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The flagship of the Northern Fleet-the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" went to the Barents Sea to practice the tasks of interspecific exercises in cooperation with the ships of the protection of the water area of the Kola Flotilla of heterogeneous forces, submarines, anti-submarine, bomber and fighter aircraft of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the fleet.

The Russian Armed Forces have surpassed the most powerful armies in the world in terms of the share of modern equipment in the strategic nuclear forces, Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said on Friday as part of the New Knowledge marathon.

About 300 types of weapons and special equipment were tested in Syria. This was stated in an interview in the framework of the educational marathon "New Knowledge" by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu. The military commander said that in some periods, designers and specialists from 76 enterprises and design bureaus were present at the Hmeimim base in Syria.

The Chinese have tested a 20-barrel rotating gun that can be used to protect the ships of the Chinese Navy.

Scans conducted by scientists at University College London and the University of Oxford showed that people who use a robotic "Third Thumb" change the brain activity responsible for the movement of the hand. This allows them to learn how to use a manipulator to solve complex tasks, such as stirring coffee in a cup or building a tower of wooden bars, in just a few days. The results of the study are published in the journal Science Robotics.

In the clinic of military traumatology and Orthopedics of the Military Medical Academy, more than a year ago, the 3D modeling method was successfully introduced and is actively used. It is designed to simplify the surgical operation, correct preoperative planning and practice the surgeon's actions on three-dimensional models.

Russia has launched mass production of combat robots with artificial intelligence, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

A group of ships of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) of the Southern Military District (SE) and the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Republic of Kazakhstan destroyed air targets in the Caspian Sea as part of a joint naval exercise, the press service of the SE reported on Saturday.

The spacecraft has reached the surface of the planet

The Zhuzhong rover successfully descended from the landing platform and began exploring Mars. This was announced on Saturday by the Chinese National Space Administration.

Inherited from the times of the Soviet Union, the weapons have well prepared Russia for the fight for the Arctic, writes the National Interest. According to the author of the article, Robert Farley, Moscow was preparing to confront the West during the Cold War, using the territory of the Arctic. The accumulated experience and a variety of weapons allowed her to acquire a "deadly set of capabilities" in case "something unthinkable" happens in the Arctic Ocean.

The Guards missile cruiser "Moscow" and the frigate" Admiral Grigorovich " returned to Sevastopol after performing planned naval combat exercises in the Black Sea, the Black Sea Fleet said.

The Government of the Russian Federation notes the need to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of a number of state programs. "Pay attention to the low degree of effectiveness of the implementation of the state program of the Russian Federation "Space activities of Russia", - said in a statement posted on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers on Saturday.

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces on Saturday conducted maneuvers in Shizuoka Prefecture (Honshu Island) with the participation of about 3.1 thousand troops, the Kyodo news agency reports.

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov also reported on how experiments on the study of ENT organs were conducted

Spirulina algae can be used as a biological element to restore the atmosphere, it was experimentally grown during an expedition to space, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov said on Saturday at the New Knowledge marathon.

The sailors performed firing from artillery installations at air targets

The Guards missile cruiser "Moscow" and the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" of the Black Sea Fleet (CHM) conducted exercises in the Black Sea to search for a submarine and track it, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Saturday.

Roscosmos does not rule out continuing participation in the ISS project after 2025, the decision is up to the president, Alexander Bloshenko, executive director of the state Corporation for Science, told Interfax.

[b]Executive Director of the Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko said that the tug will fly on ion engines, and not on chemical fuel.]

The executive director of Roscosmos for advanced programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko, suggested at the forum "New Knowledge" that future orbital stations will be built on the same principle as the transport and energy module "Zeus" (nuclear tug).

Turkish Bayraktar drones were able to prove themselves during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh due to the lack of local military systems to combat them, said Yan Novikov, General Director of JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey".

The emergency operation of the ejection system occurred on a military aircraft in the Crimea, the pilots are alive, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.

NATO countries have "accumulated" more than 8 thousand cruise missiles, including long-range ones, said Yan Novikov, General Director of JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey".