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How the holding's enterprises will improve drones to counter electronic warfare, how armored ambulances are being created for field conditions and what prospects laser training complexes for shooters have — Vadim Kalyugin, General Director of Shvabe, told TASS about all this in an interview on the sidelines of the forum.

In 2023, the exhibition exposition of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army" provides for many novelties and features.

We are talking about quadrocopters, aircraft-type drones, internal combustion engines for heavy drones, as well as solar panels for the aviation and space industries

Developments of unmanned aerial vehicles made by enterprises of the Krasnodar Territory are presented at the stand of the region within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army" taking place in the Moscow region. This was reported by the press service of the regional administration.

JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz - Antey" takes part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", which takes place in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center. The Concern acts as the general partner of the forum and presents full-scale samples, models, models of weapons and military equipment, as well as civilian products, the press service of the Concern reports.

Artificial intelligence (AI) managed to pilot the XQ-58A Valkyrie combat drone in the sky over Florida for three hours. This was preceded by several million hours of training on flight simulators and flights on the X-62 VISTA, which used the same algorithms. The results of this experiment by the US military proved that AI can perform important tactical tasks in the air autonomously.

Vilnius Summit: not so much defending Ukraine as aggression against Russia

In the month that has passed since the meeting of the NATO Council at the level of heads of state and government in Vilnius on July 11-12, 2023, the excitement associated with Ukraine's hopes to become a member of the alliance has noticeably weakened. And Kiev switched to receiving some security guarantees from the United States.

The portfolio of unmanned boats (BEC) of Turkey is continuously expanding. New systems are being developed to meet the various needs of the Navy. The country has a balanced roadmap of unmanned naval programs focused on various scenarios of war at sea.

The technologies that made it possible to develop hypersonic weapons have launched a new round of rivalry between the world's largest powers, such as China, Russia and the United States. At the same time, Beijing and Moscow, unlike Washington, have achieved tangible results in this area today.

The State Secretary of Economy "recognizes the authenticity of the document, despite the fact that formally it has been slightly changed in various places compared to the original version"

The State Secretariat of Economy (SECO) of Switzerland initiated an investigation in connection with the leak to the press of its confidential document concerning the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine. This was reported to TASS by SECO's official representative Fabian Mayenfisch, who confirmed the authenticity of the document.

Johannes Willbold, a doctoral student at the Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany), spoke at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas and shared the results of studying three types of orbital equipment. As it turned out, many satellites lack adequate means of protection against remote hacking — they lack even basic security measures.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation plans to conclude contracts totaling more than 433 billion rubles at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", which will be held on August 14-20 at the Patriot Exhibition Center.

An emergency happened at the warehouse of a fireworks manufacturer who was declared bankrupt and disrupted supplies for the Ministry of Defense

It is not the first time that the company that rented a warehouse at the factory where the explosion occurred on August 9 has come to the attention of law enforcement agencies.

The US Army has begun conducting the first tests of anti-missile defense (ABM) radars. This was stated by Brigadier General Frank Lozano, responsible for the implementation of the LTAMDS program for the creation of a promising ground-based multifunctional radar station (radar).

Britain has adopted the largest recent package of sanctions against a number of individuals and legal entities for their "work for the needs of the Russian army."

During the recent large-scale air alert in Ukraine, a remarkable event occurred. The radars of the AFU air defense/missile defense systems detected some objects moving at hypersonic speed and periodically disappearing from the screens.

Balitsky: electronic warfare in the Zaporozhye region turned out to be very effective against drones

Electronic warfare in the Zaporozhye region turned out to be very effective against drones that Ukrainian troops used for a counteroffensive, acting head of the region Yevgeny Balitsky told RIA Novosti in an interview.

SandboxAQ, owned, like Google, by Alphabet, is collaborating with the US Air Force to develop a quantum positioning system that is designed to replace or complement GPS.

The invention of the plow in the Middle Ages did not help European peasants get out of poverty. To a large extent, this happened because their rulers used the wealth gained as a result of increased production to build cathedrals. Economists say that something similar can happen to artificial intelligence (AI) if it enters our lives in such a way that the advertised benefits will be available only to a select few.

The West is in no hurry to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, according to the latest data, Kiev will receive planes only after Ukrainian pilots have completed their piloting training, and it is delayed. All this is very annoying for the Kiev leadership, which has made another bet on combat aviation. Against this background, the Czech Republic supplied the F-16 simulator to the AFU Air Forces.

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's annual report for 2022 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the State Corporation are an increase in consolidated revenue and investments, an increase in production volumes for the defense industry, the release of new samples of military and civilian products.