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Low gravity and the lack of an atmosphere on the moon will facilitate the construction of such a telescope and allow it to work with absolute efficiency, the researchers say.

If a ballistic missile is fired from a cannon, it will still remain a missile

On the eve of serious geopolitical upheavals, the world's leading countries are seeking to acquire breakthrough weapons systems that should provide them with military and technical superiority on the fields and seas of future battles.

the theory of electromagnetic weapons is well known, but the practice is not given in hand

In the current century, scientists and engineers working for the defense industry are working with increasing energy to create "anti-electronic" weapons that involve non-contact energy effects.

Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan region will take part in the international exhibition" Transport of Russia", which will be held in Moscow from November 18 to 20.

the Outcome of combat operations in modern warfare is determined by missiles and drones

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh seems to have subsided, but the experience of this conflict will be studied by military experts from all countries.

The us company QinetiQ has delivered the first batch of four RCV-l light ground hybrid robots to the US Army. According to Breaking Defense, these vehicles will be used to test the system of interaction of robotic complexes with people during combat operations. Such tests are planned for 2022. Larger Textron RCV-m robots will also be used in the checks.

Computers built on the basis of the classical von Neumann architecture process data using a Central processor, and the source data and calculation results are stored in other places - in RAM, on a hard or solid-state disk.

Researchers from Cornell University (USA) have created a fiber-optic sensor that measures tactile interactions using light. It combines inexpensive LEDs and dyes, resulting in an elastic "skin" that recognizes bending, deformation, and pressure.

the Baltic fleet electronic warfare Center near Kaliningrad was one of the first in the country to receive the latest mobile jamming system.

It is designed to counter enemy air reconnaissance, sources of the defense Ministry told Izvestia.

Specialists of the Russian space systems holding company (RKS, part of the Roscosmos state Corporation») we have completed work on creating radiation-resistant solid-state relays. Their use will significantly increase the reliability and service life of on-Board equipment while reducing its weight and size indicators, the press service of the holding said.

The commander's console and the driver's display system for the latest upgraded version of the T-90 tank have successfully passed state tests and received the letter "01". This means that it is ready for serial production, according to the Chelyabinsk enterprise for the development, production and repair of electrical equipment, electrical systems and units for defense products, which is part of the rostec state Corporation.

The American company Sikorsky in 2021 will test unmanned multi-purpose helicopters Black Hawk flight in formation with simultaneous landing on a small platform. According to Flightglobal, the tests will be commissioned by the defense advanced development Agency of the us Department of defense. Three helicopters will be tested by flight in formation.

Only ground operations guarantee victory in modern conflicts

The center for analysis of strategies and technologies (cast) held for the third time a very productive and very informative conference "Ogarkov readings".

The Ministry of defense is strengthening the grouping of the southern military district by means of electronic warfare (EW). In the region, it is planned to significantly increase the number of new Mi-8MTPR-1 helicopters with the Rychag-AV radio suppression system. These complexes, according to the developers, are able to interfere with locators and neutralize the operation of almost any air defense systems. The emergence of new "Levers" is an effective response to the possible deployment of NATO short — and medium-range missiles in the region, experts say.

By the end of 2020, the Russian global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) did not reach the accuracy indicators declared in the Federal target program (FTP), RIA Novosti writes, referring to the materials of Roscosmos.

Dmitry Litovkin-whether the fear of a large-scale conflict is justified

First, the chief of the British defense Staff, Nick Carter, and then the Czech intelligence service, in their annual report, said that the world is on the verge of a global cataclysm.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia is completing the creation of a nuclear forces control center, which is almost completely protected from nuclear attacks and equipped with the most advanced equipment and communications facilities. Moscow has already seriously modernized its nuclear triad in recent years. Now it's time to update its management system, which Russia inherited from the USSR and was developed on the territory of Ukraine.

Satellite Internet of the Starlink system of the American company SpaceX may be restricted in order to protect national security, Vladimir Korovkin, head of the Innovation and digital technologies Department at the Moscow school of management SKOLKOVO, told Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

China hosted the largest national hackathon Tianfu Cup-a competition between teams of experts on attacks on information infrastructure. Using previously unknown vulnerabilities, participants were able to hack almost all the most modern software products.

In China, called the" sworn enemy " of the American F-35 Russian radar. Military experts Alexey Podberezkin and Viktor Baranets told Sputnik radio about the capabilities of the Nebo-U radar station.