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Noisy patrol: Russian ships will protect electronic warfare systems
Placed in containers, they will cover both combat units of the fleet and auxiliary vessels
An electronic warfare (EW) system is being developed for the defense of Russian combat and auxiliary ships. The novelty will be placed in ordinary marine, so-called 40-foot containers.
The United States will continue to serve the radar detection of air targets of the Armed Forces of Taiwan – DSCA
The US State Department has approved the potential provision of logistics support services for Air Target Detection Radar (SRP) to Taiwan as part of the Foreign Military Sales program, as well as the supply of related equipment.
Russian Navy ships will be protected by container electronic warfare systems
The ships of the Russian Navy will be protected by electronic warfare systems (EW), which will be placed in 40-foot sea containers. This is reported by Izvestia with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense of the country.
The first radar satellite of the Russian maritime intelligence has passed state tests
The first radar satellite of the Russian maritime intelligence "Pion-NKS" has passed state tests
The first Russian radar satellite of naval intelligence "Pion-NKS" has passed state tests, has been accepted for experimental combat duty and has begun monitoring foreign military activities, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
The new Roscosmos portal will tell about changes visible from space in Russia and the world
Roscosmos State Corporation and TERRA TECH JSC (part of the Russian Space Systems holding of Roscosmos State Corporation) are launching a joint portal that will tell about significant changes in nature and ecology, emergency situations, socio-economic processes in Russia and the world visible from space.
Russian satellites will be built on a new principle
The domestic space industry should radically change the approaches to the creation of orbital vehicles, says the head of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov. How are Russian satellites arranged today, what are their disadvantages compared to foreign competitors, and how are satellites proposed to be changed?
The presence of special American "beacons" on the APU armored vehicles was confirmed, allowing them to track it online
The American military equipment used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and recently Ukrainian, is necessarily equipped with an automatic recognition system and binding to the terrain, which allows you to determine the location of a particular machine in case it falls into the hands of the enemy.
"How Russia uses low-tech components in its high-tech weapons"
The American newspaper "The New York Times" published a material by John Ismay "How Russia Uses Low Tech in Its High-Tech Weapons" ("How Russia uses low-tech components in its high-tech weapons"), which provides a summary of the report of the "private independent research group" Conflict Armament Research on the widespread use of Western commercial electronic components in Russian precision weapons and military electronics.
Trophy Exhibition: Venomous Snakes and Drowned Horses
The equipment of the Ukrainian troops has not withstood the test of a special operation
An exhibition of weapons seized during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine has opened within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". Those who could not get to the facility before the end of the forum (August 21), can do it by visiting the Patriot Park in Kubinka near Moscow. The BTR-4E armored personnel carrier with the symbols of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) located at the entrance will help to find the building under the sign "Exhibition of Weapons" among the numerous objects of the museum complex.
Hearing aid: Tornado-S will be able to shoot disposable drones
Drones are used for electronic warfare and jamming enemy communications
Russian gunners will start firing drones. For multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) Tornado-S is developing missiles with UAVs inside. The devices can be launched at a distance of tens of kilometers, after which disposable drones will temporarily silence communications and radars behind enemy lines. This makes it possible to radically increase the capabilities of electronic warfare of Russian troops. According to experts, promising ammunition will make the Tornado-S an effective means of countering enemy artillery and air defense.
Two companies may develop a cryomachine for the Spektr-M observatory instead of Air Liquide
Companies are ready to create a machine capable of cooling the mirror of the device to 60-70 degrees Kelvin, said Deputy director of FIAN Larisa Likhacheva
The Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN) is negotiating with two Russian companies to create a cryogenic machine for use in the Spektr-M project to replace the French concern Air Liquide, which announced its withdrawal from Russia. This was reported to TASS on Saturday by the deputy director of FIAN Larisa Likhacheva.
The US Army received the first batch of MS HoloLens tactical glasses before the end of the tests
The US Army has received the first batch of high-tech tactical glasses manufactured by Microsoft Corp., based on the encouraging results of field tests. Assistant Secretary of State for Procurement Douglas Bush has "authorized the army to begin accepting" some of the 5,000 sets of safety glasses, spokesman Jamal Beck said in a statement.
The US Army has classified the details of the crash of the Zephyr 8 record-breaking drone
The American army structure APNT/Space CFT announced the suspension of the program of operation of autonomous UAVs of the "Zephyr" series until at least 2023. The reason was the unexpected and mysterious catastrophe of the most successful Zephyr 8 device. No details were disclosed, but the military is clearly dejected – this UAV has already managed to set a series of world records and has proven itself from the best side.
The US will have to pay a high price for Ukraine's victory
Why is the US in Ukraine?
The United States has made itself a central figure on the Ukrainian battlefield, writes the Claremont Review of Books. They are pushing Ukraine to victory, for which they will pay an "unimaginable price." Predicting Russia's collapse, the United States itself was on the verge of it.
The Moroccan Armed Forces intend to purchase combat control systems in the USA – DSCA
The US State Department has approved a potential supply to Morocco as part of the Foreign Military Sales program of ground command and combat control systems, as well as equipment related to the contract.
The Nigerian Air Force received Turkish container targeting systems ASELPOD
Apparently, the Nigerian Air Force has received ASELPOD container targeting systems developed by the Turkish company Aselsan for JF-17 "Thunder" fighters.
The calculations of the radar "Niobium" ZVO continue to carry out combat duty during their
Russian air defense systems in the area of the special operation daily repel attacks by nationalists using drones, multiple rocket launchers and Tochka-U ballistic missiles.
Raytheon will manufacture NASAMS air defense systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a division of Raytheon Technologies, announced the signing of a contract for the supply of NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) medium-range air defense systems.
How to deceive the enemy's neural networks
Army-2022 Forum: Collective intelligence and artificial intelligence
On August 21, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" completed its work. Once again, the forecasts of our so-called Western partners about the isolation of Russia have been put to shame. Tens of thousands of specialists, experts, members of foreign delegations, ordinary citizens attended the events of the forum. The Forum has become a new breakthrough for Russia in military and military-technical activities.
Invisible shield and Sword of Aviation
Victory in a modern war will largely ensure superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum
The development and use in military affairs of communications and radar, as well as radar guidance systems of high-precision weapons, accompanied by the massive arrival of all these systems in the Air Force (Air Force) and air defense forces (air defense), led to the emergence of special weapons and technical means designed to counter them.