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Russia has developed a satellite platform for monitoring power grids and pipelines
Roscosmos reported that the process of obtaining international patents for bringing the product to the international market is now underway
A universal satellite platform that will allow collecting and transmitting information about the state of power grids and pipelines is being tested in Russia. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos distributed on Wednesday.
Testing of the open quantum network began in Moscow
Russian scientists have launched the first open-access quantum network in Moscow, in which all interested organizations will be able to participate, reports TASS on Monday with reference to the press service of the National Research Technological University "MISIS".
SpaceX is preparing to launch a satellite that will show ads in space
The Canadian company Geometric Energy, represented by its director Samuel Reed, announced a joint project with SpaceX and the launch of a new service in outer space. We are talking about showing ads that are not visible from the Ground, but the Earth itself will be very clearly visible – it will become the background for the display. Reed believes that large brands will launch a real financial battle for such a PR opportunity, and therefore he has already planned an auction.
What is the main superiority of the Su-35S over the American F-22?
The Russian Su-35S fighter is better in a number of parameters than the American F-22 Raptor of the fifth generation, the media writes. On the air of Sputnik radio, a military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov, commented on the publication.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has bought a satellite startup
The American company SpaceX, owned by entrepreneur Elon Musk, has bought a satellite startup. The company became the owner of Swarm Technologies. The company specializes in satellite data, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The company manages the SpaceBEE network — these are the smallest satellites in space.
Ukraine on the border with Belarus was protected by "Oreanda"
The Air Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the border with Belarus have put on combat duty the machines of the automated control system (ACS) for aviation and air defense "Oreanda", Defense Express reports.
A new way of performing complex quantum algorithms on traditional computers has been found
A group of researchers from the Swiss Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Columbia University has found a new way to perform complex quantum algorithms on a traditional computer.
Shvabe Holding will release upgraded sights for rifled weapons
The Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant (REFINERY) has developed modifications of optical sights for working at small and medium distances, the press service of the Shvabe holding, which includes the enterprise, reports.
In Russia, they decided to use a virtual reality helmet when recruiting staff
Researchers from Samara State University (SamSU) have developed a test to assess the psychological qualities of an applicant using a virtual reality helmet. Such an idea will help employers to assess a person's personality when recruiting staff, Izvestia writes.
They want to connect the ISS to GLONASS for accurate docking of ships
The Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) is going to be connected to the navigation equipment of the domestic GLONASS satellite system to help with the docking of spacecraft. This is reported in the scientific journal of the operator of the Russian segment of the station and the manufacturer of domestic spacecraft — the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia.
IDC: AI spending will exceed $ 500 billion in 2024
The specialists of the analytical company studied the situation on the market of solutions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and published a forecast.
Round table "Domestic ECB for AI technologies as a driver for increasing the degree of UAV autonomy"
On October 6, 2021, as part of the section of the Scientific Conference No. 10 " Neuromorphic computing. Artificial intelligence "of the Forum" Microelectronics 2021 " will host a round table "Domestic ECB for AI technologies as a driver for increasing the degree of UAV autonomy"
Shoigu: Drones and combat robots have become a serious force
On Friday, at a meeting with employees of the Krasmash enterprise in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told how technological progress has affected the quality of the Russian Armed Forces.
Almaz-Antey Concern is being transferred 11% of the shares of the Khabarovsk Radio Engineering Plant-document
Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern JSC will receive more than 11% of the shares of Khabarovsk Radio Engineering Plant JSC from federal ownership, according to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Tu-142 was aimed at the target for hitting the ship's missiles
The ship's strike group of the Northern Fleet, operating in the areas of the North-Eastern Atlantic as part of the command and staff training on the management of forces and troops of the Northern Fleet, conducted a missile strike exercise for a ship's group of a conditional enemy.
Source: preliminary design of the Marathon-IoT grouping will begin within six months
In total, the grouping will include 264 satellites
The preliminary design of the Marathon-IoT satellite constellation for the Internet of Things will start within six months. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
In the US, they were afraid of the Russian "Robocatyusha"
The report that Russian engineers are engaged in automating the rocket artillery system has caused serious concern in the United States.
The launch of the Galileo satellite from Kourou is scheduled for November 23
In 2021, Russia plans to carry out 10 launches of Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-ST launch vehicles in the interests of foreign customers
The launch of the satellite of the European global satellite navigation system Galileo from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana is scheduled for November 23. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
Russia has developed a complex for tracking the volume of logging from space
The complex is equipped with a subscriber terminal "Gonets", which provides a stable data transmission channel anywhere in the Russian Federation
The software and hardware complex "CEDAR" for tracking the location of logging equipment, its technical condition, the volume of logging and other parameters using satellite communications was developed in the Russian Federation. This was reported to TASS by Pavel Cherenkov, general director of the Gonets Satellite System company (part of Roscosmos).
The Russian telescope "Spektr-RG" confirmed the Big Bang theory
A number of discoveries with the help of the Russian-German space telescope "Spektr-RG" confirmed the cosmological model of the origin of the Universe as a result of the Big Bang, scientific secretary of the Institute for Space Research Andrey Sadovsky said on Friday, August 6.
