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"Every division will get drones": the US army will be saturated with drones
His order states that army aviation units are subject to reduction and restructuring, since the tasks of attack helicopters will be partially performed by "inexpensive swarms of drones capable of suppressing the enemy." Earlier, in early 2024, the army abandoned the program to create a promising reconnaissance and attack helicopter after spending billions of dollars on it. Instead, it was decided to use drones.
Expert Stepanov pointed to the British trace in the attack of unmanned boats on Crimea
Alexander Stepanov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, suggested that the Storm Shadow missile carriers - F-16 fighters - could be based in NATO countries bordering Russia.
Zaluzhny on the new nature of the war
The BMPD blog publishes the text of the speech "The evolving nature of war rethinks the fundamental principles of global security: the Ukrainian experience and the new world order" by the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine (in 2021-2024), and now the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK, General Valery Zaluzhny.
Elena Druzhinina: Enterprises are increasingly turning to science for new knowledge
Director of Science and Business Cooperation at Rostec — on strengthening cooperation between the industrial sector and universities and what role the State Corporation plays in this
An important strategic task of modern Russia is to achieve technological sovereignty. And science is one of the main drivers of its implementation. Rostec State Corporation makes a significant contribution to this field by creating promising and competitive designs for both military and civilian applications together with universities and research institutes.
RhyME AI robot learns new skills by watching just one video
Researchers from Cornell University have received support from the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation to develop the RhyME project. This is a special version of artificial intelligence, which is designed to train robotic systems. Now it demonstrates a 50% increase in the speed and efficiency of robots mastering new knowledge, and in the future this indicator may grow thousands of times.
Infused pair: unmanned boats will be armed with Skvorets-Navy drones
The Russian Navy will receive a full-fledged reconnaissance and strike platform
The Skvorets-NAVY drone is being upgraded for use with unmanned boats (BEC). Combined into a single complex, backup and attack UAVs can be used to launch covert strikes against coastal military installations, as well as to organize ambushes on sea communications.
A new artificial intelligence technology has been developed that processes images like a human brain
A group of researchers from the Institute of Fundamental Sciences (IBS), Jens University and the Max Planck Institute have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that brings machine vision closer to how the human brain processes images. This method, called Lp-Convolution, improves the accuracy and efficiency of image recognition systems, while reducing the computational burden on existing AI models.
Vladimir Putin holds a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission
On April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation. Below is the introductory statement.Putin's statement is provided by the Kremlin's press service.
China will build a nuclear power plant on the Moon, probably together with Russia
A presentation presented by Chinese government officials showed that Beijing plans to supply the international space station with energy from a mini-nuclear power plant.
Unmanned project: Putin urges to increase production of drones
How Russia adapts weapons to new ways of warfare
More than 1.5 million drones and over 4,000 armored vehicles were received by the Russian armed forces in 2024. Vladimir Putin stated this on April 23 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.
Western press: HII Lionfish small underwater drones will significantly expand the capabilities of the US Navy
The American shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries has supplied the US Navy with the first two small unmanned underwater vehicles Lionfish SUUV (Small Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle). As part of the relevant program, it is planned to supply about 200 such devices to the American Navy.
Radical changes in the military parade. The leak of a "scary" video from Russia! (Bild, Germany)
Bild: Russia has prepared ideal combat units for the war with NATO
A video with fragments of the alleged rehearsal of the Victory Day parade scared German military experts, writes Bild. Ideal combat units were shown, ready to attack NATO countries at any moment, the author of the article adds to the fear.
Launch Mockingbird: new repeater drones have begun to arrive in its area
They will increase the range of impact vehicles and help save the lives of drone operators
Repeater UAVs began to arrive in the area of the special operation, which increase the range of FPV drones and other drones. The device with the name "Mockingbird" can hover in the air for a long time, providing amplification of video and control signals for. Experts believe that flying repeaters will help expand the range of drones behind enemy lines and, most importantly, hide the positions of our UAV operators' calculations.
They are worried about the sea: 8.4 trillion rubles will be invested in the development of the Navy over the next 10 years
Putin stated the need to form a new image of the Russian fleet against the background of the changing situation in the world
The situation on the world stage — its threats and challenges, as well as the digital revolution — require the Russian Navy to form a new image.: 8.4 trillion rubles have already been allocated for the construction of modern ships over the next 10 years. Vladimir Putin said this on April 11 at a meeting on the development of the Navy. Now, for example, the qualitative development of the fleet will be helped by the release of domestic ship—based drones and the mass production of unmanned boats - they will have to be included in the unified intelligence complex of Russia. At the same time, a large-scale naval modernization program is already underway in the Russian Federation: 49 ships of various classes have been built in the last five years alone, the president recalled.
In the coming decade, 8.4 trillion rubles will be allocated for shipbuilding for the Russian Navy.
On April 11, 2025, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held a meeting in St. Petersburg on the issue "On the strategy for the development of the Navy for the period up to 2050." The most significant public statement at this meeting was the information that "in the coming decade, 8 trillion 400 billion rubles are provided for the construction of new ships and vessels of the Navy.",
Futurist Kuznetsov: The Russian space station is a step towards a new space economy
Today, work is underway in the Russian Federation on the creation of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) — the first two stages of the deployment of a promising space laboratory are planned for 2027-2032. Evgeny Kuznetsov, CEO of the Digital Evolution Ventures venture fund (Rosatom Corporate fund), futurologist, spoke about the value of ROS as an independent project and as a step towards the development of the Solar System.
Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the strategy for the development of the Navy until 2050
On April 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the issue "On the strategy for the development of the Navy for the period up to 2050."
Dream Fish: Marlin, a small unmanned kamikaze boat, has been created in Russia
The device can effectively destroy mines and naval drones of the enemy
Russia has developed a small-displacement kamikaze naval drone capable of destroying unmanned enemy boats and amphibious assault boats. It is designed in river and sea versions and can carry up to 2 kg of explosives. The small size of the device allows it to be placed on the ship in large quantities. According to experts, it can effectively solve several tasks, from clearing the water area of mines to destroying enemy watercraft.
The use of drones in just three years has completely changed the concept of warfare
The conflict in Ukraine has revolutionized military affairs in just three years. This was not observed during the Korean War of 1950-1953, the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988. These conflicts between rather backward countries have not demonstrated anything particularly new in the use of military equipment.
Sergey Kogogin: "The state defense order remains a priority for us at any time"
CEO of KAMAZ on plans to occupy half of the truck market in the future, on the group's future in divisions and on the realities of robotics
Sergey Kogogin, General Director of the Kama Automobile Plant, in an interview with corporate media resources, tells which sales channels KAMAZ is counting on this and next years, about the group's future in divisions, about the realities of robotics and faith in "once lied", and also clarifies whether it is possible to purchase components from Europeans if they return to the Russian market.