Electronics and optics news

Declaring cyberspace and outer space "operational environments" of NATO undermines efforts to prevent the use of these areas for military purposes, according to a statement published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

The British foreign intelligence service MI6 will need the help of the technology sector to counter threats emanating from China and Russia, which seek to gain an advantage by mastering artificial intelligence.

The Norwegian company Nammo has introduced a new concept of an impact drone. The aircraft was combined with a common model of the M72 LAW anti-tank grenade launcher. This is reported by Army Recognition.

The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" is capable of fighting all types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including shock. Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial director of the arms cluster of Rostec State Corporation, revealed such capabilities of the complex in an interview with TASS.

The British foreign intelligence service MI6 will need the help of the technology sector to counter threats emanating from China and Russia, which seek to gain an advantage by mastering artificial intelligence, The Guardian reports, citing a speech that the head of the agency Richard Moore will deliver at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, NATO will hold annual cyber defense exercises with the full physical presence of participants, Major General Philip Stewart, a representative of the alliance's military command in Europe, said on Wednesday.

Russian Space Systems (RKS) has accelerated the production of integrated circuits for satellite data transmission systems tenfold, Roscosmos reports.

The French have created dynamic camouflage for armored vehicles. At the defense innovation exhibition held last week in Paris, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) presented a number of promising developments.

As the executive director of Roscosmos, Alexander Bloshenko, clarified, such equipment will allow transmitting information in almost real time

The head scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash will develop equipment for the organization of high-speed communication lines between low-orbit satellites and the Earth. This was reported to TASS by the executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko.

Specialists of the Shvabe holding of Rostec State Corporation are developing a "smart" system for civilian sights that will help athletes and hunters shoot as accurately as possible.

Roselectronics Holding of Rostec State Corporation presents solutions for communication and control in the troops at the EDEX 2021 exhibition in Egypt.

The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the cosmodrome is scheduled for December 2

The American company SpaceX plans to launch 53 more mini-satellites into orbit for its Starlink network on December 2. This was reported on Sunday by a specialized portal Spaceflightnow.com .

Roselectronics Holding of Rostec State Corporation, with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, has started developing the first domestic innovative radio–absorbing materials for anechoic chambers - shielded rooms designed for testing electronic equipment. Serial production of new products and delivery to customers is planned in January 2025.

The Russian National Center for Remote Sensing of the Earth (Remote Sensing) from Space should begin its work in 2025. This was stated on Thursday by Valery Zaichko, Deputy Director of the Department of Navigation Space Systems of Roscosmos, at the Interdepartmental Commission on the Use of the Results of Space Activities in the Interests of Socio-economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Regions.

Cadets and teachers of the Air Force Academy in Voronezh showed their new development, a reconnaissance robot disguised as a stone. The video of the device tests was published by Zvezda.

In the topographic part of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, a unique mobile digital technological system PCTS-1 "Volynets" has been adopted.

China has successfully placed the Zhongxing-1D telecommunications satellite into geosynchronous orbit of the Earth, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced on Friday.

The launch was the 399th for the Long March series launch vehicles

China has successfully launched the Zhongxing-1D satellite from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This was reported on Friday by the Xinhua news agency.

Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has developed a flash drive that eliminates information by pressing a button.

Unlike existing analogues, the device is safe for the user, since when the electric detonator is triggered, the integrity of its body is not violated, and the data stored on the flash drive is destroyed beyond recovery. 

Roscosmos has started the creation of the Sphere satellite system, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the State Corporation for Science.