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Commercial satellites that help Ukraine fight can become "a legitimate target for retaliatory defeat," the Russian Foreign Ministry says. How did it happen that purely civilian vehicles began to be used for military purposes, what would happen if Russia really starts destroying them, and what could be the technological response of the Russian military to this challenge?

Vladimir Putin at the conference "Journey into the world of artificial Intelligence" (AI Journey) said that a new federal project for the development of robotics will appear in Russia. It is necessary to eliminate the gap between Russia and other countries in the implementation of industrial robots.

NYT reported that more than 240 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded during the battles for Artemovsk

Ukrainian troops are suffering heavy losses in the battles for Artemovsk, The New York Times reported. According to the publication, the city has also become a "black hole" for Kiev's ammunition, because Ukrainians spend "unacceptably" a lot of shells supplied by Western countries in the defense of the settlement.

What undoubtedly helps the Armed Forces of Ukraine to effectively fight the Russian troops is the informational advantage. Ukrainian commanders know better where their units are located, as well as where and in what quantity the enemy forces are located, writes the Polish edition of Defence24.

Victory in the armed conflict of the future will ensure superiority in high technologies

Military experts from the leading countries of the world are constantly trying to predict what the war of the future will be and what weapons will be crucial to ensure victory in it. The United States, one of the world's leading military powers, is also striving to solve this problem, faced with challenges that are not typical of armed conflicts of the past. Moreover, the military-technical potential of states that Washington considers opponents or strategic rivals has significantly increased.

Prospects for military-industrial cooperation with Russia do not look radiant

The technological lag in certain areas cannot be considered a serious problem for the military-industrial complex (MIC) of the People's Republic of China. It can be compensated in at least three ways:

It is reported that on November 21, 2022, the first F-16V (Viper) fighter of the Block 70/72 series of new construction was pumped out at the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Greenville (South Carolina) upon completion of manufacturing and painting.

The center is located on the territory of the star city in the city of Wenchang (northeast of the island), not far from the cosmodrome of the same name - the southernmost site of the PRC for sending spacecraft into orbit

The South Chinese province of Hainan this week launched a center for the study and use of satellite data, which will serve the needs of the BRICS countries. This was reported by the newspaper " Hainan Zhibao ".

The holding company "Roselectronics" of Rostec State Corporation for the first time presented the cyberphysiological production control platform CyberPAS at the exhibition "Electronics of Russia". The development based on machine vision technology allows to minimize the probability of errors and the influence of the human factor on the production process. When using the system, it is possible to increase the output per employee by at least 5% per year and reduce the cost of products.

Romania is becoming a new NATO springboard for confrontation with Russia, radars will be placed on the territory of the country to control the central and western parts of the Black Sea, as well as the eastern part of Ukraine.

The new anti-hacker strategy of the US Department of Defense is called "zero trust". Its essence lies in the fact that the network is already considered to be subject to cyberattack, and any user or account owner who performs actions in it is a potential threat.

The second stage of the implementation of the Smart Shop digital platform has been completed at the UEC-Saturn enterprise (part of the Rostec United Engine Corporation), where gas turbine engines are produced. The product is developed on the basis of domestic digital technologies and allows you to monitor the performance of machines and product quality in real time. In the future, this platform will be able to be used for digitalization of other Rostec enterprises and Russian industry.

Rostec State Corporation, Russia's largest industrial company, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. It unites about 800 scientific and industrial organizations in 60 regions of the country and provides stable employment for 600 thousand people. The corporation produces thousands of types of products for both military and civilian purposes and is a leader in the volume of state defense orders.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time published footage of the use of Mosquito drones in the zone of the special operation, using them against the communication systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Chemezov stated that Rostec supplies military products ahead of schedule

Rostec State Corporation enterprises produce military products in the framework of the state defense order ahead of schedule. This was told by the Director General of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov.

Electronic warfare (EW) units that perform tasks during a special operation to protect Donbass deprive the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) of the ability to coordinate units and control soldiers on the battlefield. This was told by the correspondent of Izvestia Alexander Morozov.

At the forum of the Forces of the Future held in Prague in mid-October 2022 (Future Forces Forum), the local manufacturer of ground systems, VOP CZ, presented unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) of its own design. It is reported that some of them will enter service with the Czech army in the near future, while others are only in the design stage.

Russia has sent the first Internet satellite "Skif-D" into orbit as part of the federal project "Sphere". This event can be considered an important achievement in the practical use of outer space.

Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding has created a neural network for the safe use of human biometric data. The development converts biometric information into special electronic encryption keys. At the same time, both keys and personalized biometric data are immediately erased after use and are not stored anywhere, which means they cannot be stolen.

Russian steel producers have faced challenges this year that have seriously hit the industry - weakening domestic demand, strengthening of the ruble exchange rate, logistical and trade restrictions. Evgeny Chernyakov, the company's Deputy General Director for Sales and Operations, told Interfax how Severstal adapts to changes and tries to minimize operational losses.