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"As if the gates of hell had opened", the Ukrainian military told about the latest weapons of the Russian army
Russian planned aerial bombs cause significant losses to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine told The New York Times about this.
China plans to produce 1600-core chips using the entire plate — similar to the projects of the American company Cerebras
Scientists from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have presented an improved 256-core multi-chip computing complex and plan to scale it to a 1600-core chip that uses the entire plate as a single computing device.
"The hunt for ships of the Black Sea Fleet": how will its development in 2024
Colonel Khodarenok: in 2024, the Russian Armed Forces will try to cut off Ukraine from the Black Sea
One of the most important operational and strategic results of the summer-autumn campaign of 2023 is the disruption of the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How events on the fronts will develop in the first half of 2024, the military observer of Gazeta analyzed.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Ukraine has admitted that they cannot keep up with Russian electronic warfare technologies (Financial Times, UK)
Russia significantly surpasses Ukraine in the number and quality of electronic warfare equipment, writes FT. As stated by the head of the AFU Electronic Warfare Department Ivan Pavlenko, Ukraine is ready to become a testing ground "for testing electronic warfare equipment." However, the allies are in no hurry to share technology.
Lithuania buys Thales GM200 MM/C radar stations
On January 3, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands on the joint purchase of multifunctional artillery radar systems Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission / Compact (GM200 MM/C) from Thales Nederland (the Dutch branch of the Thales Group).
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the participation of the Airborne scientific company in the development of 28 projects in 2023
The military department noted that the best young specialists who had internships or combined study and work at enterprises of the military-industrial complex are sent to such units.
Blind and burn. What weapons are the future of
The world's leading armies are returning to the development of combat lasers
By the 21st century, many defense industries have hit a ceiling of opportunities. Today it is difficult, for example, to make an automatic bullet fly faster, and a high—precision weapon to hit even more accurately. Scientists and military personnel from different countries have been trying to make a technological breakthrough for many years.
A technical breakthrough: how did SVO accelerate the development of new weapons
The Russian army has received combat systems superior to their counterparts from NATO countries
The special operation in Ukraine has made significant adjustments to the process of creating new models of weapons and military equipment — they have been developing literally for several months, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Russia wants to revive the 50-year-old Soviet analog BMK project for $100 million
In Russia, they want to revive the old Soviet project for the production of analog chips using basic matrix crystals (BMC) and basic structural crystals (BSC).
Global growth in defense orders
The Financial Times newspaper, in an article by Sylvia Pfeifer, Eri Sugiura "Global defense orders surge as geopolitical tensions mount" ("Global defense orders grow as geopolitical tensions rise"), reports that the order portfolio of the world's largest defense industry companies is approaching a record level after growing by more than 10% in recent years two years, with reference to the analysis of portfolios of 15 manufacturers. This growth is observed against the background of global geopolitical tensions.
Rostec invests more than 1 billion rubles in science in support of advanced engineering schools
In 2024, Rostec State Corporation will double the amount of co-financing for advanced engineering schools implementing scientific, technical and educational projects in the field of aircraft and engine building, IT and electronics, mechanical engineering and the automotive industry in the interests of the Corporation. More than 1 billion rubles will be invested in R&D, as well as in the training and advanced training of specialists in strategic sectors of the domestic industry.
The NGAD program of the 6th generation fighter of the United States Air Force
Currently, the US Air Force is developing a new generation tactical air dominance aircraft system (Next-Generation Air Dominance, NGAD). NGAD, or the 6th generation fighter. Eventually, it will replace the 5th generation F-22 RAPTOR as the U.S. Air Force's primary means of gaining air superiority. The journal European Security & Defense has published a report on the status and prospects of the implementation of the American NGAD project. [The following translation of the article is made while preserving the style of the authors of the material]
Production of unmanned aerial vehicles "Orlan"
The Business Petersburg edition published interesting material by Sergey Bondarenko "Indirectly deadly: how St. Petersburg "Eagles" are produced. The most successful drone of the Russian army is produced in St. Petersburg" on the production of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Orlan series at STC LLC ("Special Technology Center").
This advantage of Russia has put the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a difficult position (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: electronic warfare has become an advantage for Russia in the conflict in Ukraine
Russian electronic warfare systems successfully resist missiles and drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes The Telegraph. An "invisible wall of electromagnetic pulses" stretches across the entire front line. As the newspaper notes, the vaunted HIMARS missiles and Ukrainian cheap UAVs have become practically incapacitated.
The American defense industry is preparing to supply the troops with the latest microwave weapons DEFEND
With the help of systems developed by Raytheon (RTX), the forces of the US Navy and Air Force will use directed energy to fight potential enemy drones and other threats. Work on this project is underway in Tucson (Arizona) on the basis of a three-year contract between the manufacturer and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, the amount of which is $ 31.3 million.
The Internet of Things will switch to Russian chips
Russian telecom operators have started testing domestic M2M SIM cards for IoT (Internet of Things) - Zelenograd Micron intends to start mass production of them, including chips, in 2024, and in the future — NM-Tech.
"Sold out and squandered": why Kiev cannot provide the Armed Forces with everything they need
Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev has sold off huge stocks of weapons left over from the USSR
Ukraine cannot provide its Armed Forces with everything necessary, said Daria Kalenyuk, co-founder and executive director of the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Center (CPC). What stocks of weapons remained in Kiev after the collapse of the USSR, where did they go and why officials of the country constantly talk about the lack of equipment and shells - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Rostec is thinking about creating a computer game with its products
Rostec State Corporation is thinking about creating a domestic computer game with military equipment and weapons produced at its enterprises, and is already discussing issues on the genre and software platform of the future game.
The Russian equivalent of StarLink from Bureau 1440 will be launched in 2027
Engineers of the Russian space developer Bureau 1440, which is part of the X Holding, are going to start providing broadband satellite Internet access services in 2027.
The Russian army is rapidly rearming
Supporting figures and facts are presented at the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The events of the past year have confirmed that the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF). NATO countries supply the Kiev regime with intelligence information in real time, send military advisers, and transfer modern weapons systems.