

Andrey Grigoriev, Director General of the FPI, spoke about the results of work over the past ten years and plans for the future in an interview with TASS.

Tests of the newest light tactical all-terrain vehicle (buggy), developed, among other things, for use in the zone of a special military operation, have begun in Khabarovsk. The rover was named "Yerofey" in honor of the Russian deputy explorer Yerofey Khabarov. This was announced by the governor of the region Mikhail Degtyarev in his TG channel.

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has experimentally selected the shape of a toroidal screw, which creates the lowest sound volume in the frequency range 1-5 kHz. This is the most sensitive area for the human ear — babies cry and nasty multicopter motors squeal at this frequency. The latter has become an incentive for research – if people want to see a lot of useful drones around in the future, they should be quiet.

The President of Russia has approved a list of instructions following the results of the conference "Journey into the world of artificial Intelligence", the Kremlin website reports.

The Manul infantry fighting vehicle created in Kurgan can carry a variety of weapons. For example, there is an option with a 57-mm automatic cannon installed in an uninhabited module of the Nizhny Novgorod Central Research Institute "Burevestnik".

A decisive increase in combat and quantitative composition is required

At the end of last year, the commander of the Long-range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash, spoke about the tasks of this kind of forces for 2023. According to him, these tasks will be solved during the participation of Long-range aviation in a special military operation in Ukraine. This is the main feature of their implementation in the coming year.

Sergey Chemezov, the general director of the company, told RIA Novosti in an interview with what results Rostec finished in 2022, and what plans the corporation has for this year.

The Earth's resources are limited, and questions about where to get them in the future are already arising now. The most suitable answer to the growing demands of man seems to be space with its vast expanses and asteroids stuffed with rare metals. But who and how plans to mine ores on "space cobblestones"? And most importantly, is it even real? Naked Science reflects on the cultural heritage, present and future of commercial asteroid exploration.

The Northrop Grumman company in the USA tested the Hatchet barrage ammunition launched from the MQ-1C Grey Eagle heavy attack drone. The tests, which have now been completed, lasted a total of about six months.

The Ukrainian Bogdana self-propelled howitzer has completed testing and is already being mass-produced. This statement was made by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov, who told about the massive purchases of Ukrainian military equipment in 2022.

According to the results of the competitive selection, the Rostec United Engine Corporation won a grant from the Russian Foundation for the Development of Information Technologies (RFRIT) for the revision and implementation of domestic software in the production management system.

The crew of the frigate Admiral Gorshkov conducted an exercise in the west of the Atlantic Ocean using a hypersonic missile "Zircon". According to the Ministry of Defense, the launch efficiency demonstrated full compliance with expectations. What role did space play in the ocean exercises in the Atlantic and what conclusions should NATO draw from this?

The Russian Terminator tank support combat vehicle may become a new stage of evolution in tank construction, writes forbes. The authors note that, according to some reports, the car took part in battles in Ukraine and proved itself well.

American developers have assembled miniature machines that move using contractions of mouse muscle cells grown "in vitro". Biorobots have reached a record speed for such systems — almost a millimeter per second.