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One of the most famous and closed special services of Russia – the Foreign Intelligence Service-is celebrating its centenary. What is unique about this structure compared to its counterparts abroad, how did the crisis of the collapse of the USSR and the 1990s affect it – and why is the idea of an ideal intelligence officer changing today compared to Soviet times?

How to build a medical center in a month, build a seismic-resistant kindergarten on the Kuril Islands and break the " water blockade in the Crimea? Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov answers the questions of "RG".

China rejoices – the country's lunar program has taken a new height. Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the entire Chinese people on the successful return of the lunar soil capsule to Earth. However, this huge success is only the first step towards the implementation of China's much more ambitious plans in space. When and with what missiles will China be able to send a man to the moon and even to Mars?

The Ministry of Defense of Israel, together with the Directorate for Defense Research and Development, completed a series of tests of the David's Sling anti-missile system as part of the layered missile defense system. According to the Israeli Air Force, during the tests, the complex successfully intercepted a target simulating a missile.

The richest man in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and a group of investors have invested in a startup with Russian roots ZeroAvia, writes Bloomberg.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory conducted ground tests of the warhead of a promising hypersonic missile and an electronic precision detonation system. According to Flightglobal, the tests took place at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and were considered successful. The tests were carried out using a trolley with rocket boosters mounted on rails.

On December 15, 2020, the US Air Force conducted tests of the artux neural network algorithm on the U-2 Dragon Lady strategic reconnaissance aircraft. according to flightglobal, in flight, the algorithm controlled the radar station of the radar and was responsible for detecting missile launchers.

he expressed the hope that there will be no more cases of violation of the ceasefire

Russia can increase the number of peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh if all parties to the conflict consider it necessary, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

[b]the president answered questions from journalists about arms control, relations with foreign leaders, and shared his views on other international processes.]

Russian President Vladimir Putin held another big press conference. we have selected the most significant statements from the speech of the russian leader concerning international relations.

The RUSNANO Group Infrastructure and Educational Programs Foundation (FIOP) and the Nanotechnologies Technical Committee 441 operating on its basis took part in the development of the general Technical Preliminary National Standard (PNST) in the field of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The work was carried out in cooperation with the Technical Committee "Cyber-physical Systems" on the basis of RVC, which submitted the preliminary standard for public discussion.

in japan, plans have been unveiled to create a new generation multi-purpose fighter with lockheed martin corporation, designed to gain air supremacy and fight ground targets.

Hatred of Israel, vows to destroy the Jewish state, "liberate" Jerusalem against the background of the spread of extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic comments are becoming more and more commonplace in Turkey. most of the local journalists who criticized the ruling justice and development party (akp) led by president recep tayyip erdogan were silenced - they were forced to either flee the country or go to prison. Political commentator Seth Franzman writes about this in The Jerusalem Post.

The Russian MS-21 aircraft made its first flight with domestic PD-14 engines. This is a great victory for the Russian aviation industry, which allows Russia to return to the world elite of civil aviation. And although the Russian engine is slightly inferior to the American one in terms of efficiency, it also has a number of undeniable advantages over its overseas competitor.

The American company Astra Space launched the Rocket 3.2 rocket for the third time, but again faced failure. The rocket went into space for the first time and reached a maximum altitude of 390 kilometers, but it did not have enough speed to enter a stable orbit due to incorrect selection of the fuel mixture. During the next launch, the company will not modify the rocket itself (only the fuel composition), and will install a payload on it for the first time.

The Israeli company Eviation announced the completion of the prototype of the passenger electric aircraft Alica and the beginning of preparation of the aircraft for the first flight. According to Flightglobal, the company intends to start flight tests of the aircraft in 2021. the developers plan to complete the alice certification in the second half of 2023.

A company that develops processors for Intel for use in the field of artificial intelligence was attacked by the pay2key encryption group, which is associated with Iran. The attackers immediately began to merge the stolen data.

As part of the business program of the Week of Metals in Moscow, the Russian Union of Suppliers of Metal Products (RSPM) held a round table of producers, suppliers and consumers of raw materials and rolled non-ferrous metals.

Suppliers of billets in the regions continue to steadily increase prices, which is facilitated by the continued rise in the cost of raw materials and the lack of supply of rolled products. In Turkey, since the beginning of December, scrap prices have increased by $40, and December scrap prices in the United States will rise by at least $50. The rapid increase in prices leads to the desire of consumers to the active purchasing at the best prices.

The resumption of flight tests of the Il-112B light military transport aircraft has been postponed again. It is now planned to perform a second flight almost two years after the first ascent in the air in February 2021. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the aircraft industry.

[b]The threats to world security posed by India and Pakistan are quite real.]

The issue of extending the validity of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, known as START-3, remains in the focus of the world community's attention at the beginning of 2021.