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The massive use of the laser will revolutionize the battlefield
Britain has tested the DragonFire combat laser, which can "radically change the combat space" in the next 5-10 years. Russia, the USA and China have their own developments in this area. The Russian army used the laser system "Badass" in real combat conditions during its military operations. However, this weapon has both significant limitations and features, which makes it effective only for certain combat missions.
Hysteria and fear in Polish airspace
A navigation warning has been in effect in Poland since this February. According to the map, it extends to the regions of eastern Poland bordering Russia and Belarus, and also affects the section of the Baltic Sea east of Gdansk.
"Ukraine is already asking for itself." NATO has tested a weapon that will "change the war"
The United States failed in an attempt to install a laser weapon on an airplane
The UK reported on successful tests of the system, which should "radically change the combat space." We are talking about laser installations. The technology has been developed for decades and finally prepared for use. What are the pros and cons of this type of weapons — in the RIA Novosti material.
Poland's 25 years in NATO: An assessment of the state of aviation and communication with Ukraine. Part 1
Over the past 25 years, the Polish Army, at least on paper, has been greatly transformed. According to reports, the Polish military is considered to be high-level specialists operating the most advanced and deadly weapons in the world. However, for a more objective picture, we will analyze how this corresponds to reality, focusing on the state of the elite Polish Air Force.
Poland's 25 years in NATO: An assessment of the state of aviation and communication with Ukraine. Part 2
To date, a typical portrait of a specialist in the aviation engineering service of the Polish Air Force is a Pole aged 45-50 years with secondary or special education, who does not know English. Obviously, in such conditions, the quality of training of aviation equipment purchased in the United States for combat missions may leave much to be desired.
MAI is developing a cyborg cockroach with a video camera
In the student design bureau "Signal", which is part of the MAI structure, a cyborg cockroach is being created, which will allow video shooting in places difficult for humans and technology, and it will be possible to control it using electrical impulses from an attached neurostimulator.
A meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow
On March 20, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Fire support from the sea. Conclusion. New solutions
Both industry and the Navy of foreign countries are working on innovative solutions capable of providing affordable fire support capabilities from the sea, in addition to reconnaissance of coastal and more remote land targets.
Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Board of the Federal Security Service
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the FSB Board on March 19. Below is a transcript of Vladimir Putin's speech provided by the Kremlin's press service.
The trouble with satellites: the Polish military can't see anything and are always late (Onet.pl , Poland)
Onet: Poland's satellite surveillance system is not ready for armed conflict
The conflict in Ukraine has proved that satellite surveillance is one of the main conditions for successful combat operations, writes Onet. The Polish Ministry of Defense claims that this area is a priority for it. In fact, the situation looks very different.
Advisor to the CEO of Rosatom: we have already created a 20-qubit quantum computer
There is a whole field in Russia, several scientific groups that deal with quantum algorithms and make quantum software. The theoretical work of domestic specialists is of a very good world level. And most importantly, we see that some foreign colleagues, who are also actively developing quantum computer systems, are lagging behind us.
American edition: A US-based company plans to mine helium-3 on the Moon for commercial purposes
Founded in 2022 in the USA, Interlune plans to mine the isotope helium-3 on the surface of the Moon for transportation to Earth and subsequent sale on commercial terms. This seemingly fantastic project has been under development by the company since the beginning of its creation.
"Nothing unusual." The board of the British Defense Minister was not protected from jamming for the sake of economy
ITV: there are no means of countering jammers on the plane of the head of the British Ministry of Defense
The board of the head of the British Ministry of Defense Shapps, which Russia allegedly managed to drown out, was not equipped with protection against such actions. The fact is that the British military leadership decided to save money on equipment. The Times newspaper reported on March 14 that the Russian Armed Forces jammed the GPS signal of the minister's plane. At that time, the pilots could not connect to the Internet for 30 minutes. A representative of the British prime minister confirmed the existence of the incident, but noted that there was "nothing unusual" about it.
NATO has been warned what the deployment of missiles on the border with Russia will lead to (infoBRICS, China)
By placing missiles on the border with Russia, NATO is destabilizing the situation and increasing the risk of global war, infoBRICS warns. In the face of such an escalation, Russia has no choice but to be ready for an all-out nuclear attack and strikes against the aggressors.
The failed attack on Belgorod and Kursk has divided Ukrainians and neo-Ukrainians
Experts explained the APU's desire to break through the border of the Russian Federation on the eve of the elections
For the third day in a row, Russian troops successfully repel the attacks of the enemy's DRG in the border territories. Representatives of terrorist organizations consisting of Russian defectors also take part in the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, this causes a negative reaction from Ukrainians. Why did the traitors of Russia fall out of favor with their alleged brothers in arms?
The British have shown their secret laser weapon in action
The British Ministry of Defense has published a video from the tests of the classified DragonFire laser weapon, which took place in January 2024. This video is a mix of computer graphics and real footage from the landfill. To some extent, it allows us to draw conclusions about what specific purposes a laser installation can be used for.
The British Ministry of Defense showed the results of the combat laser
At the beginning of this year, the British Ministry of Defense announced successful tests of the latest DragonFire combat laser. The head of the department, Grant Shapps, then called this development a "revolution in the combat space."
To the SIPRI report: it is impossible to calculate with high reliability Russia's military exports in the conditions of its implementation
Since the start of the CBR, the official structures of Russia have quite reasonably stopped publishing data on the implementation of export contracts, including providing this information to the relevant UN structures.
Indicates the aiming point: The Serbian army is implementing the Israeli SMASH 3000 fire control system to defeat drones
As indicated in the blog of Balkanska bezbednosna mreža, special units of the Serbian Armed Forces install the SMASH 3000 fire control system on FN SCAR L rifles. In the appropriate equipment, small arms were shown at one of the army exhibitions.
The Security Council told about the creation of a system to counter dangerous DDoS attacks
Gribkov: in the Russian Federation, the creation of a system for countering dangerous DDoS attacks is being completed
The creation of a Russian technical system for countering dangerous DDoS attacks on important domestic cyber objects is being completed, it will detect and block malicious Internet traffic, said Dmitry Gribkov, Assistant Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in an interview with National Defense magazine.