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Recently, both in Russia and in the West, there have been increasing statements about the development of a new generation of armored vehicles – and its main feature will be the use of artificial intelligence (AI). How exactly is AI able to increase the combat effectiveness of armored vehicles, to what extent is it able to replace some crew members, and what specific samples will "electronic brains" receive first of all?

The Russian satellite constellation Rassvet, after a full launch, can give Moscow a serious advantage in communications and targeting, said Eric Schmidt, former head of Google, whose company supplies drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He acknowledged Russia's success in developing drones. However, the technological race is far from over. How can Russia maintain its advantage?

Elon Musk's company plans to launch Starmind next year. According to new data from SpaceX representatives, they will be significantly more powerful and heavier than previously planned. In addition, they will be used in dense formations so that the signal transmission time between satellites in one node is minimal. The total capacity of each new satellite will be greater than that of the ISS, in total, the company has issued permission to place a million such systems in orbit at the same time.

The RT Protect EDR solution detects the presence of such software, as well as its activity: running commands, working with files, and other actions on the device

RT-Information Security Company (RT-IB, part of Rostec State Corporation) has developed expertise packages to identify "shadow AI" — AI agents that are used on work computers without the control of the information security service.

The agreement was signed by RED SOFT, which will provide the operating system, and Kamkiper, which produces the hardware and software complex

A secure version of the Kamkiper software and hardware complex (PAK) is being created for special customers under the auspices of RT-Design Technologies, Rostec State Corporation.

The domestic development helps participants with eye injury to see the world in detail — from the shades of food on the plate to the age of the trees in the park

Smart glasses with integrated artificial intelligence system "Verona" have been put into mass production in Russia.

Rosatom has started implementing the first six projects to develop quantum sensors for use in areas where absolute measurement accuracy and stability are needed. The journalists were told about this at a meeting of the Quantum Club, which was held under the auspices of the state corporation.

While Ukrainian drones are terrorizing Russian oil refineries, online hypermarket warehouses and other civilian facilities, our designers remembered the experience of 1941. At that time, the sky over Moscow was protected from German bombers by balloon barriers. And they did well. Now this idea has been reloaded at the modern level.

The world's most powerful laser, installed in the Romanian Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics complex, allowed a group of physicists to create a stream of muons and obtain an image of an object hidden behind meters of concrete.

Sceye has successfully completed a test flight of a prototype of a future communications system, an intermediate link between fixed towers and satellites.

Ex-Google CEO Schmidt: the launch of "Dawn" will be an advantage of the Russian Armed Forces over the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Russian Rassvet satellite system, after full deployment, will be almost impossible to block from the outside, said former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

The new electronic warfare system should deprive attack UAVs of satellite communications on approach to the target

Russia is developing the Starlink killer, an electronic warfare system designed to counter UAVs with satellite terminals.

Dmitry Simes, a well-known Russian-American political scientist, has started publishing a new magazine in Russia, Politics. In the first issue of this magazine for October 2026, Dmitry Simes published an interesting interview with the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.

The Russian aerospace company Bureau 1440 has introduced a line of proprietary subscriber terminals for connecting satellite communications. The presentation took place at the company's stand during the Digital Solutions exhibition and forum.

Bloomberg: NATO is developing a blitz-victory strategy in the event of a conflict with Russia

NATO is developing a "quick victory" strategy in the event of a potential conflict with Russia, Bloomberg reports. Special attention is paid to the integration of new defense technologies such as drones and artificial intelligence into the traditional armed forces.

Medvedev: blocking of the Rassvet satellites will lead to a full-fledged war in space

Ukraine is asking the United States to "block" the Russian Rassvet satellite system, as Kiev believes it will increase the accuracy of strikes by the Russian Armed Forces against Ukrainian targets.

Turkish media reported that on September 30, 2026, at the 6th Azerbaijan International Defense Industry Exhibition ADEX 2026, held in Baku, at a ceremony organized under the auspices of the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate (SSB) and the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan, new contracts were signed for the purchase of Turkish weapons and military equipment by Azerbaijan in the amount of more than 500 million USD.

This approach eliminates the need for advanced DUV lithographic systems

Russian developers consider photonic computers as a specialized alternative to graphics processors in certain tasks of artificial intelligence.

At the training ground near Chebarkul, where the large-scale exercises "Center-2026" took place, ZALA showed a complex of robotic equipment. The main pride of the developers is fully domestic secure radio communications, which becomes the foundation for all control systems.

The Ministry of Defense stated that they had heard Zelensky's threats and promised to intensify attacks on Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said it would intensify attacks on military and military-industrial facilities in Ukraine after President Vladimir Zelensky promised to increase attacks on Russian oil refineries.