Electronics and optics news

The Borisoglebsk and Zhitel electronic warfare systems proved their effectiveness against drone attacks during the exercises. They completely disabled the combat drones, and also suppressed the command posts of the imaginary enemy.

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have created a technology for producing a complex composite that can be used to protect the electronics of space satellites. This was told to RIA "Tomsk" by Professor of TPU Oleg Khasanov.

Serial deliveries of the Magister air defense control system will begin this year. This was announced on Wednesday, March 31, by the press service of the state Corporation "Rostec".

The launch of two Condor-FKA radar Earth observation satellites has been postponed for 2022 and 2023, according to Roscosmos materials published on the state procurement website.

Continuing the theme of the main strike aircraft of the German Air Force (and a number of other countries of the world) "Eurofighter Typhoon" (Eurofighter Typhoon), let us turn to the features of its radio equipment. Without going into the subtleties of this topic, which requires special knowledge, we will give a general idea of the complexity of the avionics of a modern combat aircraft and the combat capabilities provided by this category of avionics.

The first spacecraft of the new satellite system "Arktika-M", launched at the end of February and already sending unique images of northern latitudes from a highly elliptical orbit, will also make it possible to predict space weather.

The Americans are making more and more military equipment unmanned. On March 29, Lockheed Martin on its official YouTube channel published a video of tests of the optional S-70 Black Hawk helicopter.

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.