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Shvabe Holding is demonstrating long-range reconnaissance complexes, radiophotonics products, optical materials and other samples of its products at an industry exhibition that operates in Moscow, the company's press service said on Tuesday.

Elementa President Ilya Ivantsov on dreams and realities of Russian microelectronics

Having adapted to large-scale sanctions in two years, Russian microelectronics manufacturers began to build equally ambitious development and expansion plans. Ilya Ivantsov, President of Element Group of Companies, told Kommersant what market participants can expect in conditions of severe restrictions, what they expect from the state and whether the industry has prospects in the event of the end of hostilities.

Experts: Strikes on Russian refineries will not bring success to Ukraine, but may harm the United States

The United States sided with Russia and called on Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Of course, Washington is acting out of its own interests here. What is the United States afraid of? And how exactly can Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries harm Americans?

March 25 is a special date in the history of Russian aviation. On this day in 1916, the first fighter aviation detachment in the country was created. Over time, fighters have undergone significant changes, becoming an integral part of the military force: the power of weapons has increased, the means of detecting the enemy have been improved, and the introduction of jet engines has given a new level of speed and altitude.

The T70 multifunctional helicopter manufactured by the Turkish company TUSAS was shown for the first time with national equipment: HEWS electronic warfare equipment and the ASELFLIR-400 electro-optical system were noticed.

As noted in the edition of EDR Magazine, for two weeks, firing from a new product at UAVs of various sizes flying at different speeds was carried out at the training ground in Bulgaria. It is stated that they were successful. The defeat of the UAV was carried out using artificial intelligence with programmable air-detonation ammunition fired from a 30 mm Mk 44S 30x173 mm cannon from Northrop Grumman. The firing unit will be placed on the C1030 and C3030 turrets from John Cockerill.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?