Electronics and optics news

The Council for Grants to provide state support for the creation and development of advanced engineering schools has selected 30 higher educational institutions, the government website reported on Thursday.

Global exports of semiconductors to Russia, which are considered one of the most important technologies, have recently fallen by 90 percent due to sanctions imposed by Western countries.

The antennas of electronic warfare systems (EW) are now aimed at fighting drones. The installations independently calculate enemy drones at a distance of 150 km, transmit their coordinates, and then the anti-aircraft defense system (air defense) enters the battle, Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on Wednesday, June 29.

The calculation of the electronic warfare complex "Krasukha-S4" suppressed the radar station (radar) of the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the combat duty of the calculation of the electronic warfare complex of the Central Military District during a special military operation in Ukraine, reports TASS.

Success Rockets (SR Space) company plans to launch a rocket for the first time this year, which will reach the Pocket line (100 km above the Earth) — the conditional border with space. So far, the launch will be a test, so there are no plans to launch satellites.

The complex of radar stations (radar) "Sky-SV" works on all frequency ranges, it is as sensitive as possible. It gives out a lot of data. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Tuesday, June 28, published footage of the radar in the Donbass.

A NATO summit will start today in Madrid, where Russia will be declared the "main enemy" and a new strategy for the development of the alliance and further expansion in Eastern Europe will be adopted. NATO members will confer from June 28 to June 30.

The technology allows real-time assessment of the situation within a radius of 100 km, the press service of the Platform of the National Technology Initiative reported.

When the war is about to begin, the military must first understand the battlefield. An old and common way to do this is forward force operations, or tactical reconnaissance. Nowadays, modern armed forces conduct preparatory operations by analyzing satellite images and collecting signals.

The US Air Force has completed the first stage of equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with the latest radar stations with an active phased array antenna (AFAR). The new radar was received by fighters from the US National Guard.

What is the Norwegian NASAMS air defense system, which is expected in Kiev

The United States, as part of military assistance to Ukraine, is ready to supply Kiev with NASAMS air and missile defense systems, the American CNN channel reported. "Newspaper.Ru" worked out together with military experts how dangerous the appearance of such weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is.

The designers of the Scientific and Technical Center of KAMAZ PJSC have developed a unique KAMAZ-6559 dump truck designed for quarry work in autonomous mode.

Andrey Ryumin, CEO of the holding, told TASS in an interview on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum about how the Rosseti Group works in conditions of supply chain disruption, the need for import substitution of power grid equipment and software, and what problems need to be solved.

The French Caesar self-propelled guns captured in the battles with the AFU were probably sent to the Russian Uralvagonzavod for study. This was recognized in France itself and confirmed by Ural gunsmiths. Thanks to the massive and diverse assistance to Ukraine, there may be enough NATO heavy artillery on the battlefield. If these systems also become trophies, what useful things can our specialists extract from there?

Although it's too early to talk about the "death hour" of traditional cryptography, it's time to create "skill sets" in quantum computing to be sure that states will have the necessary tools to deal with potential cyber threats at the moment when quantum technologies become viable – and this will happen within five years, according to the technical director of Dell (Chief Technology Officer, CTO) John Roese, writes ZDNet on Tuesday.

Rosoboronexport JSC will present the latest Russian security solutions and more than 350 types of military, dual-use and civilian products for all types of armed forces and branches of the armed forces at the first exhibition "National Security. Belarus-2022".

Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding is presenting communication systems for remote areas, UAV counteraction systems, as well as equipment for ensuring environmental safety at industrial facilities at the International Security Industry Exhibition in Belarus.

China has successfully launched the Kuaizhou-1A launch vehicle with the Tianxing-1 experimental satellite. The device is designed to study near-Earth space. This was reported by the Central Television of China, reports TASS.

Young scientists from the scientific companies of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Military Innovative Technopolis "ERA" will demonstrate at the Army-2022 MVTF more than 40 developments created during military conscription.

In his opinion, in such a situation it is necessary to do the opposite: do not try to make all microelectronics. Skoltech Rector Alexander Kuleshov took part in the session "Artificial Intelligence: Personnel, Technologies, Prospects" as part of the business program of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).