Electronics and optics news
In Ukraine, France was accused of delaying the delivery of the Oplot tank to the United States
Defence24 sources accused the French side of delaying the delivery of the Ukrainian Oplot tank to the United States for a year. According to the publication, the Ukrainian tank uses French-made components, in particular, thermal imagers from Thales, which did not want to consent to their re-export to the United States.
An American newspaper reported on secret negotiations between the United States and Russia on cybersecurity
A series of talks on cybersecurity took place between the United States and Russia, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing its own sources.
Putin warned about Russia's reaction to attempts to break strategic parity
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow will respond to attempts to break strategic parity adequately to the situation. He said this on November 1 during a meeting in Sochi with the leadership of the military-industrial complex and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
In Russia, a station has been developed to search for inconspicuous drones
A group of Russian specialists has developed a small-sized radar station "Volna" to search for drones (UAVs). The new device will allow detecting inconspicuous and stationary targets. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
The gunners of the VVO in Transbaikalia received a new automatic sonometric complex for service
A new automatic sonometric complex AZK-7 has been delivered to the compound of rocket troops and artillery of the combined-arms army of the Air Defense Forces, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.
"Roselectronics" stimulates the development of domestic ECB
Concern "Constellation" of the holding "Roselectronics" (part of Rostec) and JSC "NIIET" combine efforts to create a domestic electronic component base (ECB) for Russian-made communication equipment, including a new generation.
The launch of the Skif-D satellite is scheduled for the end of September 2022
The satellite will be placed in an average circular orbit with a height of 8,070 km
The launch of the Skif-D satellite into a circular orbit with a height of 8,070 km is scheduled for the end of September 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.
A small-sized radar for detecting drones was created in Russia
A small-sized radar station (MRLS) "Volna" has been developed, designed for round-the-clock and all-weather search, detection and tracking of ultra-small drones.
Along with large strike unmanned aerial vehicles, very small drones performing reconnaissance functions pose a major security threat.
Unmanned navigation systems will be developed at Innopolis University
The Marine Instrumentation Corporation (KMP) will create a development center at Innopolis University to test systems for unmanned navigation and other tasks. This is reported by TASS.
Special radio frequencies will be allocated for drones
The State Commission on Radio Frequencies (GCRF) can allocate frequencies of 5850-6425 MHz for communication of unmanned aircraft with their operators. This is reported by "Prime" with a link to iz.ru .
The US Army has funded the assembly of a combat 300-kilowatt laser
The winners of the competition among potential developers of a super-powerful combat laser announced by the US Army were General Atomics (GA) and Boeing. According to the plan of the command, in the future it will be able to destroy high-speed air targets, including hypersonic missiles.
An Iranian official accused the United States and Israel of a cyberattack that caused disruptions in the operation of gas stations in Iran
The head of the Civil Defense Organization of Iran, Gholamreza Jalili, who oversees the country's cybersecurity sphere, accused the United States and Israel of carrying out a cyberattack that this week led to unrest in the field of providing Iranian gas stations with fuel.
The fleet of Russian flying radars is growing
A few years ago, the Russian Air Force received the first serially upgraded A-50U long-range radar detection (AWACS) aircraft.
The US Federal Aviation Administration wants to ban flights over 5G towers
The US aviation regulator plans to ban flights over 5G towers, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reports. The Federal Aviation Administration believes that radio signals interfere with aircraft control. However, the US Communications Commission stated that the effect of 5G radiation on aviation systems has not been proven.
In Russia, they told about the method of detecting the F-35
The Kasta-2E2 radar station can detect drones and fifth-generation F-35 aircraft. Methods of repelling attacks of inconspicuous targets are reported in the material of the magazine "Army Standard".
The Spectrum-RG Observatory was taught to register solar flares and "reject" them
The M. N. Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope installed there has sensitive detectors for recording X-ray radiation
The developers of the Spektr-RG space observatory were able to register a stream of charged particles caused by solar flares in order to "reject" them in the future due to the negative impact on the detectors. This is stated in the message of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, distributed on Saturday.
In Samara, a satellite body was assembled for 3D modeling of the Earth
The Samara Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" has assembled the body of the Aist-2T satellite, which will have to create a 3D model of the Earth. This was announced on October 29 by the general director of the company Dmitry Baranov.
Vietnam assembled self-propelled guns from Soviet howitzers and trucks
Vietnam continues experiments on the creation of wheeled self-propelled guns. On October 28, the Vietnamese TV channel QPVN showed a story with video footage of tests of a promising self-propelled gun PTH-130-K255V.
In the US, the launch of the Ukrainian satellite was postponed
The launch of the Ukrainian satellite for remote sensing of the Earth "Sich-2-30" was postponed. In the United States, it was reported that the launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle was postponed to 2022. This is reported by the information and consulting agency Defense Express.
"Stealth" will not save: The all-round radar was upgraded in Russia
The upgraded three-coordinate radar stations "Casta-2E2" (39N6) involved in the exercises in the Leningrad region timely detected the approach of a squadron of drones. The transmitted coordinates allowed the Tor-M anti-aircraft missile systems to successfully repel a massive aerial drone attack.
