Electronics and optics news
Micron invests $150 billion in chip production expansion
The manufacturer of memory chips Micron Technology has announced an investment of $ 150 billion in the construction of new factories and the expansion of existing factories for the production of chips. Due to these investments, calculated for the next 10 years, the American company intends to meet the growing demand for semiconductor products and eliminate its deficit.
The first production Taiwanese training aircraft T-5 took to the sky
The first mass-produced Taiwanese advanced flight training jet T-5 took to the skies for the first time at Chin Chuan Kang Air Base. According to the island's Central News Agency, he was accompanied by a prototype during the flight. By 2026, Taiwan's military is going to receive 66 such aircraft.
Ariane-5 rocket launched a French military spacecraft and a communications satellite into orbit
The Ariane-5 heavy launch vehicle of the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched two communications satellites into orbit on Sunday, the French operator Arianespace reported.
Italy received a batch of optical sights "Shvabe"
Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant (refinery) supplied the Italian company Aurora International with sights for hunting, sports shooting and airsoft, the press service of the Shvabe holding, which includes the company, reports.
The British media told about the special group of financial experts at the Ministry of Defense
The UK can use against Russia, China and Iran a special unit of the Ministry of Defense from former employees of the City of London and specialists in the field of finance. This became known on Friday, October 22.
In the USA, they told about the "big problem" because of the driven Su-57
The Russian heavy attack drone "Hunter", which is the wingman of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, poses a "big problem" for NATO and, in particular, the United States. This is told by the American publication 19FortyFive.
The newest domestic robot "Marker" has received full-fledged machine vision
A huge set of neural networks was developed and trained for technical vision systems, which were subsequently optimized to build a dynamic semantic model of the scene in real time.
Former Officer Pine: "crude" nuclear parity and a preemptive strike will save the US from Russia
The Joe Biden administration will be able to save "tens of millions of American lives" from enemy attacks only if it takes steps to strengthen national defense, writes former combat and staff officer of the US Army Devin Pine in the magazine The National Interest.
How will artificial intelligence develop in military aviation
Military aviation will not remain aloof from the unprecedented pace of technology development. According to experts, in the current century, armed struggle will be radically different from the ways and methods of warfare of the past. Artificial intelligence technologies will be introduced into manned and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Rogozin commented on reports of a burnt-out Russian satellite over the United States
According to the CEO of Roscosmos, first you need to find out what burned down, only after that to judge the work of the state corporation
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin suggested finding out which device burned down in the sky over the United States, only after that to judge the work of the state corporation.
Shvabe cooperates with China on localization of production of "smart" electric meters in the territory of the Russian Federation
The Scientific Research Institute (Research Institute) of the Shvabe Holding and the Shenzhen Kaifa Technology company signed a memorandum of cooperation, which defines the procedure for localization of the Chinese company's production in Russia.
Expert: The Su-57 is ahead of the fifth-generation US aircraft in armament, robotics and electronic warfare
"The co-pilot" and the spherical radar station leave the American competitor far behind, said military expert Alexey Leonkov
The newest domestic fifth-generation fighter Su-57 is ahead of its competitors from the United States in weapons systems, robotics, radar surveillance systems and electronic warfare (electronic warfare).
Shoigu was shown how the new aviation information exchange system works
On October 21, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu went to a new military town, which was built in less than a year in one of the Moscow districts. There are two departmental centers located there - the 27th Scientific and the Aviation Safety Center of the Armed Forces.
The French army will fight against information fakes
The Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Florence Parly, presented a new military doctrine of the fight against information influence (document L2I).
Excerpts of the speech, which took place in the main building of the military department in the south of Paris, are posted on the Minister's page.
Kaspersky Lab has created a complex to combat drones
The system includes radar detection, radio frequency detection and visual identification using a neural network
Kaspersky Lab, a well-known domestic manufacturer of computer protection systems, has created a system for detecting and combating Kaspersky Antidrone drones. This was told to TASS by the system developer Vladimir Turov at the international exhibition of state security tools "Interpolitech-2021".
The exercises held within the framework of the implementation of the law on the sovereign Runet were recognized as successful
Roskomnadzor recognized the successful exercises that took place within the framework of the law on the sovereign Runet. The head of Roskomnadzor, Andrey Lipov, said that the communication networks are ready for stable operation under any external influences:
In order for the domestic ECB to be used in the equipment, no one needs to be forced. There is a better way
At the heart of this method is the development of ECB in close cooperation with the development of equipment. This thesis became one of the key ones in the report presented by Ivan Fefilov, Advisor to the General Director of JSC NIIET, as part of the scientific conference of the VII Russian Forum "Microelectronics 2021".
There are not enough personnel in China to develop the microelectronics industry - Mass media
China's plans to achieve world leadership in the design and manufacture of microchips are threatened by a "chronic shortage of personnel," the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
NASA approves the COSI gamma-ray space telescope project
NASA has chosen the winner among the finalists of the next Explorers program competition in the category of small research vehicles. It was the COSI space gamma-ray telescope, which will be launched into near-Earth orbit in 2025 and will study galactic gamma-ray sources, according to the NASA website.
Shvabe shows 30 samples of sighting equipment and optical surveillance systems at the Interpolitech exhibition
Civilian sights, protection and optical surveillance systems for rescuers and law enforcement agencies are presented by Shvabe Holding at the Interpoltech-2021 International Exhibition of state Security Equipment taking place in Moscow, the company's press service reports.