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NASA said that the Hubble telescope has fully resumed work
The observatory is sending images to Earth again, the department stressed
The Hubble Orbital Observatory has fully resumed its work and is sending images to Earth again. This was announced on Monday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
In the Trans-Urals, Su-34 used aerial bombs with satellite guidance
The Su-34 crews used half-ton corrected aerial bombs with satellite guidance. The exercises of the aviation regiment of the Central Military District are held on the territory of the Kurgan region.
Roskartografiya has signed a cooperation agreement with the private company Success Rockets
Roskartografiya noted that they are interested in obtaining remote sensing data from spacecraft for use in operational monitoring of changes in the Earth's surface.
Putin was shown a model of a new tactical aircraft in the Sukhoi pavilion
During his visit to the International Aviation and Space Salon, Russian President Vladimir Putin examined a model of a new light tactical single-engine aircraft in the Sukhoi pavilion. The model of the fighter on Tuesday, July 20, was presented by the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.
Cottonmouth or LAV-II: the USMC chooses a new"scout"
The US Marine Corps is approaching the final of the Advanced reconnaissance vehicle (advanced reconnaissance vehicle) or ARV program. July 19, portal armyrecognition.com he reported that contracts for the creation of prototypes of combat vehicles have been signed with Textron and General Dynamics companies.
The future of aviation belongs to drones and artificial intelligence-Putin
Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.
A new satellite production company has appeared in Russia
The private corporation Success Rockets announced the registration of the company SR Satellites, which will be engaged in the production of spacecraft. The work will be carried out jointly with the Arcturus Center.
Facebook stopped the activity of Iranian hackers against the US military
Facebook on Thursday announced that it had taken measures against a group of Iranian hackers who used the platform of this social network to conduct operations aimed at American military personnel and defense companies.
Russia has allocated 3.7 billion rubles to create an analog of the Hubble telescope
About 3.7 billion rubles were allocated for the creation of the Russian ultraviolet space telescope "Spectrum-UV" in the period up to 2025. The device will become an analogue of the American Hubble telescope. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the data of the public procurement website.
The gunners of the Central Military District automated the fire control system using radio communications
The military personnel of the Central Military District artillery unit stationed in Kuzbass developed and presented for the first time an automated fire control system, which included the R-187 "Azart" radio station and an automated workplace for a senior battery officer.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported an attack on its website by hackers from abroad
There were no violations in the operability of the software and technical infrastructure of the department's website. The website of the Russian Defense Ministry was subjected to a DDoS attack from abroad, the ministry said on Friday.
NASA has successfully switched Hubble to work with a backup computer
Observations will resume in the next two days after the engineers have completed the verification and calibration of all scientific instruments
TASS, July 16. NASA engineers have successfully completed the procedure for switching the Hubble orbital observatory to work with a backup onboard computer after part of the spacecraft's electronics failed in mid-June.
The gamer declassified the drawings of the tank for the sake of the authenticity of the game
The gamer posted a secret document on the network with the characteristics of the British Challenger 2 tank. This is written by the UK Defense Journal.
Roscosmos noted the growth in revenue of services based on remote sensing of the Earth
According to the first deputy director of the state Corporation for Economics and Finance Maxim Ovchinnikov, it has doubled
The revenue received on the basis of remote sensing data of the Earth was doubled. This was reported to TASS by the first Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for Economics and Finance Maxim Ovchinnikov.
The United States "overcame" Russian electronic warfare systems
During the tests, the American Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), a military control system that provides interaction with other elements of anti-missile and air defense (ABM and air defense), successfully shot down two targets that simulate enemy cruise missiles, Breaking Defense reports.
How to find camouflaged military bases from satellite images
It turns out that to spy on foreign military bases, you do not need to sit in a secret bunker and study images from military satellites with a magnifying glass.
RKS at MAKS-2021: space capabilities of the domestic microelectronics of the future
Advanced samples of modern microelectronics for spacecraft of the future will be shown at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 by the holding company "Russian Space Systems" (RKS, part of the State Corporation "Roscosmos").
The competition of research centers on artificial intelligence for government grants has started
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko announced the launch of a competition to support research centers on artificial intelligence, within the framework of which grants will be provided to universities and scientific organizations, the government's website said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has been appointed the founder of the All-Russian Research Institute of Radioelectronics
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on the transformation of the Mytishchi Research Institute of Radio Measuring Devices into the All-Russian Research Institute of Radio Electronics; the functions and powers of the founder of the Research Institute were transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.
It became known about the US plans to build a tracking base for Russia in space
The US authorities are planning to build a special intelligence base to monitor the actions of Russia and China in space. This became known to Sky News.