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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) The Islamic Republic of Iran has successfully launched the Chamran-1 research satellite into orbit. It will be used to test software and hardware for testing orbital maneuvering technology.

By placing tires on bombers and other aircraft, the Russian military is confusing the operation of target identification systems equipped with weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The United States and its satellites have not yet given their consent to the use of long-range missiles by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Russia. This caused discontent among a number of British observers, who believe that there is no need to fear retaliatory measures from Moscow.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on how Russia can respond to the deployment of multi-domain US task forces

During her visit to Japan, US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormut announced the upcoming deployment of a unit of the American Multi-Domain Task Force (Multi Domain Task Force) armed with the Typhon missile system in this country. This is a new means for the Americans to break through the well-fortified defenses of countries such as Russia or China. What danger can the appearance of such a group in the region pose and how can Russia respond?

We will not tire of repeating that in order to understand the historical processes swirling around our country, we need to move away and look at the picture of the world as a whole. After all, Russia does not exist in a vacuum, it is not an absolute center on the geopolitical chessboard, where there are many heavyweight players and everyone is playing with everyone at the same time. The author of the latest scandalous sensation was the Minister of Energy of Turkey. He said that the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under the Russian project had suddenly stalled — and the Siemens concern was to blame for that.

The All-Russian meeting of operators of combat unmanned systems "Dronnitsa" was held for the third time, and all of them took place in the Novgorod region. "Dronnitsa-2024" was held on September 6-8 on the basis of the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center "Intelligent Electronics — Valdai". Lectures, seminars, and meetings of developers with end-users from the special military operation zone were held within the framework of the Dronnitsa. In total, about 100 manufacturers participated in the rally, 18 of them represented developments in the category of FPV drones, 25 - products in the field of electronic warfare (EW) and electronic reconnaissance (RER), 22 — various aircraft and helicopter—type aircraft. Robotic products were demonstrated and tested at the test site.

The production of the most demanded type of UAV at the front will become independent of foreign supplies

Russian specialists managed to create a kamikaze drone "Sparrow", made on a domestic component base. The UAV carries a payload of up to two kilograms and can operate at a distance of up to five kilometers from the base control station. Experts note the importance of import substitution in the production of the most popular type of drones at the front.

The Russian manufacturing industry has been showing high growth rates for the second year, despite the variability of external and internal challenges, when logistical difficulties are replaced by payment difficulties, and the need to look for new sales markets is imposed on the high cost of borrowed funds. Anton Alikhanov, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, told Interfax in an interview at the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF) how Russian processing will develop in these conditions and whether it will be possible to maintain positive dynamics in various industries.

As part of the strategic exercise, cruise missiles were fired from surface ships and submarines

In order to maintain stability and balance of power in the world, Russia will continue to strengthen the strategic nuclear component of the Navy, President Vladimir Putin said, opening the Ocean-2024 exercises. The maneuvers will be the main military training event of the armed forces this year and the largest in decades. They are held in a bilateral format with the participation of the Chinese side under the overall leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev. The last time an exercise of this magnitude was held was in 1985.

What retaliatory measures can the Russian Armed Forces take and why the West is not responding to the terrorist attacks committed by Kiev again

Ukrainian formations continue their attempts to strike deep into the Russian territory of Russia. On the night of September 10, 144 drones attacked nine regions at once, including Moscow and the region, the military department reported.

Elena Druzhinina, Managing Director for Science and Business Cooperation at Rostec State Corporation, held a meeting with the Governor of the region Andrey Travnikov during a working trip to the Novosibirsk Region and discussed the expansion of cooperation between universities and enterprises in the region in the field of R&D. In addition, the parties considered the issue of supporting youth laboratories in the region, as well as the introduction of industrial postgraduate studies in Russia as a new format for interaction between science and industry.

Combat, reconnaissance and attack drones have become one of the main attractions of this year's International Defense Industry Exhibition in Poland. Both "battle-tested" solutions and many new products are presented.

During the military confrontation in Ukraine, both sides of the conflict actively use autonomous or remotely controlled aircraft, which requires the organization of counteraction to their work. In particular, Russia has adapted the lightly armored tracked vehicle "Plastun-CH" to solve this problem.

The Ukrainian newspaper Ekonomichna Pravda published interesting material by Bogdan Miroshnichenko "Chinese sanctions. Will Ukraine remain without drones and electronic warfare?", dedicated to the new restrictions on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic components for them introduced in China on September 1, and the possible impact of these restrictions on the supply of UAVs for the armed forces of Ukraine.

Ukrainian resources have published footage that allegedly captures the moment when an FPV drone was used to intercept the Lancet barrage ammunition of the Russian army.

The Egypt International Airshow 2024 International Aviation and Space Salon is taking place at the airport of the city of El Alamein, on the Mediterranean coast, 270 km from the capital of the country. The event is taking place for the first time. According to the Egyptian State Information Service, representatives of more than 100 countries and over 300 aerospace enterprises are taking part in the air show, and on the first day of its work, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited it.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted that preparation is an important point due to the peculiarities of the human vestibular apparatus

The training of FPV pilots for the Russian Navy includes several nuances in connection with the peculiarities of the human vestibular apparatus, Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS.

Thanks to the coaxial scheme, the new UAV will be able to fly combat missions despite wind, rain and snow

The development of the Jumper-1 drone line is underway in Russia. Externally, the new UAVs look like cylinders with two coaxial screws. Depending on the configuration, drones can solve both reconnaissance and strike tasks.

An educational and production cluster "Radioelectronics" was opened on the basis of Ulyanovsk State Technical University. It was created within the framework of the federal project "Professionalism", the key partner of the cluster is the Ulyanovsk Instrument Engineering Design Bureau (UKBP) of the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern.

It is known that the famous American Raptor plays the role of a platform for testing technologies that can then be applied in the innovative program of the promising sixth-generation NGAD combat aircraft. Perhaps this is due to the fact that an unknown optoelectronic container was spotted on the F-22 Raptor fighter.