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China has published a set of ethical principles for artificial intelligence
China has published the first set of ethical principles for regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Paramount importance is attached to protecting the rights of users and preventing risks associated with the influence of global tech giants. Another goal of the initiative is China's desire to become a world leader in AI by 2030.
For the first time, a plane landed on a converted Japanese helicopter carrier
The fighter with a shortened takeoff and vertical landing of the F-35B was tested by taking off and landing on the Japanese promising aircraft carrier Izumo, which is being converted from a helicopter carrier. According to The Drive, a combat aircraft took off and boarded a Japanese ship for the first time since the end of World War II.
Space forces have detected more than 110 rocket launches around the world since the beginning of the year
The Russian space forces have detected more than 110 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space rockets since the beginning of 2021, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
North Korea has restored military ties with South Korea
Military communication has been restored between North and South Korea, Yonhap reported on Monday. "Inter-Korean military communication lines were restored at 9 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Moscow time)," the message says.
Russian and Mongolian pilots conducted joint flights on Mi-8 helicopters for the first time
Military personnel of Russia and Mongolia for the first time at the international exercises "Selenga-2021" conduct joint flights on Mi-8 helicopters, the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.
Russian motorized infantry destroyed "saboteurs" in the mountains of Tajikistan during the exercise
Military personnel of motorized rifle units of the 201st Russian military base during the exercise practiced conducting combat operations to destroy a sabotage group of a conditional enemy in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.
Russia for the first time tested a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a submarine, the tests were successful - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Judging by the video published by the agency, the rocket launch took place at night
The Russian military conducted the first test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a submarine. Prior to that, the launches of the Zircon were carried out from a surface ship.
These missile systems are difficult to identify, track down and destroy
These missile systems are difficult to identify, track down and destroy, which makes them superior to mine-based missiles in terms of survivability.
The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) have launched large-scale exercises in the center of the country in the Sverdlovsk region.
The control check of the forces began in the Black Sea Fleet
Under the leadership of the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Igor Osipov, the quality of the work of the fleet units will be evaluated following the results of the summer training period
The inspection of the forces of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) began following the results of the summer training period, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Monday.
It became known about the US development of a new nuclear doctrine
The US has made it clear that it is working on a new nuclear doctrine. This was announced by Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).
"It's not a sensation, it's a shock." Expert on tests of the Zircon rocket from the submarine
Alexey Podberezkin, director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, explained what the successful tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine say on Sputnik radio.
Admiral appreciated the first tests of the Zircon rocket
The first successful launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile from the Severodvinsk submarine indicates that the tests are on schedule and the Russian Navy will receive the missiles on time. This was announced on October 4 by Admiral-submariner, former commander of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation Vladimir Valuev.
A group of ships of the Caspian Flotilla went to sea to conduct a final inspection
Crews will perform combat training tasks for their intended purpose in difficult conditions
A heterogeneous grouping of ships of the Caspian Flotilla went to sea to pass the final inspection for the 2021 academic year, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported on Monday.
Baltflot will work out the defense of the coast near Kaliningrad
Divisions of anti-ship coastal missile systems "BAL" and "Bastion" of the Baltic Fleet are practicing a missile strike on the ships of a conditional enemy on the coast of the Kaliningrad region.
Estonia's defense spending in 2022 will amount to 748 million euros
The defense expenditures approved by the government in the Estonian state budget for 2022 will increase to 748 million euros (an increase of 103 million euros), which is 2.31% of the projected GDP.
The USA decided to create a prototype of the Space Intelligence Center
The U.S. Space Force has established an intelligence analysis team at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This was reported on October 4 by the SpaceNews portal with reference to the documents.
The Russian Foreign Ministry is concerned about the increasing threat in Idlib, terrorists are even trying to attack the Russian contingent - Lavrov
Russia insists on the full implementation of the agreement between Putin and Erdogan on the isolation of terrorists
In the Idlib de-escalation zone, the terrorist threat persists and in some places even increases, terrorists there are trying to act against the Russian contingent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
Cavusoglu responded to criticism about rapprochement with Moscow: why should we choose — NATO or Russia (Hürriyet, Turkey)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu explained in detail his country's position on relations with Russia. The words of the head of the Foreign Ministry sounded quite categorical. In his opinion, the unilateral policy ended with Trump, and will not return again. But this is not the only stone in the garden of the USA.
The United States and allies thwarted the plan to evacuate the population from the Syrian Rukban camp - statement of the headquarters of the Russian Federation and Syria
Moscow and Damascus accused Washington of disrupting the evacuation plan prepared under the auspices of the UN for the civilian population of the Rukban refugee camp.
Azerbaijan's T-90S are superior to all Iranian tanks, but they are few
The Iranian army has transferred a brigade of the 16th Armored Division armed with "Chieftain" tanks to the border with Azerbaijan. These combat vehicles purchased in the UK before the Islamic Revolution, of course, cannot be considered modern, although some of them underwent modernization, including the installation of 840-horsepower B-84 engines from T-72S, improved sights, including night sights.
