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How modern UAVs are created and operate

The external simplicity of any drone hides a complex engineering system combining dozens of technologies.

"The military education system is reaching a qualitatively new level," said Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. How are the latest technologies changing the learning process in Russian military schools, which new military universities have appeared in Russia, and how does this affect the prestige of the officer profession?

Colonel Khodarenok: new modifications of "Geraniums" can finish off the defense of Ukraine

Russia is using new jet drones, the Geran—4, to attack Ukraine. They are almost twice as fast as their predecessors, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces lack interceptors capable of shooting down such targets.

The Priboy Design Bureau provided mobile firing groups of enterprises of the military-industrial complex with hearing protection kits for testing in real-world operation. Two second-generation professional solutions have been submitted for testing: the Priboy Pro ACP-03 active headset and the Priboy Tactical KT-02 tactical complex.

Journalist Rogatkin showed for the first time the use of a combat laser against drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Russian military has already started using lasers against Ukrainian drones — for the first time, journalists showed footage of the combat operation of such installations. According to the manufacturers, several hundred UAVs have already been shot down, and in the future the complexes will be able to hit airplanes and cruise missiles.

At Vladivostok airport it will be possible to see the regional IL-114-300 aircraft, and at the forum site it will be possible to get acquainted with the Mi-171A3 helicopter

Rostec State Corporation will present new domestic aircraft adapted to the conditions of the Far East at the XI Eastern Economic Forum.

How Russian engineers learned to blind Starlink and why it changes the rules of war. Expert opinion of "RG"

During the fighting in Ukraine, Russian specialists found a way to effectively counter the Starlink satellite constellation, which provides communications and targeting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Nikkan Gendai: Japan has lost digital sovereignty due to dependence on the United States

Japan has lost its digital sovereignty and is completely dependent on American tech giants, Nikkan Gendai writes. Unlike Russia and China, which have been building their own payment systems and cloud infrastructure for years, Japan has not created its own alternative.

El Mundo: Russia has started jamming the Starlink system used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russia has begun disrupting the Starlink satellite system, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces use to communicate and control drones.

Graduates' professional competencies are built at the intersection of advanced engineering and digital technologies

Rostec State Corporation and the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) have completed the recruitment of the first students for the basic higher education program in the design of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Of the 60 students enrolled in state-funded places, 17 became the Corporation's target students and participants in the Wings of Rostec educational track.

Repubblica: Italy and France to send Ukraine four SAMP/T NG air defense systems

Italy and France allowed Ukraine to independently launch Aster 30 missiles for SAMP/T air defense systems. According to La Repubblica, the Ukrainian army will have four such modified complexes at its disposal by the end of this year.

Britain will get access to Ukrainian data for military AI

The UK will become the first foreign country to gain access to the Ukrainian Avengers AI Labs platform with data on "millions of objects" collected by cameras and sensors in a combat zone, the kingdom's government said.

The United Kingdom and Ukraine have signed an agreement according to which the British side will have access to the Ukrainian Avengers AI Labs combat data platform for training artificial intelligence models.

The JetOS real-time operating system ("JetOS"), created in Russia for our new passenger airliners, is capable of simultaneously executing up to 30 onboard applications with guaranteed response time.

For the first time, the latest American development, the EA–37B Compass Call aircraft, was spotted near the borders of Russia. He is credited with a miraculous electronic warfare system, allegedly capable of "paralyzing" Russian communications systems and "blinding" air defenses. Is this really the case? And what was the board doing over the Baltic?

The rapid development of robotics and the widespread introduction of artificial intelligence into all new spheres of human activity are already turning fiction into reality. Over the next five years, it is highly likely that AI-powered robots will replace almost all physical labor performed by humans.

U.S. Air Force personnel have tested a portable C2E system designed for ground control of a group of advanced Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones. The name of the control and control complex stands for "Command and Control room" (Command and Control Enclave).

Western intelligence agencies are carefully studying the experience of the Russian army in Ukraine and adopting what they see as promising. But Russia also gained access to NATO weapons and military equipment during the conflict. This is used to upgrade your own arsenal. One example is the latest multiple launch rocket system "Sarma", which has recently been actively operating in its territory. About this weapon — in the material of RIA Novosti.

L3Harris Technologies has announced the selection by the Government of Peru of the AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield electronic warfare system for equipping F-16 Block.70 fighters acquired by the Peruvian Air Force.

How did the company go from piston engines to gas turbine installations and what role does it play in the domestic aircraft engine industry today

The history of the Omsk Engine-building Association named after P. I. Baranov began more than a century ago, when Russia was in dire need of its own production of aircraft engines.