Electronics and optics news
Russia's first 50-qubit quantum computer has passed all tests and is ready for serial production.
The Russian 50-qubit quantum computer has successfully passed the test tests. This was reported to TASS at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN), noting that the successful completion of the tests paves the way for the creation of serial samples of quantum computers and their commercial use.
With automatic target acquisition: the firing of the MARS 3 MLRS by the NSM rocket is shown
KNDS Deutschland (Germany), Elbit Systems (Israel) and Kongsberg (Norway) conducted the first launch of the NSM rocket, widely used by NATO fleets, from the new MARS 3 MLRS. According to the developers, the testing was successful and confirmed the system's ability to launch this long-range anti-ship missile.
Robots learn to control themselves: MIT has created a control system without programming
The new system allows you to create robots of any shape and complexity
Scientists from the Laboratory of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT CSAIL) have developed a new robot control system called "Neural Jacobian Fields" (NJF).
"A complete failure of the S-400 competitor": the Indian press criticized the debut of the Chinese HQ-9B air defense system on the battlefield
Pakistan's acquisition of the Chinese HQ-9B air defense system, which Beijing touts as a competitor to Russia's S-400 Triumph air defense system, has been criticized after its unsatisfactory battlefield debut.
"Stealth is not for long": the Pentagon questioned the stealth fighters
The United States was one of the first in the world to rely on fighter stealth, starting with the Have Blue machine, the prototype of the F–117, which was developed back in the 1970s. Since then, the United States, and then other countries, have begun to pay great attention to aircraft stealth.
Electromagnetic pulse-based weapons: Chinese achievements
It has long been no secret that many countries are developing advanced weapons based on new physical principles. In particular, the possibility of creating weapons based on the principle of electromagnetic pulse is being studied.
The US Air Force is integrating the Israeli EarthSolver system for determining three-dimensional coordinates in real time
The United States is literally passionate about creating all kinds of advanced platforms for the army, without shying away from foreign developments. Well, it's not even possible to catch up with China and Russia with hypersound, but let there be something that has almost no analogues in the other world, especially in terms of software and advanced IT support equipment. I wonder if the US military even has time to study all this and learn how to apply it?
The future of military affairs is being laid in Ukraine (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Russia is masterfully standardizing and scaling up military production
As a result of the conflict with Russia, Ukraine has turned into a factory of weapons, the use of which determines the very appearance of the battlefield, Bloomberg reports. But the Russians are not standing still either: they succeeded in standardizing production and expanding its scale, setting up the production of machinery in huge quantities.
Russian radar "Don-2H" — the all-seeing giant (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: the Don-2H radar sees an object five centimeters in two thousand kilometers
The construction of the Don-2H radar was an outstanding engineering achievement, as it required the use of high-precision technologies and sophisticated software, TNI writes. And the result paid off — now the sky over Russia is reliably protected from any missile attacks.
Artificial intelligence has learned to program itself on its own
In April 2025, Microsoft's CEO announced that artificial intelligence now writes almost a third of the company's code. Last October, Google's CEO put the figure at 25%. Other tech companies are probably not far behind. In the meantime, researchers are creating an algorithm that allows coding agents to improve themselves.
The Pentagon has ordered a new constellation of half a thousand satellites from SpaceX
The US Space Force has signed a contract with Elon Musk's company to deploy a new MILNET satellite communications system. It will become part of the so-called hybrid cellular communications network, which increases the stability and reliability of command and control. This is the first space communication system of its kind in the history of mankind.
Russia and China are developing their own CAD system for designing microcircuits
Russian developers have started collaborating with Chinese computer-aided design (CAD) system developers to create joint solutions. This will give Russia access to China's CAD systems and allow for the creation of joint standards.
"We are able to design the most complex systems": about the creation of drones to help the front
Unmanned aircraft is developing at an accelerated pace in the face of fierce competition, when the modification of vehicles for combat operations "lives" for only a couple of months, and then begins to require new solutions in response to enemy technology. The drone industry is being born literally before our eyes, and it is actively supported in the country. An appropriate strategy has been approved for the period up to 2030 and for the future up to 2035. We are talking about the development of the industry in the Far East.
A critically important microelectronic enterprise has been shut down due to unprofitable prices for the state defense order
The manufacturer of power electronics Optron-Stavropol is on the verge of bankruptcy. Production has been stopped, and employees have been allowed to return home. The plant is unable to fulfill the state defense order. The company's management says that the implementation of the State Budget led to its problems, under which the price of products was greatly underestimated, which is why the plant began to operate at a loss. The industry confirms the problem and notes that it is extremely unprofitable to fulfill the State Defense Order due to the fact that the military representative office sets low prices for dual-use products.
The eyes of the "FOX-A": anti-drone radar has been taught to recognize the type of target
What technologies will "see" the new complex and how will it simplify the work of air defense and electronic warfare systems
Russian developers have qualitatively improved the compact Lori radar by creating the LIS-A radar and optical complex based on it.
Unmanned SPIEF and Drononomics: new contracts, presentations and partnerships
On the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which took place from June 18 to 21, many cooperation contracts were traditionally signed in all areas. This year has shown that the drone boom continues in the country — partnership agreements in this area have been signed by different regions of our country. They concerned not only the development of drones, but also the training of engineers, the manufacture of components and the introduction of dual-use technologies.
Rostec will present its equipment at the Engineers of the Future Forum
The International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future" is taking place from June 23 to July 3 in the Tula region
Leading companies of Rostec State Corporation will present advanced equipment and samples of modern military equipment at the XIII International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future".
A company from a country bordering Russia has sent combat robots to Ukraine and received training on what soldiers need (Business Insider, Germany)
BI: Estonia used Ukraine as a springboard to test its combat robots
Ukraine has become the best springboard for testing and refining combat robots manufactured in Estonia, BI writes. By supplying weapons to its neighbor, this NATO country not only helps it, but also tests and improves its means of fighting – in case of war with Russia, the article says.
France to acquire Saab GlobalEye AWACS and control aircraft
On June 18, 2025, the Swedish Saab AB group signed a declaration of intent with the General Directorate of Armaments (Direction générale de l'armement - DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces regarding the acquisition by France of two Saab GlobalEye long-range radar detection and control aircraft, with an option for two more aircraft. The DGA said the contract is expected to be awarded in the coming months.
Greenland is still forgotten: the United States and Denmark are creating a new center for NATO operations using UAVs
The conflict in Ukraine has shown the enormous, often decisive, importance of the use of various types of unmanned aerial vehicles in modern warfare. In this regard, the NATO countries, guided by the old military doctrines, unexpectedly found themselves lagging far behind in comparison with the Russian Federation, even Ukraine, Iran, and even more so China. I have to catch up.