Electronics and optics news
Shvabe successfully completed testing of new optical sights
The Novosibirsk manufacturer of sighting equipment of the Shvabe holding is preparing for hunters and fans of practical shooting two new models of prismatic sights, created specifically for self-loading carbines.
Vladimir Putin instructed to sign an agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a unified regional air defense system
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to sign an agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a unified regional air defense system.
The underwater robot received a wireless optical communication system
The company Hydromea has introduced an underwater robot with a camera and wireless control using optical signals. Wireless communication allows you to control the robot and receive video from it at a distance of up to 50 meters.
Exercises to repel hacker attacks will be held at five cyberpoligons
Exercises to repel hacker attacks will be held at five cyberpoligons of Rostelecom in 2021, they will allow coordinating the work of various structures, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Canada intends to purchase Aegis ship-based weapons control systems in the United States – DSCA
The US State Department has approved a potential supply to Canada under the Foreign Military Sales program of the Aegis multifunctional Weapon Control System (Aegis) and related equipment.
The Commission will continue to investigate the cause of the failure during the docking of Progress MS-16 with the ISS
Earlier, a TASS source reported that the transition from automatic to manual docking of the Progress MS-16 was required due to a damaged antenna installed on the cargo ship
The commission, which is investigating the reason for the transition of the docking of the Progress MS-16 cargo ship with the ISS from automatic to manual mode in February 2021, will continue to work. This was told to journalists on Friday by the General director of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" Dmitry Baranov.
Google to help deploy Elon Musk's satellite Internet
Google has agreed with SpaceX to use the Starlink satellite Internet. This is reported by The Verge. Elon Musk's company will provide access to satellite Internet for corporate customers of the Google Cloud service.
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine announced a possible soon decree of Zelensky on the creation of cyber forces in the country
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said that in the near future, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky may sign a decree on the creation of cyber forces in the country, this issue was discussed at a meeting of the NSDC in closed mode on Friday, May 14.
A real fight will show " Rubin-110»
Military personnel of the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, perform control shooting exercises on a unique interactive laser shooting range "Rubin-110". This shooting range is installed in the headquarters of the combined arms association.
Kazakhstan's drone has passed the next test - the Ministry of Defense of the Republic
The Chagall drone, developed by Kazakh military scientists, has successfully passed the next test, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the republic reported on Saturday.
SpaceX has launched a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit, bringing the grouping to 1,675 vehicles
The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Sunday, Moscow time, successfully launched another batch of 52 mini-satellites into low-Earth orbit, designed to continue the deployment of the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX said.
The US Army is experimenting with "cartridges" that can radically simplify the modernization of tanks
It is no secret that the" service life " of modern military technologies is limited to a few years, after which they are replaced by new ones, and this creates enormous problems when upgrading existing equipment and weapons.
Russia has created a device that detects biological threats in five seconds
Shvabe Holding (part of Rostec) has developed a Segment Gamma detector that can detect explosives and dangerous chemicals in five seconds, the press service of the state corporation reported.
Expert: real cyber forces are operating against Russia
Most of the cyber attacks on Russia in 2020 made with addresses in the United States, Germany and the Netherlands, the Ministry of foreign Affairs. Pavel Feldman, Candidate of Political Sciences, commented on this data on the air of Sputnik radio.
Shvabe presented a device for detecting pathogenic biological agents to the Russian special services
Shvabe Holding presented devices for civil defense and security at the exhibition "Integrated Security-2021", which opened in Kubinka, near Moscow.
Russia and Tajikistan have distributed leadership in the joint air defense system
The general leadership of the troops of the joint regional air defense system of Russia and Tajikistan will be carried out by the commander of the Central Military District of the Armed Forces of Russia, follows from the text of the agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a Joint regional air Defense system.
Tech giants of the United States asked the authorities for $50 billion to curb inflation in electronics
Major American technology companies have come up with a way to keep prices on their products low for consumers, The New York Times reports.
The creation of simulators for the preparation of Yars calculations has been completed»
In the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), the creation of training facilities for the Yars missile system has been fully completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
Altius-RU: modernization continues
Russia is gradually increasing the combat capabilities of its unmanned aircraft. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview with Interfax spoke about the work on the Altius-RU drone.
It is proposed to create a system for tracking "criminal intentions" in the Network"
In connection with the tragedy in Kazan in Russia, it is necessary to create a system that will respond to trigger phrases that indicate criminal intentions. This proposal was made by Anton Gorelkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications. He gave an example of how it works in the commercial sector on the Internet.