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Roscosmos Executive Director Krikalev: many ISS systems need to be changed

The International Space Station (ISS) was and remains one of the most ambitious projects in the history of mankind. On his birthday, the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs, Sergey Krikalev, told the newspaper.Ru", how Russia and the USA interact on the project in conditions of political tension, why the station works after the end of the warranty period and how to deal with cracks that appear for unknown reasons.

As a designer, Ganichev created Grad and made the Russian Federation a leader in the production of MLRS

August 25 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Russian school of multiple launch rocket systems, designer Alexander Ganichev.

Experts: Russia's air defense needs a short-range defensive triad

A laser cannon was successfully tested in Russia. It is noted that with the help of the installation, it is possible to hit drones of both aircraft and quadrocopter type. What are the features of such developments, how are similar tasks solved in other countries and how can lasers simplify the protection of residential areas from possible enemy attacks?

The largest Polish military institution – the Academy of Military Arts – was attacked by a hacker group CyberTriad, reports Onet. Its targets are NATO and Ukraine. The traces of the group, according to the former head of the Polish Military Counterintelligence Service, General Peter Pytel, lead to Russia. But there is no direct evidence.

Russia's security directly depends on innovations in this area

The XI Moscow Conference on International Security was held in the context of a radical change in the military-political situation in the world, the formation of a real multipolar world order. Heads and representatives of defense departments, international organizations, experts and political scientists exchanged views on strengthening constructive cooperation in the new realities. Hybrid warfare strategies have become one of these realities.

Why is Russia interested in the success of the Indian space expedition

On August 23, the landing module of the Indian automatic station "Chandrayan-3" landed safely on the surface of the Moon. He landed near the South Pole — about the same place where two days earlier Russian experts had expected to land Luna-25.

PLA military presence in Djibouti: geopolitical and regional aspects

The leadership of the People's Republic of China has begun the practical implementation of plans to form a system of forward basing and logistical support of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) in foreign territories.

In Russia, an inspection frame was created that detects weapons made of carbon fiber

A unique inspection equipment capable of distinguishing not only cold metal and firearms, but also made of carbon fiber, was developed in Russia, the Diagnostics-M developer company told RIA Novosti.

Ka-52 attack helicopters have become one of the most effective combat vehicles in the course of its

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has been going on for several months. But so far, the VFU has not been able to even get close to the main line of Russian defense.

Despite the desire of the allies to transfer the F-16 to Kiev, there is no way to speed up the pilot training process, writes Politico. Ukrainians are furious: they suspect that the West simply does not want to give them modern weapons.

Experts talked about the useful skills that computer games instill

Virtual space has long been part of the cyber war launched by the West against Russia. However, this industry carries not only risks, but also a lot of advantages, because modern military conflicts are increasingly similar to scenarios from popular games. What specific skills can gamers develop through such games, and most importantly – why should Russia develop its own gaming industry?

A self-adjusting broadband communication system capable of combining control and transmission of information from more than 20 drones has been developed at NPP Radar MMS.

The scientific and production enterprise "Radar mms" has developed an electric drone that is maximally adapted to use without an operator.

Within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", the hydroacoustic station "Mayak-2014" was presented, designed to detect small underwater targets. The system has undergone a deep modernization, as a result of which the dimensions of the station have been reduced and the accuracy of detecting underwater objects has been increased.

The development is based on special personal devices

Russia has created a search engine to detect wounded soldiers on the battlefield — it is based on special beacons. The new technology works secretly from the enemy, and at the moments of shelling allows you to search for injured fighters from drones. For details on how the system created by specialists from Novosibirsk works, as well as what are the prospects for its application in the military and civilian spheres, read the Izvestia material.

Pibot is the name of a humanoid robot developed by the staff of the Korean Institute KAIST, capable of piloting a modern jet aircraft. At the same time, it is not necessary to make any changes to the cabin architecture.

TASS — about the bright unmanned novelties of the international military-technical forum

It is obvious that at present unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are making another revolution on the battlefield, just as many years ago it was only the planes and tanks that appeared.

More than 1.5 thousand Russian and foreign manufacturers demonstrated their products at the exhibition

83 foreign companies participated in the exhibition exposition of the international forum "Army-2023" — this is twice as much as last year.

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" completed its work in the Moscow region on August 20. During the seven days of the forum, its events were attended by 1 million 93 thousand 285 people.

On August 18, the Armaments Agency of the Polish Ministry of Defense signed an intergovernmental agreement ("letter of proposal and acceptance of proposal", LOA) for the purchase of 34 improved aviation hanging target designation containers "Sniper-ATP" for light combat aircraft FA-50.