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NtechLab's facial recognition algorithm is recognized as the best in the world
NtechLab, one of the world leaders in the field of biometric technologies and a technology partner of the State Corporation Rostec, won the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) competition of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the US Department of Commerce (NIST).
The Russian military has successfully tested a radar module capable of detecting small targets
The module confirmed the claimed characteristics for detecting both small-sized aircraft and helicopters, and mini-unmanned aerial vehicles
The Russian military has successfully tested an economical radar module that can detect planes and drones the size of a sheet of A4 paper, said Colonel Viktor Pigarev, Deputy Chief of the Air Defense and Aviation Forces of the Western Military District, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
Rostec and Technopolis " Era " upgrade radars to detect low-visibility drones
The next stages of the project are planned to be completed during 2021-2022
Tula "Instrument Design Bureau" (KBP, part of the NGO "High-Precision Complexes" of the state Corporation "Rostec") and the operators of the scientific company of the Military Innovation Technopolis "Era" are working on the modernization of radar systems developed by KBP to increase their ability to detect low-visibility targets, including anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as ground and underwater robotics. This was reported to TASS by the press service of "High-precision complexes".
The LPR announced the work of the Ukrainian electronic warfare complex in the Donbass
The People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded the operation of an electronic warfare station (EW) of Ukrainian security forces in the area of three Kiev-controlled settlements near the contact line in the Donbass, the press service of the LPR defense ministry told reporters.
The bill on the "landing" of foreign IT companies in Russia was submitted to the State Duma
The State Duma has introduced a bill on the "landing" of foreign IT companies in Russia, obliging large foreign Internet companies to open official representative offices in the territory of the Russian Federation.
The Russian government will allocate more than 5 billion rubles until 2024 for the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree according to which it is planned to allocate 5.26 billion rubles until 2024 to support business in the implementation of pilot projects for the introduction of artificial intelligence in various sectors of the economy.
The government will make it more difficult for state agencies to purchase foreign IT solutions
The Russian government intends to make it more difficult for state customers to purchase foreign software and equipment, writes Kommersant with reference to the director of the "Center of Competence for Import Substitution in the field of ICT" Ilya Massukh.
The Morpheus processor cannot be hacked – it changes its architecture dozens of times per second
In 2017, the defense agency DARPA sponsored the University of Michigan for $3.6 million to work on the "Morpheus"computer processor project. Three years later, it was ready and large-scale tests began with the involvement of accredited hackers and information security specialists. Of the 525 participants, none managed to crack the chip because it changed its architecture every 0.1 seconds.
NASA Launches Climate Change and Natural Disaster Monitoring System
According to the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, hurricanes have become more destructive due to the process of global warming
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is creating a new Earth system observatory to predict and monitor climate change and natural disasters. This is stated in a statement issued on Monday by the press service of NASA.
Roscosmos: VR-complexes with satellite data will be used in geography lessons
The State Corporation is working to promote virtual reality complexes with Lomonosov Moscow State University, other universities, Sirius, and schools
Virtual reality complexes that are being created at Roscosmos can be used in geography lessons using remote sensing data from space. This opinion was expressed by the director of the Digital Development Department of Roscosmos Konstantin Shadrin.
TsNIIMash: revenue from near-Earth space monitoring will exceed 1 billion rubles by 2035.
The number of spacecraft serviced by the enterprise will increase from 45 to 482 from 2024 to 2035
The head scientific institute of Roscosmos-TsNIIMash assumes that the company's revenue from near-Earth space monitoring and satellite protection services on the international market by 2035 may amount to 1.2 billion rubles. This is stated in the materials of the institute, available to TASS.
The company "Sukhoi" has implemented a "smart" storage system in Novosibirsk
Automated storage systems (ACC) were installed in a number of workshops of the V. P. Chkalov NAZ, a branch of PJSC Sukhoi (part of PJSC UAC of Rostec Group).
One of the Glonass-M satellites was taken out of the group for maintenance
This satellite was launched on March 2, 2010 and entered the system on March 28, 2010. The last time it was taken out for maintenance in December 2020
The Russian communication satellite "Glonass-M" No. 732 (23rd point) is temporarily withdrawn from the grouping, according to the website of the information and analytical center for coordinate-time and navigation support of the GLONASS system.
New opportunities for air defense: The Yenisei radar station was put into service
The latest radar "Yenisei" - a super-modern and versatile means of aerial reconnaissance, capable of tracking even hypersonic targets-has been adopted. This was reported by the weekly newspaper "Zvezda".
Roscosmos will create a bracelet to search for children and the elderly
Roscosmos intends to create a device that will transmit data on the location of children and the elderly in the event of their disappearance via satellites. This was announced on Tuesday, May 25, by Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the State Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science, speaking at Skolkovo .
Almaz-Antey: Russia can resist all means of air and space attack
The head of the concern, Yan Novikov, said that the Russian Nebo-M radar station is capable of detecting the latest low-visibility combat aircraft, including the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters.
The world powers have entered a new" arms race " — the semiconductor one
The authorities of countries around the world have entered a new "arms race", in the role of which now act as semiconductors, writes CNBC. The publication calls semiconductors "the blood of today's global economy", pointing to their demand in many industries, primarily in microelectronics and the defense industry.
Google will spend billions of dollars to create a quantum computer
The corporation said that they are on the way to developing a commercial quantum computer. Its creation is expected to be completed by 2029.
"Eagles" were taught to fly in conditions of electronic suppression
During the joint training with the EW units, the specialists worked out the issues of conducting aerial reconnaissance, covertly moving to the specified objects and transmitting digital information via secure communication channels.
Tour operators are interested in Roscosmos VR complexes for the development of virtual tourism
The state corporation noted that an interesting direction is the use of remote sensing data in a virtual reality helmet
Russian tour operators are interested in the VR complexes created in Roscosmos for the development of virtual tourism. This was announced by the director of the Digital development Department of the state corporation Konstantin Shadrin.