Electronics and optics news
"Mechanics" and NPK "Almaz" will develop a new generation of electronic component base
The machine tool holding of Rostec State Corporation JSC "Mechanics", the administration of the Vladimir region and the Scientific and Production Complex "Almaz" concluded a trilateral agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on the creation of a new technological cluster "Almaznaya Dolina" on the territory of the Vladimir Region for the synthesis of large crystals of synthetic diamonds and the development of a new generation electronic component base for the technological needs of domestic industry. The total investment in the project until 2027 will amount to about 9 billion rubles.
In Ukraine, for the first time, a new "over-the-horizon" Russian missile was used
Its warhead is more powerful than the shells of the heaviest self—propelled guns, and the new product can work both in the "shot - forgot" mode and in the search and selection mode of previously unknown targets.
A military court in Moscow sentenced the ex-chief of the radio engineering troops of Kobane to five years in prison for corruption
The Moscow garrison military court appointed five years in a strict regime colony to the former chief of the radio engineering troops of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation Andrei Koban for bribery, an Interfax correspondent reported on Monday.
Where do the ears of Ukrainian intelligence stick out from
NATO and the US supply Kiev with operational data
During a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine, our troops actively use one of the most important operational intelligence information techniques to suppress enemy firing points on the principle of "scouted - destroyed". At the operational and tactical level, it is transformed into a mode of constant readiness for fire damage, close to real time.
Old MiGs are getting ready for battle
The Syrian-Russian exercises took place against the backdrop of rising tensions in the region
The statement by President Recep Erdogan about Turkey's readiness to conduct an "anti–terrorist operation" against Kurdish formations in the Manbij-Tell Rifaat area, together with the ongoing Israeli Air Force raids on "pro-Iranian formations", encourage the leadership of the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) to consistently strengthen the country's air defense system.
Frostbitten cyberspace
The collapse of the Geneva Agreements on information security
The history of Russian-American cooperation on the issue of ensuring global cybersecurity dates back a little more than 20 years. And it resembles a roller coaster, in which there are ups and downs, and one turn is replaced by another. It's interesting that in many countries roller coasters are called Russian.
A meeting of the working group under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CSTO on electronic warfare was held in Yerevan
A regular meeting of the working group under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers on electronic warfare (EW) was held in Yerevan on June 16.
"The landing party needs armor." What is the main problem of the Russian Airborne Forces
Colonel Khodarenok explained what reforms the Airborne Troops need
The American edition of Military Watch Magazine published an article about the Russian amphibious forces, where it called the approach to their formation "outdated". Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with this statement.
Hubble Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in ultraviolet light
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of galaxies in a new image in ultraviolet light. This is reported by Phys.org .
Weapons, the second most powerful after nuclear weapons, will soon appear in the armed forces of Belarus
Domestic developments of the military-industrial complex are capable of surprising and sobering people who are hatching aggressive plans against Belarus and the Union State, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting on the state and development of microelectronics on June 14.
The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the work of helicopter crews — jammers
The Russian Ministry of Defense published on Thursday, June 16, footage of the combat work of the crews of jamming helicopters during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.
American chips found in Russian military equipment
American chips were found in Russian military equipment. This is reported by TASS, referring to the publication of The Washington Post.
Sberbank called Ukraine the center of international cyberterrorism
Ukraine has become an international terrorist center, and up to 330 thousand people are participating in the cyberwar declared by Russia, said Stanislav Kuznetsov, deputy chairman of the Board of Sberbank.
Russia is developing a navigation system for the circumpolar regions and the Northern Sea Route
The Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of Roscosmos) has successfully conducted an experiment on the use of a differential correction and monitoring system (SDCM) in the northern circumpolar regions of Russia, the press service of the holding reported on Thursday.
The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the critical vulnerability of the United States
The conflict in Ukraine has shown that economic dependence poses a threat to the national security of any state, writes The Atlantic. The author notes that even "great democracies" like the United States are subject to serious risks in this regard.
The Russian super-secure quantum network is being coordinated with the FSB
Scientists of the NTI Center "Quantum Communications" of the National Research Technological University "MISIS" presented a quantum network node for mass use in Russian companies that want to protect themselves from information leaks. Portable development can also be used to create quantum computers and prototypes of quantum Internet devices. By the end of 2022, scientists hope to coordinate a new system with the FSB of Russia in order to obtain permission for its mass implementation in companies.
Belarus will help to raise electronic engineering in Russia
Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that Russia plans to cooperate with the Republic of Belarus for the development of electronic engineering, since it is problematic to master this direction alone.
The British Army is exploring the possibility of installing quantum computers on tanks
The British Ministry of Defense is exploring the possibility of using a quantum computer to control a tank — in other words, the British military wants to make it "smart".
The Ukrainian Armed Forces intend to shoot down Russian drones with the help of Lithuanian anti-drone guns
Lithuania will hand over EDM4S Skysweeper anti-drone rifles to Ukraine to fight Russian drones. According to available information, we are talking about 110 units of manual electronic warfare systems.
Surveyors helped "Iskanders" to hit targets during a special operation
On June 14, Izvestia published a video of the work of Russian military surveyors during a special operation in the Donbass. Military topographers help their colleagues to deliver accurate strikes on objects occupied by Ukrainian militants.