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The unmanned version of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS) will make it possible to implement new tactical techniques. Yuri Slyusar, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), revealed the features of the autonomous version of Checkmate to TASS.

Now the GLONASS orbital grouping includes 25 spacecraft

The Russian navigation satellite of the new generation Glonass-K No. 701 has been withdrawn from the orbital grouping. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the GLONASS Consumer application Center.

It is envisaged to create a technopolis development fund, which will allow in the form of grants and interest-free loans to finance the research and work carried out by the participants

The State Duma at the plenary session on Thursday adopted in the first reading a bill on state support for participants of the innovative technopolis of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Era".

Russian military scientists from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces are creating a new complex to protect critical infrastructure facilities from group drone attacks, which is an electrified dome-type barrier capable of driving away and destroying drones, follows from a document posted on Rospatent's website.

In October of this year, formations, military units and institutions of the Central Military District received more than 150 units of weapons, special and aviation equipment.

Also, for the first time in the Middle East, the company will demonstrate a full-size mock-up of the flagship Orion-E long-duration unmanned aerial vehicle

The Kronstadt Company will show a drone swarm control system using artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies at the Dubai Airshow 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the company.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the development of new weapons to focus on the main trends in the world, in particular, the use of digital technologies and hypersonic weapons.

The Russian government will quadruple financial support for domestic software projects in industry. This was announced on Monday by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting with deputy prime ministers via videoconference, reports TASS.

On Wednesday, engineering assault groups were used for the first time at the training ground of the Kazan Tank School, where the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2021" exercise of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO is taking place.

The export contract for the supply of sights for the Kornet anti-tank missile system has been completed ahead of schedule, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the first deputy General Director of TSNIITOCHMASH (part of Rostec Group) Sergey Loginov.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the organization of the third military sports games dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS

The CIS countries will hold a computer command and staff exercise on air defense (air defense) in 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District in the Moscow region received a training simulator "Arterra-VT-3D" for training and improving the practical skills of artillery specialists.

The station crew conducted an environmental survey of the construction of Olympic facilities

The Olympic facilities around Sochi were built under the environmental supervision of astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS). Hero of Russia, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin told about this at a press conference in TASS.

The compatibility of the Russian data storage system "Aerodisk Vostok" with the Brest virtualization complex has been confirmed, the press service of the Astra Linux Group of Companies (GC) reports.

Digital portable radios of the sixth generation "Azart-P1" replaced devices of earlier modifications at the Russian military base in Tajikistan

This was reported by the press service of the Central Military District (CVO). "More than two thousand modern Azart-P1 radio stations have been received by the Central Military District troops since the beginning of the year.

During the development of the Yars PGRK, fundamentally new models of weapons, military and special equipment were created, significantly increasing the capabilities of the missile complex.

The camera was chosen as the first object to be restored, because failures in the operation of this device are rare

The team of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, restored the operation of one of its cameras after the entire telescope went into safe mode due to a loss of synchronization.

The document provides for the active introduction of six key innovations into production practice: artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, augmented reality technologies, new production and communication technologies. They, in turn, will help to increase labor productivity, reduce the cost of production and accelerate the introduction of goods to the market.

The Israeli Air Force launched the Sky Dew early warning balloon — one of the largest in the world. According to The Drive, it will notify about threats flying at low altitude. For example, about cruise missiles or armed drones.

Russia and Belarus signed a protocol on extending the operation of the military communications center of the missile attack warning system (SPRN) in Baranovichi for 25 years, the corresponding document was posted on the legal information portal on Monday.