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The motorized rifle unit of the Eastern military district (VVO) received the latest portable short-range reconnaissance radar.

American billionaire Jared Isaacman shared his impressions of the recently acquired MiG-29 UB fighter. The Drive portal found out who bought the MiG-29UB fighter from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died in 2018.

The state automated information system for emergency response in case of road accidents may become a platform for driving self-driving cars in the future. This was stated on Friday at the opening of the international Congress "ERA-GLONASS" by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.

Cerebras specialists decided to test their brainchild in the field of large-scale scientific computing, where traditional supercomputers had previously reigned Supreme. And this test gave a stunning result, when calculating a mathematical model that includes more than 500 million variables, the CS-1 computer literally smashed to smithereens one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, which now occupies the 69th line of the world's TOP-500 rating.

The media reported that one of the 13 new Chinese satellites launched on November 6 by the long March 6 rocket is the Tianyang-5 spacecraft. This is the brainchild of Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology, based on the developments of a leading Chinese University in Chengdu. Tianyang-5 is designed to study the Earth, but it will also test the operation of a transmitter for the new 6G network, which does not yet exist in nature.

According to a source in the rocket and space industry, last week during tests in the installation and measurement complex, a leaky electro-pneumatic valve was detected, the part was already brought from Russia.

There are many bright names in the history of Soviet military thought. But in the period of the "nuclear age", a special place is occupied by the outstanding personality of Nikolai Ogarkov, who headed the General staff in 1977-1984. It was he who was the first among the military leaders to draw attention to the next round of revolution in military Affairs. And it is gratifying that with the participation of army General Yuri Baluyevsky, the Ogarkov readings were held in Moscow for the third time, writes Olga Moskovchenko in an article for the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

It was postponed for about 10 days, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS

The launch of three Gonets-M communications satellites from the Plesetsk cosmodrome was postponed for about 10 days due to comments on the rocket. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

the missile warning system on Duty detected about 30 ballistic missile launches during the same period

During the summer training period (June 1 - November 30), the main space situation intelligence center (RKO) issued a warning about dangerous approaches of various objects to Russian satellites 18 times. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of defense, distributed on Sunday.

On November 4, the Minister of the armed forces, Florence PARLY, approved the purchase of three e-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control (AWACS) aircraft in the United States.

The ndcc chief, Colonel-General Michael Mezentsev 20 November gave a presentation at the conference "the Development of interagency cooperation in the field of defense in 2020".

California transportation authorities have allowed companies to transport passengers in fully driverless cars without a driver in the cabin and charge money for it. At the same time, even companies that have already been allowed to test drones on California roads will have to get separate permits to create an unmanned taxi service.

in 2020, parachuting and paratroopers did a lot for the first time

Our airborne forces were the first in world history to perform a group high-altitude jump from 10 thousand meters from the Il-76 military transport aircraft at a flight speed of up to 350 km/h. The jump was made in the area of the Franz Josef Land archipelago on drifting ice. Another evidence of our country's active consolidation in the Arctic.

Washington insists on the right to use nuclear weapons first

Christopher Ford, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, Ph. D. in international relations, spoke on November 12 at an online Conference on nuclear weapons and international law in the modern era organized by the new York bar Association.

the construction of this facility, which has four 35-meter-diameter antennas for transmitting and receiving radio signals, took almost two years, the China Daily newspaper reported

China has put into operation antennas to maintain communication with spacecraft that will participate in missions to explore the moon and Mars. This was reported by the China Daily newspaper.

Russian sailors will be able to sink enemy ships and submarines using jamming

The defense Ministry plans to re-equip the Navy's electronic warfare centers by the end of next year, sources told Izvestia in the military Department. Every year such means become more and more important in wars and various conflicts.

Shvabe - Technological laboratory specialists are developing new methods for rapid assessment of fuel quality, the press service of the shvabe holding, which includes the company, reports

the launch of satellites will be the first fully commercial launch from the spaceport

The British company OneWeb named December 17 as the estimated launch date for its 36 communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome. This is stated in a message distributed by her on Friday.

In the disputed area of Ladakh, clashes continue between PLA units and the Indian armed forces. The parties are bringing heavy weapons to this area, intending to resolve the conflict by force, rather than through diplomatic negotiations.

The reconnaissance units of the Eastern military district (VVO) tank formation stationed in the Republic of Buryatia received a large batch of new intelligence, control and communications complexes (KRUS) "strelet".