Electronics and optics news

"Buttercup-N" can be mounted on a helmet or an armored shield. The station was first presented at the international forum "Army-2021"

The visual-optical interference station "Buttercup-N" that blinds the enemy, which can be attached to a helmet or an armored shield, is ready for trial operation. This was told to TASS at the Army-2021 forum by the general director of the Vega Concern (part of the Rostec Roselectronics holding) Vyacheslav Mikheev.

One device will stand on the Progress, the second-on the ISS, and the communication procedure will be worked out between them

The creation of a prototype of equipment for space laser communication is planned to be completed at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (RFNC-VNIIEF, Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, part of the Rosatom state Corporation) by 2024. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper "Strana Rosatom".

The Mozhaisk Military Space Academy has presented a virtual assembly and test building of the Plesetsk cosmodrome for the assembly of the Soyuz launch vehicle for training cadets to assemble rockets from scratch.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, admitted that the conclusion of a new contract between the state corporation and the British company OneWeb could be disrupted due to US sanctions.

The ministry noted that artificial intelligence technologies are used to improve the efficiency of solving the tasks of the Russian army

Russia has every opportunity to take one of the leading places in the world in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), it is necessary to ensure the security of the country, First Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Ruslan Tsalikov said on Monday.

The official announcement of the rifle with smart functions took place at the Army-2021 forum. The concern's message says that the MP-155 Ultima received an on-board personal computer based on Android, which was radically redesigned by specialists.

The command of the French Armed Forces announced the testing of a 40-mm automatic grenade launcher manufactured by Heckler und Koch with the use of air-detonating grenades to neutralize micro - and mini-unmanned aerial vehicles.

The 3K space measurement complex monitors low-orbit space objects, performing automatic detection, tracking and measurement of coordinate and non-coordinate information.

The onboard personal computer runs on the Android system

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (part of the Rostec State Corporation) presented the serial version of the latest MP-155 Ultima smart rifle at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of Kalashnikov.

Russia will soon begin work on the creation of a new generation of combat equipment, the military has already outlined the basic requirements, said Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the state corporation Rostec.

A pilot project on digitalization of large-scale production has been launched in Penza. At one of the defense industry enterprises, which is part of the Rostec Group of Companies, they created their own production management information system, which was called "Platon".

The International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" is held from August 22 to 28 at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Complex in Kubinka, near Moscow.

Guided drones have become closer to entering service. August 21, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Air Force has signed contracts with Kratos and General Atomics for a total of $20 million.

The principal difference of the development is the ability to control the key technological parameters that determine the quality of synthesized products

JSC "Science and Innovation" (part of the state corporation "Rosatom") presented at the forum" Army-2021 " a mock-up of an existing 3D printer that demonstrates the capabilities of the domestic software and hardware platform (PAP) for managing and controlling the additive process.

Rostec presented a mobile anti-drone system at the Army-2021 forum, the press service of the state corporation reported.

From the post, with the help of various sensors and an internal secure network, it will be possible to monitor all the actions of personnel in real time, the location of weapons, the movement of all military equipment, and even quickly solve municipal and household tasks.

Russian anti-ship missiles X-31AD and X-35UE can hit enemy warships and vessels in any weather conditions and when the sea is rough from five to six points. High-precision weapons were demonstrated at the Army-2021 forum.

Adviser to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Ilnitsky noted that"over the past 20-25 years, fundamental natural science disciplines have simply been systematically emasculated from the education system."

Fundamental education can become the basis for the formation of the Russian ideology and strategy for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), said Andrei Ilnitsky, adviser to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Forum is held from August 22 to 28

Problems related to the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the life of mankind, including military aspects, will be discussed throughout the week of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021". This was announced on Sunday at a conference within the framework of the forum by Natalia Kaspersky, CEO of the Info Watch Group of companies.