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Beijing will no longer be able to purchase artificial intelligence-related chips, equipment for their self-production, as well as other high-tech products abroad. This happened because Washington imposed large-scale sanctions against China in the field of semiconductor technologies.

The US Defense and Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the intentions of the Middle Eastern country, notifying the US Congress of the potential sale. In addition to the NASAMS SAM, Kuwait will receive dozens of missiles of various types. These are AIM-120C-8 (AMRAAM), AMRAAM-Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER), AIM-120-C-8 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II.

French avionics in the cockpit of an import-substituted aircraft will be replaced by Russian widescreen displays

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has published information about the avionics of the new SSJ-New regional aircraft, which is now being created by its subsidiary Irkut Corporation.

Pantes Group of Companies has officially opened an electronics manufacturing plant on the territory of the special economic zone (SEZ) "Saint Petersburg" (Novoorlovskaya site).

Quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike, the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled

The United States, in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, uses components of civilian infrastructure in space for military purposes, but such quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike. This is stated in a statement by Vladimir Ermakov, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced on Tuesday at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. The text was read by his deputy Konstantin Vorontsov.

Taking advantage of a certain numerical superiority, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are making an onslaught in two directions – in Kherson and Lugansk. The Allied forces successfully repelled all attacks during the day, and in some sectors of the front – in particular, on the Dnieper – even inflicted huge losses on the APU, using military cunning catching parts of the attackers in a "fire bag". What other methods can be used to bring down the attacking ardor of the enemy?

Residents of Donbass during the referendum on the entry of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) into Russia were protected by the newest radar station (radar) of counter-battery warfare. This was reported to RIA Novosti on October 4, citing a source in the DPR law enforcement agencies.

The Russian missile attack warning system will soon be replenished with two more ground-based radar stations. According to the Ministry of Defense, the new radar stations will close the northern direction.

Tula Instrument Design Bureau named after Academician A.G. Shipunov turns 95 on October 1. The history of KBP is several generations of outstanding gunsmiths and their legendary developments. Tokarev, Stechkin, Makarov – these names have long become household names. Arkady Shipunov and Vasily Gryazev, perhaps the most famous gun duo, also worked here. We recall the history of KBP, woven from the names of great designers and their unique inventions.

The works will be handled by SRCTec

The US Department of Defense, as part of providing military assistance to Ukraine, has signed a $12 million contract with a company in New York state for the maintenance of TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations. This is stated in a notice distributed by the Pentagon on Thursday.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine received installations for countering SKY CTRL drones. Presumably, it is capable of detecting any aerial targets in a ten-kilometer zone.

American companies Lockheed Martin and Verizon have tested unmanned aerial vehicles with support for 5G networks and reconnaissance equipment. This is reported by Defense News.

Such a transition will increase the pace of production of modern and high-quality products for space

Director General of the state Corporation "Roscosmos" Yuri Borisov instructed to organize the serial production of unified onboard equipment for satellites at the Yaroslavl Radio Plant. This was reported on Friday in Roscosmos.

It is obvious that in the near future, human drivers will be replaced by autonomous control systems equipped with artificial intelligence. A good example is the AXL unmanned dump truck from the Swedish company Scania.

Inside the $100 billion Project to Modernize America's Obsolete Nuclear Missile Arsenal

A Time correspondent visited one of the American missile warning bases and was surprised: the light suddenly turns off in rooms with ballistic missiles, and when something breaks, Air Force repair crews take parts from military museums. Biden wants to modernize the arsenal, but not everyone in the United States agrees that it is advisable.

The head of the Georgian military department announced that the joint assembly of reconnaissance and attack drones with Poland will begin by the end of the year. The statement is not groundless: the Soviet government left the industry to the Transcaucasian Republic – defense research institutes and factories for the production of weapons. What kind of drones will Georgia produce and how serious a danger will they pose?

Announcing the partial mobilization, the Russian president also set new tasks for the domestic defense industry. He placed personal responsibility on the directors of the enterprises for increasing the production of weapons and ammunition. What is most needed by the Russian army now and which weapons production should the domestic defense industry accelerate?

The West is testing a lot of new military technologies in Ukraine

The United States has turned Ukraine into a testing ground, military media resource Vox writes. So far, the role of new American military technologies on the battlefield is very limited. Even the vaunted HIMARS did not make a cardinal change in the conflict.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation together with the Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics opened the Department of Digital Analytics. The solemn event was held at the university in Novosibirsk.

Putin ratified the protocol on the extension of the agreement on the node of the missile defense system in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the ratification of the protocol between the Russian Federation and Belarus on the extension of the agreement on the procedure for completing the construction, use and maintenance of the Baranovichi node, a missile attack warning system located in Belarus.