Electronics and optics news
Russian Foreign Ministry: US satellites may become targets of a strike when they are used in the conflict in Ukraine
We are talking about the involvement by the West of components of civil infrastructure in space, including commercial, in armed conflicts, said Konstantin Vorontsov, Deputy director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Are British cyber troops ready to fight Russia?
TNI: it's time to use British cyber troops against Russia
Britain and the United States support Ukraine in cyber operations against Russia, the author of TNI admits. In his opinion, it is time to discuss the use of cyber attacks directly against Moscow.
The German Navy frigate Sachsen successfully struck a UAV with a laser weapon during tests
The German Navy used a laser weapon demonstrator to destroy unmanned aerial vehicles. The Sachsen frigate attacked unmanned aerial vehicles at short and ultra-short range in the Baltic Sea, near the Putlos test site.
Many Western commercial satellites conducting reconnaissance in favor of Ukraine were previously put into orbit by Russian launch vehicles
The statement by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Konstantin Vorontsov at the UN that Russia reserves the right to consider US commercial satellites used for military purposes to help Ukraine as a "legitimate target for retaliatory strike" caused an ambiguous reaction among Russian users of social networks.
Thales to supply Eagle-5 armored vehicles to Luxembourg Armed Forces
Thales announced on October 25 that the Luxembourg Defense Directorate announced the purchase of 80 new armed command, communications and intelligence (CLRV) armored vehicles, which will allow the country's armed Forces to continue to effectively perform their tasks.
Defense colleagues: the president called for providing soldiers in their military with modern equipment
Russia also needs to increase the production of high-precision missiles, military experts say
The equipment of Russian military personnel in the zone of their own must be modern, convenient and effective, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 25 at the coordination council for ensuring the needs of troops.
The European Union is counting on Taiwan to increase the supply of microchips, but is afraid of Beijing's reaction
Government officials in Taiwan touted its leading position in the chip manufacturing sector, while appealing to the European Union to start negotiations on a trade deal, which Taipei has been seeking for a long time. This is reported by the Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun.
Israel and Germany have started joint development of an electronic warfare system for Eurofighter Typhoon fighters
The German Air Force plans to modernize electronic warfare equipment used in aviation. In order to meet their needs, Israel and Germany have begun to jointly develop an electronic warfare system for Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.
Six premieres of Diagnostics-M at Interpoltech-2022
Diagnostics-M Company presented six of its new developments to the attention of the professional community for the first time at the international exhibition Interpolitech-2022.
Why does Russia buy a lot of gas turbines from Iran
Iran surprised with an unexpected statement about signing a contract with Russia for the supply of 40 gas turbines. And in this case we are not talking about turbines for Russian gas pipelines, but about turbines for thermal power plants. Gas turbines are far from a mass commodity, and a contract for such a large number of turbines can claim to be the deal of the century. However, does Russia need so many Iranian turbines?
The production of microchips for industrial devices and robotics has begun in the Technopolis Moscow SEZ
The resident of the Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) – Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center (JSC ZNTC) – has started producing import-substituting microelectronics for industrial automation, robotics and other high-tech industries. This was announced by the head of the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy, which is part of the Complex of Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations of the capital, Vladislav Ovchinsky.
In Kiev, they said that they are in contact with Musk directly on the issue of Starlink
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov said that the financing of the Starlink satellite communications, which caused a conflict between Kiev and the entrepreneur, can be carried out from three sources
The Ukrainian authorities are in direct contact with entrepreneur Elon Musk on the issue of SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications, and are trying to resolve the contradictions.
Hydrogen bomb against Starlink: China has developed a radical way to deal with annoying satellites
Chinese military scientists have published a technique that allows massively disabling satellites over a given territory using a hydrogen bomb. Moreover, this method differs from the previously proposed or even tested methods of anti-satellite warfare with nuclear weapons in the selectivity of the striking action. According to the statements of its developers, a specially organized detonation of the charge should affect only vehicles on specific orbital planes.
American scientists have found vulnerabilities in the Starlink satellite communication system that threaten its safe operation
The Starlink satellite communication system, kindly provided to Ukraine for free use by the owner of SpaceX, Elon Musk, is in fact the only communication channel for providing communications for the APU both locally and over long distances. Musk recently announced that he was no longer ready to finance the work of receiving and transmitting stations, much less supply new ones, at his own expense, but quickly changed his mind under the outright pressure of the US authorities.
Shotgun against drones: Russian troops began using Harpoon-3
"Stupor", "Harpoon", "Alabuga": how electromagnetic weapons affect the course of a special operation
A source in the Ministry of Defense reported on the successful use of the latest hand-held electromagnetic guns "Harpoon-3" during the special operation. The Russian army also has other anti-drone weapons - for example, "Stupor". "Newspaper.Ru" - about the principle of operation of electromagnetic guns and their prospects.
The US Navy stated the need to make efforts so that China does not catch up with the States in the military use of artificial intelligence
A group of technical and policy experts said the U.S. Navy views artificial intelligence from two perspectives: the infrastructure that makes unmanned systems work, and technologies designed to improve how sailors and their commanders make decisions.
Polish satellites indicate Russian targets to Ukrainians
Onet: in cloudy weather, Ukrainians watch Russians from satellites with Polish radars
Optical satellites are unsuitable for observing the enemy when the sky is covered with clouds, writes Onet. In Poland, this problem was solved and a mini-satellite with radar was sold to Ukraine. It was used in the attack on the Saki airport in Crimea and in the attack on the Crimean Bridge, the author of the article claims.
Israel offers Ukraine assistance in creating an early warning system of air defense and missile defense
The Israeli newspaper "The Jerusalem Post" in Anna Ahronheim's article "Israel won't give Ukraine weapons, will help make missile warning system - Gantz" ("Israel will not give Ukraine weapons, but will help develop a missile attack warning system - Gantz") reported that on October 19, 2022, Israeli Defense Minister Beni Gantz Referring to "a number of operational considerations" and "restrictions", he said that Israel would not supply Ukraine with any weapons systems.
In Russia, a system of landing on unequipped airfields in bad weather has been patented
She takes into account in her work the intensity of the modulated radiation of searchlights, the Federal Institute of Industrial Property reported
Military Educational and Scientific Center (VUNC) The Air Force "Zhukovsky and Gagarin Air Force Academy" has patented a visual system for landing aircraft on unequipped airfields in difficult weather conditions and at night. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).
Communication as the basis of the basics: The Day of the military signalman in Russia
On October 20, the Day of the Military Signalman is celebrated in the Russian Federation. This is a professional holiday of servicemen and civilian personnel of the Russian signal forces.
