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The emergence of Russia's ability to instantly disarm the United States is a fundamentally new stage in the development of combat drones and the victory of communication systems in the battle with electronic warfare systems. All this is only part of the key events in the military that took place in 2020. What are the most important innovations before our eyes that show the picture of how the wars of the future will unfold?

The owner of the Tesla Model 3 car conducted an interesting experiment — drove the route from San Francisco to Los Angeles and back on autopilot. In the cities, the car moved under the control of the beta version of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) function, and on the highway it worked in Autopilot (AP) mode. For more than 12 hours of driving, the driver took control for only five minutes.

One of the most important events of 2020 was the beginning of the revival of the Russian research fleet. For the first time in many years, money has been allocated for the creation of new research vessels (NIS). What characteristics will the new scientific ships of Russia have and why their early creation is of such great importance for the country?

Russian developers have tested the universal platform of combat robots "Marker" in a completely autonomous mode. According to the Foundation for Advanced Research, during the tests, the platform overcame 30 kilometers of snow-covered forest-steppe. The tests were conducted in the Chelyabinsk region and were recognized as successful.

As reported on December 30, 2020 by the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research, the experimental robotic wheeled platform "Marker"in fully autonomous mode overcame a 30-kilometer stretch of road. The tests were conducted in the Chelyabinsk region.

Robots are becoming more and more like living organisms. The US Army Research laboratory announced experiments with robots equipped with"muscle tissue".

Volkswagen Group has presented a prototype of a robotic car charging system. It consists of battery packs on wheels and a robot with a manipulator that takes them around the parking lot and connects their charging cables to electric vehicles that need charging.

The US Army has received the first two prototypes of light combat vehicles of the "revolutionary" family of ground-based drones Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), writes The Drive.

In the "Independent military review" published an interview with the General Director of JSC "Central design Bureau of marine technology "Rubin" (part of JSC "United shipbuilding Corporation") Igor Vilnit.

In the outgoing year 2020, Russian infantry fighting vehicles have increased their firepower. During the rehearsals of the Victory day parade, the kurganets-25 advanced BMP with the latest uninhabited Epoch module was demonstrated for the first time. As weapons, it uses a 57-mm gun, a 7.62-mm machine gun and two types of guided missiles.

Scientists of the research center "Kurchatov Institute" as part of a research group received promising material for creating self-learning neuromorphic computing systems. Their energy efficiency is superior to conventional computers by several orders of magnitude.

Technologies tested during the dive into the Mariana trench in may of the unmanned underwater vehicle "Vityaz-D "will be used for military purposes, said the head of the" United shipbuilding Corporation " (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.

The transfer of two submarines of the Yasen-M project "Kazan" and "Novosibirsk" has also been postponed to 2021

The transfer of the Poseidon nuclear submarine carrier of the Belgorod submarine and two Yasen-M project submarines Kazan and Novosibirsk to the Russian Navy has been postponed to 2021. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The first self-driving cars of Sber Automotive Technologies went to the streets of Moscow for testing in the conditions of the winter metropolis: the drones will be tested by high humidity, negative temperature, poor visibility and heavy road conditions.

Contract manufacturer of mechatronics, robotics and medical equipment TEN fab (part of the Technospark group of companies of the investment network of the Fund for infrastructure and educational programs of the RUSNANO group) in December 2020 manufactured and delivered to Europe a series of 3D printers of the company Anisoprint.

the truth and myths about the light scalpel

In February 2020, near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, an American anti-submarine aircraft P-8A Poseidon was illuminated and blinded by a laser from a Chinese destroyer. This incident, some believe, marked the beginning of the open use of laser weapons as an independent system. From that moment on, they started talking about the rapid spread of laser weapon combat systems (LO).

artificial intelligence for the first time during the flight replaced the co-pilot of the us air force aircraft

This week, the artificial intelligence artuid, created on the basis of an algorithm for playing chess, acted as a co-pilot during a training flight of the U-2 aircraft. The US Air Force expects that this AI can be modified for use on other models of combat aircraft. The development of artificial intelligence has already become one of the key areas of the Pentagon's innovation programs.

Robot dogs will help scientists in the study of Martian caves

Scientists have proposed to explore the Martian caves with robotic "dogs". Without fear of getting lost or stuck, they will be able to significantly expand the possibilities of missions on the surface of the planet.

The team of designers and enthusiasts of CDB "Rubin" (part of USC) awarded the First prize in the nomination "For successes in manufacturing military products, the introduction of advanced technologies and innovative solutions" annual National prize "Golden idea" in the sphere of military-technical cooperation.

The Turkish project ULAQ, shown in October this year in the form of a "cartoon", is already embodied in metal. On December 16, the Anadolu News Agency reported that the companies Meteksan Savunma and ARES Tersanesi presented the first prototype of an unmanned reconnaissance and combat boat.