Electronics and optics news
The Russian authorities have come up with a way to import sanctioned electronics
The government is considering a scenario in which one organization will purchase sanctioned electronics. Experts believe that a single buyer will allow suppliers of foreign equipment to avoid sanctions restrictions, since such a mechanism allows hiding information about the final customer. However, not everyone agrees with the effectiveness of such an initiative.
New field equipment for the Armed Forces of the Netherlands
Over the past few years, the Dutch Armed Forces have been purchasing new field equipment, which has received the designation of an individual soldier system (Individueel Soldaat Systeem, ISS). This modular equipment includes new equipment elements (Verbeterd Operationeel Soldaat Systeem, VOSS, rus. - improved soldier's operational system) and a new uniform system (Defensie Operationeel Kleding System, DOKS). Both components are made in a new camouflage, which received the designation fractal Netherlands Pattern (Netherlands Fractal Pattern, NFP).
Sappers with the right to make a mistake
The engineering troops of Russia are armed with new effective complexes of mine clearance and protection
Only lazy did not speak about the relevance of the introduction of robotic complexes into the Russian Armed Forces. This fully applies to the engineering troops of the country. Even, perhaps, more than other units and divisions: the service of military engineers is largely associated with a deadly danger for personnel.
RKS acquires a controlling stake in PJSC Yaroslavl Radio Plant
JSC "Russian Space Systems" (RKS) announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in PJSC "Yaroslavl Radio Plant". According to the press service of the enterprise, the deal will allow RKS holding to increase production capacity for serial production of an expandable range of space products.
Russian Special Military Operation and the European ground-based radar market
The Russian special military operation in Ukraine will accelerate the trends that have already taken place in the European market of ground-based radar stations (radars). For the armed forces of some European countries, this will mean the formulation of new requirements to strengthen the missing capabilities. For others - acceleration of current projects. This is written by Zachary Hofer in an article for the blog "Defense & Security Monitor" (Forecast International).
The Europeans chose the developers of the installation for obtaining oxygen from the lunar regolith
The European Space Agency has selected a team of five European companies that will design and create the first experimental payload to extract oxygen from regolith on the surface of the Moon. It is expected that in 10 days of work on board the lunar lander, she will receive 50-100 grams of oxygen from the lunar regolith, according to the agency's website.
A dream, not a plane
At the end of August 2016, the Ukrainian state-owned Antonov company and the Chinese AICC Corporation signed an agreement on cooperation on the program of the AN-225 "Mriya" heavy transport aircraft of ultra-large payload.
Long range shooting with TARAC C
1MOA GmbH, a German trading partner of the American manufacturer Tacom HQ, planned to present the Tarac C optical device designed for high-precision long-range shooting at the Enforce TAC 2022 exhibition for the first time in Europe. According to the executive director of 1MOA GmbH, Michael Gast, Tarac C was developed by the founder of Tacom HQ, John Baker, to provide accurate shots at a range of 2500 m or more.
Guns against Guns
Counter-battery warfare stations and the effectiveness of artillery impact
The armed conflicts of recent decades have clearly demonstrated both the high importance of artillery for achieving success in combat, battle and operation, and the equally serious need to effectively combat it.
Special Operation of Russia: the first estimates of American experts
Russia's special operation to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics will certainly take its place in the world history of military art. The editorial board of IVi plans to publish materials related to the current events and reflecting the views and opinions of foreign military experts about them. In this publication, we offer readers an article by Dr. Jacob STOYLE, an employee of the Institute of Modern War (Modern War Institute ) at West Point (USA), "Seven strategic lessons from the first days of the war in Ukraine" (Seven strategic lesson from the firsr days oft he war in Ukraine ).
TAC: America squandered superiority over Russia and China
The American Conservative (USA): Are hawks or doves in a bad mood?
Russia was able to create a strategic weapon that in many ways surpasses the American arsenal, writes TAC. How did the US come to this? - the author of the article is perplexed. He calls the fact of lagging behind Russia and China a "catastrophic failure" of the country's leadership, which thoughtlessly spends money on foreign adventures and neglects the "true sources" of America's national power.
A protein on a carbon nanotube has become both a molecular spotlight and a memory element
Russian scientists together with foreign colleagues have developed a full-fledged bioelectronic photocell based on just one molecule of a luminous protein connected to a carbon nanotube. Such a system is capable of changing its electronic properties under the influence of light and, depending on how to attach the protein, it can either serve as a spotlight or store information.
In 2022, two more centers of the National Cyberpolygon will be opened in Russia
In 2022, the Ministry of Finance promises to open two more centers of the National Cyberpolygon, which will be located in St. Petersburg and the Orenburg Region on the basis of polytechnic and state universities, respectively.
TNI: the era of unipolarity for the United States ended in a resounding failure
The National Interest (USA): Will America be able to adapt to the era of multipolarity?
TNI writes that the unipolar world has sunk into oblivion. America must adapt to the new conditions, otherwise it will turn into an ordinary world power that will not withstand the pressure of China and Russia.
TNI: Russian multiple launch rocket systems are the best in the world
The National Interest (USA): America should be afraid of Russian rocket artillery
The author, a well-known American weapons specialist, recognizes the exceptional advantages of Russian rocket artillery on the pages of the National Interest magazine. He tells the story of this type of weapons, rooted in the period before the Great Patriotic War.
The impact of sanctions on the Russian semiconductor industry
The Russian edition of Forbes magazine published the material by Katerina Terekhova and Alexey Dertev "Prohibition on development: how will Russian technologies survive without semiconductors", which states that the refusal of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer TSMC from cooperation with Russia means that it will be difficult for Russian companies to implement the planned import substitution program in the IT field.
The Russian telescope on the Spectrum-RG can conduct observations while the German one is disabled
According to the scientific director of the project Rashid Syunyaev, the German eROSITA telescope is in safe mode
The Russian Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope at the Spektr-RG Space Observatory (SRG) can observe X-ray sources of interest to scientists or scan certain areas of the sky while the German eROSITA telescope is turned off. This was reported to TASS by the scientific director of the Spektr-RG project Rashid Syunyaev.
Nicaraguan Poker
Russia has something to respond to US pressure in Europe
Inversion of meanings. Substitution of concepts. Such terms can be used to describe the West's buildup of a military presence near Russia's borders solely for reasons of exerting additional pressure on the country's military and political leadership.
New threats from near space
Global satellite operators pose information security risks
The emergence of new threats and risks, directly or indirectly related to the emergence of multi-satellite low-orbit groupings and the escalation of the problem of oversaturation of near-Earth orbits with objects of artificial origin, today exists in three self-sufficient dimensions.
Russia's cruise missiles in Syria: Chinese analysts' assessment
One of the main types of weapons used by the Russian Armed Forces to defeat the IG* in the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) were cruise missiles (KR). Surface ships and submarines of the Russian Navy have repeatedly struck Islamist targets in Syria using the 3M-14 Kalibr cruise missile.