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Spektra-RG Data allow scientists to conclude that black holes can directly affect the rate of star birth in galaxies

TASS, December 9. The Spektr-RG orbiting Observatory has found giant globular clusters of gas above and below the milky Way's core that emit x-rays.

The merger of the Rostec radio-electronic cluster enterprises under the management of JSC United instrument-making Corporation (UIC) will be completed in the first quarter of 2021. The new holding will exist under the brand name "Roselektronika" and in 2023 will have to start mass production of equipment for 5G networks. It will not be easy to create an effective holding out of Rostec's disparate assets, experts say.

A group of Chinese scientists has developed the world's most powerful quantum computer, achieving quantum supremacy. It can perform a single task 100 trillion times faster than the best supercomputers. This is reported by the publication Science Alert.

The new robotic system from the German concern Rheinmetall received the designation "mission Master" (Mission Master ). The idea behind its creation is to create a family of robotic machines suitable for performing a whole set of tasks.

Promising high-precision air-to-surface ammunition is the first to be received by the foreign air force

At the end of November, the American military-political publication The National Interest conducted an audit of air-to-surface ammunition in order to determine those that have an optimal efficiency-to-cost ratio. Suddenly, the Russian ammunition became the leader. However, it has not yet been adopted by the Russian aerospace forces.

As reported by the American web resource C4ISRNET in the material Burak Ege Bekdil " Turkish firm develops AI-powered software for drone swarms "(Burak EGE Bekdil "Turkish firm develops software based on artificial intelligence for a swarm of drones"), a private Turkish company MilSOFT said that it has developed software based on artificial intelligence for a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The state Duma has introduced a bill to strengthen the protection of personal data of judges, prosecutors, investigators and individual military personnel. According to the bill, law enforcement agencies will be able to prohibit the dissemination of information about their employees and their property, regardless of whether there is a threat to their lives.

the Expert spoke about the possible consequences of theft of equipment from the Il-80 Vzpu

At the Taganrog-Yuzhny airfield, an Il-80 Vzpu (air control point of the Russian armed forces) was robbed, which is also called the "doomsday plane". The airship arrived in this city for planned work on modernization and extension of the resource. The military observer of the Newspaper tells about the consequences that the incident can lead to.Ru " Mikhail Khodarenok.

Chinese physicists have assembled an optical circuit that demonstrates quantum superiority. They chose boson sampling on a 100-mode optical interferometer as a task to demonstrate the speed of a quantum device. According to the authors ' calculations, their quantum computer copes with this task 100 trillion times faster than a conventional supercomputer. The work is published in the journal Science.

The government of the Russian Federation has approved a list of modern technologies that will be used to conclude special investment contracts (SPIC).

Americans are actively moving to create semi-Autonomous drones. On December 6, the press service of the company General Atomics announced the tests of the Avenger drone under the control of artificial intelligence.

Chemezov spoke about the successful use of Kalashnikov drones in Syria

rostec expects orders for combat drones from the defense Ministry, said the head of the state Corporation Sergey Chemezov. At the same time, the military Department asked to speed up the creation of this type of weapon. According to Chemezov, the drones created by the Kalashnikov concern have already been baptized in Syria and have proven themselves well.

In the southern military district (SE), military tests of a new mobile laboratory for measuring equipment (PLIT-A2-4/4M) have been completed, and deliveries of these complexes to the Armed Forces will begin in 2021.

The chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov the workshop in the Admiralty heard the report of the Deputy commander of the Navy Vice-Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov on the audit of a number of structural units of the Navy in the Krasnodar region and the Crimea.

Serial deliveries of the t-14 Armata tank will begin in 2021. The unmanned version of the car will not go into the series, although the artificial intelligence of the tank is entrusted with important missions - for example, pointing weapons.

The largest German arms concern Rheinmetall presented one of its latest developments-a robot scout and combat support Mission Master Armed Reconnaissance.

More and more clarity is emerging about how exactly Russia plans to use heavy attack drones in future armed conflicts. What role is assigned to these machines, in particular the Hunter UAV, why these devices may need artificial intelligence – and how will all this work in conjunction with the su-57 fighter?

South Korean soldiers will not part with smartphones even on the battlefield. Yesterday, December 5, the Yonhap news Agency reported that the Administration of defense acquisition programs (DAPA, Defense Acquisition Program Administration) announced the purchase of "combat information devices" (combat information device) from the company LIG Nex1.

Why EW funds did not affect the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

Fighting has stopped in Nagorno-Karabakh, and Russian peacekeeping forces have been deployed to the Republic. Currently, Azerbaijan and Armenia are engaged in the separation of forces and means, the transfer of territory, as well as mine clearance and search for bodies of the dead. Over the past three weeks, there has not been a single armed clash between the Armenian and Azerbaijani military.

Prospects for the development of situations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

Acting us Secretary of defense Christopher Miller at his first briefing at the Pentagon announced to the media that by January 15 next year, the United States will reduce its military contingents in Afghanistan and Iraq – the number of troops in each of the countries will be 2.5 thousand people. Currently, there are about 4.5 thousand American troops in Afghanistan, and 3 thousand in Iraq.