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The myth of the S-400: why the power of the Russian air defense is exaggerated

The S-400 poses a great danger to NATO, warns the author of the Business Insider article. It is capable of detecting all American stealth fighters. The West should not underestimate this SAM, otherwise it may end badly. However, it is not without drawbacks, the author notes.

She attributes to the main threats to the security of the Russian Federation the US course of dominance in the World Ocean and the growth of NATO activity

The new Maritime Doctrine of Russia provides for the intensification of maritime activities in the archipelagos of Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya and Wrangel Island. This is stated in the text of the document signed on Sunday by the President of the Russian Federation, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin.

They will be used for scientific experiments and research of natural resources

China successfully launched three Yaogan-35 (Yaogan-35) remote sensing satellites into orbit on Friday. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

As reported, the Chilean Air Force received two previously acquired long-range radar detection aircraft (AWACS) and American-made Boeing E-3D Sentry (British designation Sentry AEW), which were withdrawn from the Royal British Air Force.1). The agreement on the purchase of these aircraft was concluded by Chile in early 2022.

Sergey Nikolaev and Mikhail Gusev told in an interview for the TASS project "Conversations with Ivan Survillo" about the creation of a domestic digital process control system.

Two AWACS E-3D "Sentry" AEW.Mk1 aircraft, decommissioned by the British Air Force in September 2021 and purchased in January of this year for the Chilean Air Force, flew to Chile.

Sergey Sakhnenko, General Director of the United Instrument-Making Corporation, the management organization of the Rostec Holding Roselectronics, presented promising domestic solutions to the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov to ensure information security and create a trusted IT infrastructure.

Air Force General Popov told why the reconnaissance complex with the Tu-214R was adapted for the Su-34

The Russian Aerospace Forces used the Sych aviation reconnaissance complex, which is installed on the Su-34 fighter-bomber, during a special operation in Ukraine.

The Russian government subsidizes educational programs in the field of artificial intelligence in schools and digital universities. 575 million rubles will be allocated from the federal treasury for the distance one–year program "University 20.35", and 415 million rubles will be allocated for additional training of schoolchildren.

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Foreign companies against the background of the military operation to protect Donbass began to announce the termination of work or suspension of sales of their products in Russia.

RIA Novosti: The Russian Aerospace Forces have used a new aviation reconnaissance complex based on the Su-34 in Ukraine

For the first time, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) used a new reconnaissance complex based on the Su-34 bomber during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was reported on July 27 by an informed source of RIA Novosti.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, speaking at a meeting of Vladimir Putin with members of the government, said that Russia plans to increase neon production to 180 thousand cubic meters next year. m and provide almost a quarter of the world's needs. He also said that Bauman Moscow State Technical University has already launched a full-scale production of high-purity neon, necessary for the production of microchips.

Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense systems will not be able to shoot down American F22 and F35 fighters?

Stealth is the most important advantage of stealth fighters, which causes a lot of trouble in the fight against them. American F-22 and F-35 fighters are no exception. According to the Sina user, even such air defense systems as the Russian S-300 and S-400 cannot cope with them.

A video with a robot dog trying to shoot from a real weapon mounted on his back is rapidly gaining popularity on Twitter. The robot purposefully approaches the targets, aims and tries to hit them — fortunately, so far unsuccessfully. The recoil of the weapon is too strong for such a weak chassis, and the robot does not really know how to adjust its actions.

The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash) has created a device "Diana", which allows for instant forced stopping of machines. This is reported by TASS, referring to Rostec.

Roscosmos plans to place a GLONASS measuring station in Venezuela, the state corporation reported.

There are five possible answers to the question "why does Russia not jam GPS in Ukraine more strongly?", writes Dana Howard, president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation (RNTF), in the American edition of Defense News.

A series of joint events of the Board of the Military Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has ended in the Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA".

The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 will receive a modernized communications complex, the work is being carried out by NPP "Flight", part of the holding "Roselectronics". The complex is entering the testing stage.

Since 2021, the Skills and Professions Development Agency, with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, has been implementing the educational project "Marathon of Innovators" within the framework of the national project "Labor Productivity". At the Marathon, participants get acquainted with real examples of innovative proposals and innovative ideas, which are demonstrated by the innovators themselves.