Electronics and optics news

The Zenit 3-12x50 sight and other optical devices of the Shvabe holding company of the Rostec State Corporation will be tested during the expedition to Novaya Zemlya, the press service of the holding company reports.

A unique aircraft with a new electronic warfare system was used in a planned tactical flight exercise of the Air Force units stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

The creation of high-tech weapons is possible only on the basis of solid-state technologies

Laser weapons are firmly established in real life and their first use in the war of Argentina and England for the Falkland Islands, when the simplest LO was used to blind the enemy, was just the beginning.

The data transmitted by the telescope was combined into a single catalog

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered 2,241 potentially habitable planets in two years in orbit, in addition to those NASA already knew about. This was reported on Friday by the Internet portal Space.com with reference to the statement of a group of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who are working together with NASA on the implementation of this project.

The United States recognized the loss of superiority over Russia in the electromagnetic struggle

The United States has lost its superiority in conducting operations in the electromagnetic spectrum, according to a report by the American Accounting Chamber. At the same time, as analysts write, Moscow and Beijing are the main challenges in this area for Washington. "Newspaper.Ru " dealt with the details of this document.

For these purposes, it is planned to modify four L-39 jet combat training aircraft, for which Calspan has allocated $14.1 million, according to Defense Brief

The Office of Advanced Research Programs of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) intends to develop a combat aircraft control program in 2023, endowed with artificial intelligence (AI) and able to replace the pilot in air battles.

Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Europe in 2021 will reach $ 12 billion, and by 2024 their growth will be measured at a double-digit rate. This forecast was made in the research company International Data Corporation (IDC).

is Japan blocking the coveted islands?

One of the main news of March was the proposal of Japanese experts to implement the blockade of the Kuril Islands. The initiative in his article for the Internet portal Japan Newsweek was put forward by former diplomat Akio Kawatao.

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov photographed from space the container ship Ever Given, which previously ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal. He posted a photo from the International Space Station (ISS) on his Twitter page.

The holding company "Roselektronika" of the State Corporation Rostec presented at the exhibition" Goszakaz-2021 " a comprehensive project to create a high-precision navigation and telecommunications system for the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.

Israel and Slovakia have completed negotiations on the sale of a large batch of radars. On March 25, the press service of the Israeli company IAI announced the signing of a contract for 17 radars with a total cost of €148 million.

The Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle is scheduled to launch into orbit on April 26 with the secret NROL-82 satellite in the interests of the US National Office of Military Space Intelligence, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced.

In the Center for Engineering and Technical Support of Rosgvardiya and in the training center "Novsky" ODON named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky, the department's specialists demonstrated the actions of the units in conditions close to combat, including the clearance of objects with the help of robotic means.

The launch of the orbiter is scheduled for 2024

The lunar gamma - ray and neutron spectrometer (LGNS) for geological exploration of the Earth's natural satellite from orbit will be created and will be tested in 2022-2023. This was reported to TASS by the head of the Department of nuclear Planetology of the Institute of Space Research (ICI) RAS Igor Mitrofanov.

American special forces will be able to hit without a miss, even on drones. March 25, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Israeli company Smart Shooter has created a new optics in the framework of the IWOO program.

Russia considers it necessary to achieve universal international agreements on conflict prevention and building mutually beneficial partnerships in the information space, while supporting the inviolability of the digital sovereignty of all states, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The United States of America has donated $ 3.3 million worth of radio equipment to the Estonian Defense Forces to support the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system.

As reported in the company Arianespace, by the end of 2022, they expect to complete the deployment of a group of satellites in orbit

The next launch of the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome will take place on April 25. This was announced on Thursday by the CEO of the French company Arianespace, Stefan Israel.

The spacecraft is designed for the organization of digital television and radio broadcasting, high-speed Internet access and the provision of communication services on air and sea vessels in Russia and abroad.

The Soyuz-2.1 b rocket launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome at 05: 47 Moscow time. The launch of the vehicles by the upper stage took almost 4 hours

All 36 British OneWeb satellites launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1 b rocket have been successfully launched into their calculated orbits using the Fregat upper stage. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday.