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Everything secret ever becomes clear
Now more than 4,000 military personnel from 14 countries* are taking part in the Sabre Junction 23 exercises in Germany. The topic of the exercise: "Conducting a stabilization operation in the area of responsibility."
New York Times: Modi wants to make India a chip manufacturing superpower
With the rapid development of high technologies in the world, all kinds of microprocessors are becoming increasingly important, the trade of which brings huge profits.
How former vocational schools became more popular than universities
[b]School graduates now prefer to go to colleges rather than universities/[b]
A truly radical revolution took place in Russian education imperceptibly. Colleges – they are also former vocational schools, vocational schools – have become prestigious and popular. How did this happen and in what words do the former students themselves explain their changed preferences?
"We already have." Military expert on weapons based on new physical principles
Expert Sivkov: weapons based on new physical principles have other damaging factors
President Vladimir Putin announced the work in Russia on weapons based on new physical principles. On the air of Sputnik radio, Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov spoke about the features of this type of weapon.
The enemy claims that Russia has started using EW-protected antennas in the Geran drones
After the recent attack on military facilities in Kiev, Ukrainian special services collected the wreckage of Russian drones "Geran-2". One of the large fragments, if it really belongs to the Geranium, attracted the special attention of the enemy. We are talking about an antenna-type device (in the published photo it is presented as a "Comet" - "Comet-M") working with a GLONASS signal.
Soviet television intelligence satellites
The well-known analyst and researcher of Russian space programs Bart Hendricks (Bart Hendrickx) published on the resource "The Space Review" interesting material "Soviet television reconnaissance satellites" ("Soviet television reconnaissance satellites").
The best defense in the information sphere is an attack
US Cyber Forces: current state and development prospects
In recent years, there has been a change in the views of the US military and political leadership on the goals and objectives of conducting operations in cyberspace. The main result of this transformation was to give legitimacy and expand the list of grounds for conducting offensive cyber operations, including in peacetime.
Unmanned boats for the Turkish Navy. Conclusion
As noted earlier, the industry of unmanned boats (BEC) of Turkey for military purposes has received sustainable development. The roadmap for the construction of uninhabited naval systems is balanced, has a reasoned theoretical justification and a wide nomenclature .
Anti-aircraft artillery systems get a second life
How to protect yourself from drones, cruise missiles and "jumping" bombs
According to Dan Rice, a former US army officer and ex-adviser to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, 2,000 M26 cluster missiles can "end the conflict."
The new Su-57 has joined the Russian army. In China, they were delighted with him
The Russian army has a new "pet", writes user Baijiahao. The recently adopted upgraded Su-57 quickly attracted everyone's attention. And for good reason, the author notes. This fighter has outstanding characteristics and will surely become an important player in the world air race.
A new package of US military assistance to Ukraine for 175 million dollars
On September 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 175 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 43.7 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 45 billion.
Western press: Due to the improvement of electronic warfare of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the AFU is transferring UAV operators closer to the front line
Recently, the Russian armed forces have been regularly improving their capabilities to jam enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. The Business Insider edition draws attention to additional risks for UAV operators of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in connection with this situation.
In Poland, the Bystra radar is called one of the most interesting and important developments of its military-industrial complex
ZDPSR Bystra is one of the most interesting and important Polish solutions presented at the MSPO 2023 exhibition in Kielce, writes Defence24.
Poland has ordered 23 batteries of the Narew anti-aircraft missile system with CAMM-ER anti-aircraft missiles
On September 5, 2023, during the MSPO-2023 defense and industrial exhibition that opened in Kielce (Poland), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved contracts with the Polish consortium PGZ-Narew to supply the Polish Army with the main elements of the promising short- and medium-range air defense system Narew in accordance with the framework agreement of 2021.
The Future of Artificial Intelligence: how will our lives change with the mass arrival of neural networks
In the modern world, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly popular and in-demand tool. It revolutionizes various spheres of life, the structure of workplaces and affects almost all aspects of our society. But what awaits us in the future when neural networks become even more advanced?
A promising German self-propelled short-range anti-aircraft missile system
The German consortium Arbeitsgemeinschaft Nah- und Nächstbereichsschutz (ARGE NNBs), created by Rheinmetall Electronics (as part of the Rheinmetall Group), Diehl Defense (as part of the Diehl Group) and Hensoldt Sensors, on August 24, 2023 announced the conclusion of a contract with the German defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) about the development for the German army under the Luftverteidigung durch das Luftverteidigungssystem Nah- und Nächstbereichsschutz (LVS NNBs) program of a promising short-range self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system, as well as an anti-aircraft self-propelled installation with a 30-mm artillery complex. All of them should be made on the basis of the chassis of GTK Boxer wheeled armored personnel carriers (8x8).
China has achieved a breakthrough in the production of modern chips
Huawei and China's leading chipmaker SMIC have created an advanced 7-nanometer processor for their newest smartphone, a sign that Beijing has made great progress in a nationwide effort to circumvent U.S. efforts to curb its technological development.
Artificial Intelligence Beat Humans in Drone races for the first time
Scientists from the University of Zurich have developed an autonomous artificial intelligence Swift, which for the first time beat human pilots in drone races. AI has previously shown its superiority in chess and Go, but now it has surpassed humans in real sports for the first time.
An armored vehicle "Kozak-2M1" with a new remotely controlled combat module was seen in service with the AFU
Units of the Ukrainian army may have begun to receive a new modification of the Kozak-2M1 armored car with a remotely controlled combat module. One such armored car was spotted near the line of contact.
"They conduct reconnaissance of targets in a matter of minutes": the Spanish press appreciated the machine of artillery fire control "Covenant-D"
Spanish military journalists who visited the Army-2023 exhibition were interested in the new Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicle, made on the chassis of the KamAZ-4386 Typhoon 4x4 armored car.
