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Academician Zeleny called the Spektr-UV space telescope a "new Hubble"

The Spektr-UV space telescope will allow observation in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum, which is inaccessible to observations from Earth. This will allow the Russian telescope to take the place of the American Hubble. This was announced by the Deputy chairman of the RAS Council for Space, Academician Lev Zeleny, RIA Novosti reports.

It significantly increases the accuracy of the RPC

Rostec State Corporation has equipped a number of weapons samples, including the upgraded Pantsir-SM anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC), with the latest algorithm that significantly improves navigation accuracy. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the High-Precision Complexes holding (part of Rostec).

The holding company "Roselectronics" of Rostec State Corporation will carry out work on the design of the infrastructure of the liquefied natural gas transshipment complex in the port of Murmansk. One of the key facilities will be an automated radio engineering post of the vessel traffic control system, which will ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the port in the Bay of Ur.

Fly Drone, a portfolio company of the RT-Business Development holding of Rostec State Corporation, which is a resident of the Skolkovo Innovation Fund, presented Uber for unmanned aerial vehicles at the UMEX 2022 exhibition. The platform allows you to quickly find a performer for any task that requires the use of a UAV. The exhibition takes place on February 21-23 in Abu Dhabi.

The rocket will launch 46 satellites into low Earth orbit

SpaceX on Monday launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with another grouping of Starlink microsatellites. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.

The training network of the Strategic Missile Forces has unique training systems for training the on-duty forces of the Strategic Missile Forces.

It will use GLONASS navigation when jamming signals

An interference-resistant antenna for the control, navigation and communication equipment of the combat equipment kit will allow the Russian army to access GLONASS signals even in conditions of electronic suppression. Ashot Oganesyan, Deputy Director of the Moscow branch of JSC VNIIR-Progress, told TASS about this during the Navigation-2021 conference.

At the final stage of the joint operational exercise of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia "Allied Resolve-2022", the communications troops of the Armed Forces of Belarus are returning to their permanent locations, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported on Saturday.

Rostec has equipped the Pantsir-SM ZRPC with a unique navigation system

The Russian upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex "Pantsir-SM" has received a unique navigation system developed by the Signal Research Institute (part of the High-Precision Complexes holding), and it is currently being tested. This was announced by Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial director of the Rostec Corporation's weapons complex.

The center will employ about 100 designers and production workers

The Center for Marine Robotics, created by the Central Design Bureau "Rubin", began work in Kronstadt. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the Central Bank.

Popular Science: Russian Krasukha electronic warfare systems can block GPS signals

The Krasukha-2 and Krasukha-4 electronic warfare systems are capable of blocking signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation system. A similar assessment of Russian weapons was given by the American magazine Popular Science.

Russian electronic warfare systems can create big problems for high-tech armies. Tanks, artillery installations and drones equipped with various electronic devices can fail due to electronic warfare systems.

Specialists of the IDC analytical company expect that the revenues of suppliers of solutions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), including software, equipment and services, will grow by 19.6% in 2022 compared to 2020.

Specialists of the analytical company Juniper Research conducted a study, the results of which allowed them to predict that by 2026 the volume of the global cellular Internet of Things (IoT) market will reach $ 61 billion.

According to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Rostechnadzor and its head Alexander Trembitsky should use modern technologies to ensure safety at work and conduct risk analysis.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to put five space observatories into orbit to monitor processes in the atmosphere over the next ten years, the head of the department Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.

A virtual environment for simulating the operation of the Marker robotics complex in various settings and with various equipment was created at the NGO Android Technology and the Robotics Research Institute of the Southern Federal University, Evgeny Dudorov, executive director of Android Technology, told RIA Novosti.

Colonel Suchkov said that Russia will update the missile attack warning system

The Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN) of the Russian Armed Forces will be completely updated by 2030. According to Colonel Sergey Suchkov, head of the Main Center for Missile Attack Warning of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, it will be based on a new generation of Voronezh-DM radar stations (radars).

Popular Mechanics magazine compared the Russian and Ukrainian Air Forces against the background of the ongoing hysteria around Ukraine

According to the Flight Global almanac for 2022, the Ukrainian Air Force has only 69 fighters in service. These are 43 multi-purpose MiG-29 fighter-bombers and 26 Su-27 air superiority fighters. All of them were built during the Cold War. That is, they are more than 30 years old. Since then, the state has not purchased new aircraft.

The Russian missile attack warning system will be fully updated by 2030. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov told about the new Voronezh high-readiness radars.