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Russian designers have started developing a shooting complex with elements of artificial intelligence. The neural network will help the serviceman to identify and accompany targets, aim and fire. The soldier can only pull the trigger.

A Russian matryoshka satellite capable of destroying American spacecraft is in near-Earth orbit, RIA Novosti reports a statement by the head of the US Space Command, General John Raymond.

According to several participants of the Wenchang International Aerospace Forum-2021, Hainan can provide their launch and is able to process data received from orbit

The South Chinese province of Hainan plans to actively develop the industry of small space satellites and will constantly increase cooperation with other countries in this direction. This was reported by the newspaper "Hainan Zhibao".

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry recommended that citizens of the country refuse to buy smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi, and those who have already bought them, throw away the gadgets as soon as possible.

In Russia, the creation of a new shooting complex using neural networks has begun, which will be able to identify targets, aim and shoot, the soldier will only need to make a decision about defeat, Sergey Urzhumtsev, chief designer of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called on the authorities of all countries of the world to tighten control over artificial intelligence. She believes that some developments in the field of AI may violate human rights.

In the Kurgan region, the Khokhlovskoye field began to extract uranium using digital technology. It helps to remotely monitor the process and monitor its environmental friendliness.

The new Chinese electronic warfare aircraft Shenyang J-16D will be demonstrated for the first time at the international Aviation and Space salon Airshow China - 2021, which will open on September 28, 2021 in Zhuhai. A new plane in the color of the PLA Air Force arrived in Zhuhai today.

US President Joe Biden may again impose sanctions against the Chinese company Honor. This is reported by The Washington Post.

We are talking about small spacecraft under the Space-Pi program, including for automatic identification of vessels

Sputnix (a resident of Skolkovo) plans to launch small spacecraft under the Space-Pi program, including for automatic identification of ships (AIS), in the first quarter of next year. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the organization.

The British Ministry of Defense has signed three contracts for the development of laser and radio frequency weapons demonstrators. One of the promising installations will be tested on board the Type 23 frigate, and the other will be installed on the Wolfhound armored vehicle.

The company said that they are bringing new models of civilian weapons to the market, including traumatic ones

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) integrates the latest tactical pump-action shotgun of its own design with the Apple Watch smartwatch. This was announced by Olga Boitsova, Deputy General Director of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies, during the conference "Weapons Perspective of Russia".

The personnel of the artillery units of the separate Guards amphibious assault unit stationed in Ulan-Ude have begun to master the new virtual artillery range "Arterra", which was received by the unit this month.

The National Space Center (NCC), which is being built in the west of Moscow, will be protected from the point of view of information security, said the acting director of the Zarya Scientific and Technical Center (STC) (a structure of Roscosmos) Andrey Rebrina.

For the first time, the commanders of the battalion tactical groups of the military base of the Southern Military District (SE) used mobile anti-tank groups to fight the columns of the conditional enemy in the mountains of South Ossetia.

At a special lesson in the Leningrad region, the military used modern electronic warfare systems (EW). They can suppress communication and GPS navigation.

The British company MSI-Defense Systems Limited (MSI-DSL) and the Estonian Milrem Robotics jointly presented a mobile system for countering unmanned aerial vehicles at the DSEI-2021 exhibition in London.

Europe has announced a reduction in dependence on microelectronics suppliers from the United States and Southeast Asia, Reuters reported on Wednesday-the European Commission intends to create its own ecosystem of chip production.

GLONASS JSC will participate in the launch of innovative services for vehicles connected to the road infrastructure on the A-113 Central Ring Road (CCAD), the company's press service reports.

Russia, having brought the Platform-M robotic complexes to the battlefield for the first time, demonstrated its technological power. Thus, the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet assessed the use of drones during the Zapad-2021 exercises.