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NASA has approved the project of a cubesat satellite for the study of the Sun in the X-ray range. It is expected that CubIXSS will be launched in 2024 and within a year will determine the parameters of plasma in the active regions and the corona of our star, according to the website of the Southwest Research Institute.

A team of researchers at the University of Southampton (UK) is developing a technology for a five-dimensional (5D) optical storage device, the capabilities of which were first demonstrated eight years ago.

Russia has a high level of military security. This result was achieved thanks to the development of weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 3.

The Main Test Space Center held the XXV Interdepartmental Scientific and Practical Conference "Space Systems and Complexes: testing, management, application" at the site of the Patriot Space Center.

On November 3, Xavier Rofe, a columnist for the French edition of Atlantico, spoke about the latest electronic warfare systems (EW), thanks to which Russia will be able to disable the equipment of the North Atlantic Alliance.

The tests confirmed the unique characteristics of the Peresvet laser installation and the Dagger and Avangard complexes, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and defense industry enterprises.

The introduction of fifth-generation technologies at the branch of Sukhoi Company JSC - Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (part of PJSC UAC Rostec Group) required a fundamentally new approach to the organization of production and design.

The Russian reconnaissance and strike unmanned helicopter complex "Termit" will be equipped with software algorithms with elements of artificial intelligence. The neural network will allow the drone to engage in "free hunting".

This is the second group of vehicles of this series in orbit

China successfully launched a group of Yaogan-32 Earth remote sensing satellites into a given orbit on Wednesday. The launch, Xinhua news agency reports, was carried out at 15:43 Beijing time (10:43 Moscow time) using the Changzheng-2-Xi carrier rocket (CZ-2C, Long March-2C) from the Jiuquan cosmodrome in the northwestern province of Gansu.

With the advent of the era of drones and robots, the demand for domestic air defense systems and electronic warfare has increased.

About ten countries are interested in Russian S-400 air defense systems, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC).

The use of drones increases the survivability of personnel, said Major General Alexei Belousov

Starting this year, Russian military intelligence officers will begin receiving the latest communication systems for real-time coordination on the battlefield. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of intelligence - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces for Intelligence, Major General Alexei Belousov.

Two Avenger jet drones were coordinated in flight for several hours using an artificial intelligence system for Skyborg unmanned wingmen. According to the US Air Force Research Laboratory, the devices responded to navigation commands, did not go beyond the specified geofences and adhered to the specified flight modes.

Researchers from Perm Polytechnic University have developed a unique regulator for the operation of a gas turbine aircraft engine, which is based on a combination of "intuition and rigor" of artificial intelligence. According to scientists, the technology will significantly improve the safety of civil airliners.

Amazon has announced the launch date of the first prototypes of spacecraft of the Kuiper global Internet system, which will become a competitor to Starlink. According to ArsTechnica, referring to the application of the US Federal Communications Commission, the KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 satellites should be launched in the fourth quarter of next year.

A source in the rocket and space industry previously told TASS that the launch of OneWeb satellites is scheduled for December 27

The next launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for the end of the year. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.

The President believes that it is necessary to introduce promising technologies, including artificial intelligence, in the development of unmanned military aviation

The Russian military can effectively repel drone attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The Russian army is armed with more than 2 thousand unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was announced on Tuesday, November 2, by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the defense industry.

We need to continue working on unmanned vehicles using artificial intelligence. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on defense issues in Sochi.

The second day of communication between the head of state and the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and defense-industrial enterprises was devoted to the development of unmanned aviation.

The captured T-64BV main battle tank of one of the Donbass People's Militia units received "red eyes" - two special searchlights are installed on both sides of a 125 mm smoothbore cannon.

The first launch of the carrier with OneWeb satellites in 2022 is scheduled for January 27

Most of the launches of British OneWeb communications satellites in 2022 will be carried out from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.