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SpaceX plans to provide aircraft passengers with satellite Internet
SpaceX plans to provide Wi-Fi during flights in airplanes. The company is negotiating with several air carriers, the Izvestia TV channel reports. For its project, SpaceX will use Starlink satellites. The network of devices will provide high-speed Internet around the world. The satellites will be connected using a laser communication line — they will not depend on ground stations. Since 2018, SpaceX has launched about 1.8 thousand Starlink vehicles — there will be 12 thousand of them in total.
The United States supplied the Estonian Armed Forces with surveillance equipment and 155-mm ammunition
In early June, the United States delivered $ 14.9 million worth of 155-mm artillery ammunition to the Estonian Armed Forces, and $ 2.7 million worth of AN/TSQ – 288 mobile radars to the Estonian Navy to support the country's defense capabilities and increase situational awareness at sea.
The "coolest" plane in the world was called invulnerable to the Russian S-500
Created by the American military-industrial corporation Northrop Grumman in the interests of the Air Force (Air Force) The US strategic stealth bomber B-21 Raider, called the" coolest "aircraft in the world, will be invulnerable to Russian anti-aircraft missile systems S-500 "Prometheus", writes The National Interest.
The American "Golden Horde" for the first time hit with six bombs at once
Air Force (Air Force) The United States has completed the first phase of demonstration tests of the semi-autonomous precision weapons system Golden Horde ("Golden Horde"), for the first time hitting six bombs at once Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb (CSDB), reports Defense News.
Russian engineers have completed the design of the "national" lunar microsatellite
Russian engineers-enthusiasts announced the completion of the design of the lunar microsatellite, which will be able to view the "Apollo" and "Lunar Rovers" on the surface of the natural satellite of the Earth. Funds for its development were collected through crowdfunding, and the device will be launched into space as a passing payload, according to the developers ' message received by the editorial office of N + 1.
The Russian government will consider the concept of a new Russian space station by the end of June
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, announced the government's plans in June to consider the concept of a new Russian space station.
Russia will create a fully electric helicopter-type drone
The research and production enterprise (NPP) of the defense industry "Radar MMS" will create a fully electric helicopter-type UAV and a tiltrotor by 2022. This was announced by the company's executive director Ivan Antsev in an interview with TASS.
Russia has created a 10-gigabit communication system for self-driving cars and other transport applications
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The company " DOK " has announced the development of an ultra-broadband 10-Gigabit mobile communication system for self-driving cars. This system operates in the frequency range of 57-64 GHz and belongs to the V2X class (Vehicle to Everything, car to Everything), being one of its most promising options-a dedicated short-range wireless network DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications).
The USC said that the modernization of the Navy ships is hindered by the issues of import substitution of electronics
At the same time, the corporation called the issue of import substitution in the production of gas turbine units for Russian frigates of project 22350 by the engine-building company UEC-Saturn completely resolved.
Russia will study the possibility of using artificial intelligence for orbital groups
The competition for the performance of research works was won by the main scientific institute of Roscosmos-TsNIIMash
Russia plans to consider the possibility of using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve the problems of the orbital group of remote sensing of the Earth (ERS), follows from the materials posted on the public procurement portal.
The Boomerang armored personnel carrier can be controlled from a mobile phone
[b]Alexander Krasovitsky, General Director of the Military-Industrial Company LLC, noted that the Boomerang is the most powerful wheeled armored personnel carrier available in Russia today.]
The domestic armored personnel carrier "Boomerang" can be controlled even from a mobile phone. This was stated on the air of the RBC TV channel by Alexander Krasovitsky, General Director of the Military-Industrial Company LLC.
Russia has started to create a design of satellites for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions
Roscosmos in the coming years will focus on the creation of an orbital group for environmental monitoring, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.]
Experts have started working on satellites that can detect carbon emissions. This was announced on Sunday by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Roscosmos may lose new contract with OneWeb due to sanctions - Rogozin
Roscosmos expects sanctions pressure aimed at depriving the state corporation of a new contract with OneWeb, said the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Putin said that Russia has no desire to "scare the world" with new weapons
Russia is not going to scare anyone with new types of weapons, but is developing them, like everyone else, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, June 4, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The accuracy of the GLONASS system is planned to be improved to 10 cm by 2030
Roscosmos has announced plans to improve the location accuracy of the Russian global navigation satellite system GLONASS to 10 cm after 2030. This was announced on Saturday, June 5, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the materials of the state corporation posted on the public procurement portal.
The question of international participation in the Russian project of a new space station is still too early to decide, Rogozin believes
Roscosmos does not rule out NASA's participation in the project of a new space station, but this issue will be resolved later, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin told Interfax.
The CSTO assessed the prospects for the development of electronic warfare
The first meeting on electronic warfare was held on June 4 in Moscow at the CSTO Joint Headquarters. The heads and representatives of the relevant departments of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as the CSTO Secretariat, positively assessed the prospects for training specialists in electronic warfare from the CSTO member states in educational institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The draft law on remote sensing of the Earth was submitted for public discussion
According to the developers, the adoption of the bill will create conditions for the development of the commercial sector of the DSZ from space and will contribute to the development of the Russian data market
The draft federal law on remote sensing of the Earth from space, which will eliminate legislative gaps and help the development of the private sector in this area, is undergoing public discussions. This is stated on the official portal of regulatory legal acts.
A friend among strangers: an unusual version of the T-72 was created in South Africa
The Soviet T-72 tank in the 90s was one of the most common modern tanks in the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that proposals for their further modernization have begun to appear in many countries.
Defense Ministry: Armed conflict penetrates into space and cyberspace
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin spoke about the threats in the near future that the Russian military sees. According to him, the most serious security challenges and threats are caused by several recent trends in the world.
