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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has decided to deploy a system of over-the-horizon radar "Container", which are capable of detecting enemy aircraft at a range of 3 thousand km.

Russia has completed the modernization of the unique radar station "Don-2N", which provides anti-missile defense of Moscow, records the launch of ballistic missiles, and monitors space objects. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the general director of the concern "RTI Systems" Yuri Anoshko.

Russian-made over-the-horizon radars, among other things, track the movement of inconspicuous NATO F-35 fighters and other aircraft built using stealth technologies.

At the Army-2021 forum, a round table was held on the problems of developing special software and algorithmic support for the functioning of location, identification and radio control systems.

Artificial intelligence will solve problems related to target recognition and navigation

JSC "Kronstadt" is working on creating a system using neural networks that will be resistant to hacking. This was announced to TASS by the general director of Kronstadt JSC Sergey Bogatikov at the Army-2021 forum.

At the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" held from August 22 to 28, 2021, Almaz - Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region demonstrates for the first time a full-scale sample of a new unmanned modular electric platform.

Intel has signed a contract with the US Department of Defense, according to which it will lead a program to create the production of advanced chips in the United States, TechCrunch reported on Monday.

Virtual reality simulator for tactical and fire training of paratroopers and special forces " Chameleon VR. Duel", developed taking into account the Syrian experience, is presented at the Army-2021 MIFTF.

According to the representative of the plant, it is expected that the duration of operation of collimators on one power source will be approximately equal to 10 thousand hours

The latest collimator sights of open and closed type produced by the S. A. Zverev Krasnogorsk Plant (part of the Shvabe holding of the Rostec State Corporation) were presented at the Army-2021 military-technical forum, a TASS correspondent reports from the event.

Shvabe Holding and Uralvagonzavod Concern have signed a cooperation agreement, the press service of the holding reports.

For the first time, Russia will sell to a foreign customer a mobile electronic counteraction complex "Repellent-Patrol", which provides zonal cover of territories for suppressing drones at a distance of up to 20 kilometers, RIA Novosti reports, citing a statement by Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.

Eleven new simulators of the Diamond DA-42T combat training aircraft will be delivered to the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots until 2025.

At the MVTF "Army-2021", the operators of scientific companies present promising developments of the Military Innovative Technopolis "ERA".

The development of the Laguna-I radar is carried out using lightweight antenna modules of a new design, which allows the station to be deployed on unprepared sites, including those not equipped with a foundation.

Testing of the meter that helps the aircraft fly the correct course is planned to be completed in 2023

A prototype of a domestic Doppler speed and drift angle meter for aircraft and drones was presented at the Army-2021 forum. Tests of the product that helps the aircraft fly the correct course are planned to be completed in 2023, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation Roselectronics holding told reporters on Wednesday.

The holding company "Roselectronics" (part of Rostec) has developed a robotic complex for extinguishing fires at industrial facilities, in particular, on ships and drilling platforms, the state corporation said in a statement.

The Turkish company Meteksan Defense presented an upgraded version of the Kapan UAV counteraction system (Kapan) as part of the IDEF-2021 exhibition held in Istanbul.

This launch was the 386th launch for the Changzheng series launch vehicles

China has launched an experimental communications satellite using the Changzheng-3-bi launch vehicle (CZ-3B, Long March-3B). This was reported on Wednesday by the Central Television of China.

The cost of the gun is expected to be around 130 thousand rubles

The latest cyberweapon "Ultima" can be pre-ordered on the website of the online store of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies. This was reported in the press service of the company.

The launch took place from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome

The Chinese carrier rocket CZ-2C ("Changzheng-2-xi") successfully launched two experimental satellites into orbit on Tuesday. This was reported by the Central Television of China.