Electronics and optics news

The US Missile Defense Agency launched two cubesats into low-Earth orbit to test the communication architecture of a group of promising HBTSS hypersonic missile detection satellites on them. According to the US Department of Defense, the demonstration will last 90 days, but the mission can be extended up to a year.

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket from Baikonur with the British OneWeb communication satellites, scheduled for August 5, was postponed for at least a week due to the unavailability of the devices. This was announced on Wednesday, July 14, RIA Novosti reports, citing three sources in the rocket and space industry.

A batch of the latest night sights "Malysh" has entered service in the motorized rifle unit of the Amur Combined Arms Association of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The Infauna complex of electronic warfare (EW) of the combined-arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) in Primorye, which has no analogues in the world, will be presented by EW specialists to residents and guests of the city of Ussuriysk. The event will be held at the main demonstration site "Baranovsky" as part of the military-technical forum "Army-2021".

Military signalmen of the combined arms association of the Central Military District stationed in Siberia, as part of the combat readiness check, with the help of the latest communication systems, provided covert control of troops at a distance of more than 500 km between the formations located in the Novosibirsk region and the Altai Territory.

A comprehensive training on the combat readiness of troops has started in the Central Military District( CVO), more than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in it, the press service of the CVO reports on Wednesday.

Published on Monday by the decree of the government Research Institute "Voskhod" from the reserve fund allocated 216,445,9 thousand rubles of subsidies for the transfer of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University "for the use of domestic and (or) freely distributed software".

The first Turkish short-range anti-aircraft missile systems Hisar A+ entered the army in full configuration. According to Defense News, now the Roketsan company is preparing to start mass production of Hisar O+medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. The military should receive them in 2024.

Rostec intends to develop the first Russian processor of a new generation on the open RISC-V architecture for computers and servers.

The new Russian IL-114-300 aircraft was proposed to be used to search for surface and underwater objects. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin commented on this idea.

The Australian Ministry of Defense has announced the initial operational readiness of Hawkei light armored vehicles. They should replace the Australian Army Land Rover SUVs with a four-by-four wheel formula. It is assumed that the Hawkei will reach full operational readiness by 2023.

Civilian sights manufactured by the Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant (REFINERY) were purchased by a specialized Japanese company specializing in Russian optics for hunters and athletes, the press service of the Shvabe holding, which includes the enterprise, reports.

At the MVTF "Army-2021" within the framework of the thematic section "Military education – advanced technologies and digital transformation", specialists of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great will present to the general public a mock-up of a "smart audience" with interactive visualization tools.

The Kremlin said that the United States did not transmit any specific data related to cybercriminals, but the presidents of Russia and the United States expressed their readiness to act together in this area.

The possible use by Russia and China of drones and weapons systems based on artificial intelligence is of concern to the Pentagon. Columnist Chris Osborne writes about this in his article for The National Interest.

The unmanned version of the Armata tank has successfully passed test tests, Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on Friday.

The Hunter UAV continues testing, it will have a large combat radius, Vladimir Artyakov, first Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on Friday.

The concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) of the Rostec state Corporation will present the universal air data module MVD-90-2 at MAKS-2021. The product is intended for conducting flight tests of experimental aircraft models. The use of the module during the first flight of the aircraft allows you to identify the slightest deviations from the reference values and make appropriate adjustments to the design of the test apparatus.

Antivirus VR Protect for Linux " has received certificates of compatibility with the operating system (OS) of the Astra Linux family, the press service of the OS developer reports.

The launch was carried out using a CZ-6 rocket from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome

China on Friday successfully launched the Zhongzi-02 remote sensing satellite ("Zhongzi-02") into orbit. This was announced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).