Electronics and optics news
Altius-RU: modernization continues
Russia is gradually increasing the combat capabilities of its unmanned aircraft. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview with Interfax spoke about the work on the Altius-RU drone.
The Russian army has adopted a new electronic warfare technique
The arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces received 19 new samples of electronic warfare (EW) equipment, including aviation. On Sunday, May 9, said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.
The US has declared an emergency mode after a cyber attack on a fuel company
The US authorities have declared a regional emergency in connection with the suspension of the work of the largest operator of the United States, Colonial Pipeline, engaged in the transportation of fuel through the pipeline.
Roscosmos requested data from foreign satellites to monitor the flood situation in Russia
The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters has been activated in order to monitor floods in the Irkutsk Region, Roscosmos reported.
The Americans made the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft a repeater for the F-22 and F-35
The US military has tested the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as a repeater for the fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters. According to Lockheed Martin, during the tests, one F-22 Raptor and five F-35 Lightning II successfully exchanged data with each other using the gateway on the U-2 and transmitted them to the ground.
Prototype of the" brain " of an unmanned slave tested in flight
The Americans first tested a prototype artificial intelligence system for unmanned Skyborg wingmen in flight. According to the US Air Force, the "brain" was installed on the UTAP-22 tactical drone of the Kratos company. The tests were successful.
American "Falcons" got color vision
American pilots can now see targets in full color. On May 5, the press service of Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of advanced LITENING guidance modules to the US Air Force and National Guard.
The Russian government will submit proposals to the President on the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a government decree on submitting a proposal to the President of the Russian Federation to denounce the Open Skies Treaty (DON).
SpaceX is going to launch a new group of 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on May 9
The American company SpaceX is preparing on Sunday to put into orbit the second batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites in a week, the specialized website Spaceflight Now reported.
In the Czech Republic, they announced Russia's readiness to be accused of explosions in warehouses
The head of the Czech military intelligence, Jan Beroun, said that Russia was ready for accusations of involvement in the explosions at the warehouses in Vrbetice. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
The developer of the deepfake recognition system for the needs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been identified
To develop a computer program for the needs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, recognizing the substitution of faces in videos (the so-called "deepfake" technology), the scientific and industrial company "High Technologies and Strategic Systems"will have to.
SpaceX launches 26th batch of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit
The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Tuesday, May 4, successfully launched another batch of 60 mini-satellites into low-Earth orbit, which should replenish the orbital grouping of the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system. This was announced by the developer company SpaceX on Twitter.
In the Russian Federation, they are developing glasses-an emulator of full-fledged vision for people with one seeing eye
The device has no analogues in the world
JSC " Scientific and Production Corporation "Precision Instrument Systems" (NPK "SPP", part of Roscosmos) is developing digital glasses for emulating binocular vision for the rehabilitation of people with one seeing eye. This is stated in the draft plan for the implementation of the company's diversification program until 2025 (available to TASS).
The Perseverance rover turned out to have regular Intel Atom processors
Intel boasted that the rover received two COMEX-IE38 modules from the company CompuLab, which are based on the Bay Trail generation Intel Atom processors.
As part of the Russian GLONASS group, there are 22 spacecraft
As of May 4, 22 spacecraft are operating as part of the Russian GLONASS orbital constellation, the Information and Analytical Center for Coordinate-Time and Navigation Support said on Tuesday.
Turkey strengthens "tank independence"»
The failures with the Altay tank only encourage Turkey to reduce its dependence on imported military technologies. Yesterday, May 3, portal defenceturk.net he reported that the company Aselsan has started testing a new tank fire control system VOLKAN-M.
In Europe, the assembly of the railgun has begun
European countries have started implementing the PILUM project. On May 3, the press service of the European Defense Agency (EDA) announced the official start of work on the creation of an experimental electromagnetic weapon.
Stellar "navigator" for small spacecraft began flight tests
The sensor is designed to determine the spatial orientation of the spacecraft relative to the inertial equatorial stellar coordinate system
The small-sized star sensor AZDK-1 for small spacecraft, created in Azmerit LLC (RKS holding, part of Roscosmos), has begun to pass flight tests. This is stated in the message of the holding, distributed on Tuesday.
The Meteor-M satellite returned to normal operation
The functionality of the spacecraft has been fully restored
The Meteor-M hydrometeorological satellite No. 2 is again operating normally. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday in the press service of JSC "Corporation "VNIIEM".
The US will bomb Russia and China not by GPS, but by the stars
The use of star navigation will allow you to bypass the blocking of the Global Positioning System (GPS) by potential US adversaries like Russia and China, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
