News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Forum is held from August 22 to 28

Problems related to the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the life of mankind, including military aspects, will be discussed throughout the week of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021". This was announced on Sunday at a conference within the framework of the forum by Natalia Kaspersky, CEO of the Info Watch Group of companies.

Ukraine will revive and strengthen its navy in order to unblock and make the Black Sea and Azov regions safer, President of the Republic Vladimir Zelensky said.

In 2021, the PRC should carry out at least 40 launches and set a new national record

China successfully launched the second group of Tianhui-2 scientific and experimental satellites into orbit on Thursday. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

A 3D environment of the training ground and a model of the upcoming battle were created on the interactive screen

Servicemen of the Eastern Military District at the Russian-Lao exercises "Laros-2021" in Primorye simulated a battle with an illegal armed group using interactive equipment with artificial intelligence. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the district.

The tragedy in Kubinka, near Moscow, where the newest Russian Il-112B transport vehicle crashed, should not interrupt the testing of these vital vehicles for the army.

Several Russian news agencies immediately reported, citing their sources, that after finding out the causes of the crash of the Il-112B military transport aircraft, tests of this type of aircraft will continue.

A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during a training flight on the territory of the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. This was reported in the press service of the Southern Military District, RIA Novosti reports.

It includes, among other things, high-precision rockets, said Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation

The complexes of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-G", "Hurricane-1M" and "Tornado-S" have been put into mass production in the Russian Federation and put into service. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of the Army-2021 forum by Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation.

The reaction time and decision-making is much faster, but the machine itself does not yet know how to think, said Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of Russia

The current level of development of artificial intelligence in the Russian Federation allows it to be used for target recognition and assistance in piloting. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS on the eve of the international forum "Army-2021" by Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation.

The correction of the orbit height of the International Space Station was postponed to a reserve date at the request of the American side, Roscosmos reported.

The universal combat module "Hunter" has successfully passed the qualification tests. It was put into mass production.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published video footage of how the head of the Russian military department, Sergei Shoigu, personally checks the condition of the tank biathlon track at the Alabino training ground near Moscow.

Specialists of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) loaded the anchor-mooring device and anchor chains on board the nuclear icebreaker project 22220 "Ural".

The complex detects enemy artillery not with the help of radar, but thanks to the new principle of combining thermal and sound intelligence The

holding company " Roselektronika "of the Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time at the international forum" Army-2021 "the complex of sound and thermal intelligence" Penicillin "in the export version. It is also planned to demonstrate its work within the framework of the forum, the Rostec press service told reporters on Thursday.

Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has created an intelligent simulator that teaches the production and repair of ammunition for the Grad rocket launcher in virtual reality. The equipment has already begun to be used at the developer plant.

The US may have hypersonic weapons after 2023. The general director of the corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons" KTRV Boris Obnosov called the timing of the creation of the corresponding missile to the "Military-industrial Courier".

Russia is rapidly developing its navy, and recently there has been a special activity in this area. Thus, the country sends a signal of its determination to protect its interests in the world's oceans in the presence of serious threats from the West, the author of the Chinese edition of Xinhua believes.

Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation will demonstrate for the first time the combat capabilities of the latest products-the remote mining engineering system (ISDM) and the TOS – 2 heavy flamethrower system at the Army-2021 MVTF.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation and the companies of the USC Group will actively participate in the business program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", which will be held from August 22 to 28.

Su-34 bombers expand their combat capabilities. Yesterday, on August 18, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Russian Defense Ministry has completed work on the integration of X-35U missiles on the Ducklings.

The Russian Defense Ministry will add reconnaissance UAVs to the arsenal of sniper units. Sniper pairs will be armed with drones that will allow you to find, identify and monitor targets at a distance of several kilometers. This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the defense ministry.