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For the first time, the US Navy and the American company Raytheon have dropped a Stormbreaker planning bomb from an F-35B fighter jet that is insensitive to weather conditions. The flight of the bomb was tracked by another fighter - F/A-18F - over a shared network.

The Russian company Baikal Electronics has decided to conduct an experiment on the assembly of branded processors in Russia.  This was reported by the authoritative edition of RBC with reference to representatives of companies participating in the project.

Specialists of the analytical company IDC have published their first forecast related to the global quantum computing market. According to this forecast, customer spending on quantum computing will grow from $412 million in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2027. This means that the average annual growth rate in the period from 2021 to 2027 will be 50.9%. The forecast includes quantum computing as a service and related services.

Intel has a secret, as the source calls it, laboratory in Costa Rica, where the processor giant stores its old hardware and software products. 

This satellite is supposed to be used for civilian needs

The Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30 has been successfully tested and is ready to be sent to the United States, where its launch is scheduled to take place on January 10. This was announced on Tuesday by the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine Vladimir Taftai.

Due to bad weather, the European aerospace company is postponing the launch of the Soyuz rocket with Galileo navigation satellites on board, previously planned on Wednesday, for December 3," the company's CEO Stefan Israel said on Twitter.

Several formations capable of conducting large-scale network-centric operations have been created in the Russian Armed Forces, informed sources told RIA Novosti.

The European Space Agency reported that the tests confirmed the possibility of Mars Express in the mode of "blind collection" of radio waves

TASS, December 1. Chinese and European scientists have successfully conducted trial communication sessions between the Zhuzhong rover and the Mars Express probe, confirming the possibility of using the European mission to maintain contact with the Chinese rover. This was announced on Wednesday by the press service of the European Space Agency (ESA).

The system includes a server, a set of workstations, a place for an instructor, software, a video projector and other equipment

Technodinamika Holding (part of Rostec) delivered the first serial batch of an automated training system (AOS) to the Russian Aerospace Forces for the training of Mi-8AMTSh crew members. This is stated in the message of the holding, distributed on Wednesday.

The command of the Armed Forces of Morocco announced on its Facebook page about the purchase of anti-aircraft systems Skylock Dome Israeli production.

The contract amount was 5.37 billion rubles

VNIIEM named after A. G. Iosifyan will manufacture the Meteor-M satellites No. 2-5 and Meteor-M No. 2-6. The corresponding contract with Roscosmos was signed on November 25, according to the state procurement website.

A smart nozzle for the sight is being developed in Russia. The device will allow you to automatically make corrections for accurate shooting. This is reported by Rostec State Corporation.

Declaring cyberspace and outer space "operational environments" of NATO undermines efforts to prevent the use of these areas for military purposes, according to a statement published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

The British foreign intelligence service MI6 will need the help of the technology sector to counter threats emanating from China and Russia, which seek to gain an advantage by mastering artificial intelligence.

The Norwegian company Nammo has introduced a new concept of an impact drone. The aircraft was combined with a common model of the M72 LAW anti-tank grenade launcher. This is reported by Army Recognition.

The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" is capable of fighting all types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including shock. Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial director of the arms cluster of Rostec State Corporation, revealed such capabilities of the complex in an interview with TASS.

The British foreign intelligence service MI6 will need the help of the technology sector to counter threats emanating from China and Russia, which seek to gain an advantage by mastering artificial intelligence, The Guardian reports, citing a speech that the head of the agency Richard Moore will deliver at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, NATO will hold annual cyber defense exercises with the full physical presence of participants, Major General Philip Stewart, a representative of the alliance's military command in Europe, said on Wednesday.

Russian Space Systems (RKS) has accelerated the production of integrated circuits for satellite data transmission systems tenfold, Roscosmos reports.

The French have created dynamic camouflage for armored vehicles. At the defense innovation exhibition held last week in Paris, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) presented a number of promising developments.