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We are talking about the period up to 2030

Russia will launch about 300 civilian spacecraft by 2030 to provide global communications and the Internet of Things. This is stated in the presentation of the First Deputy General Director of FSUE "Space Communications" Alexander Ganin, presented on Tuesday at the congress "Sphere" in the framework of the XIV International Navigation Forum in Moscow.

In addition, the Marathon satellite system will begin trial operation in 2023

The Gonets satellite communication system is planned to be developed and nine more spacecraft will be launched in the next two years. This was announced by Maxim Diordiev, Head of the Satellite Systems Application Directorate of JSC "Satellite System "Gonets", at the "Sphere" congress within the framework of the XIV International Navigation Forum in Moscow.

At the main Iranian naval base in the port of Bandar Abbas, which is located in the Strait of Hormuz, a solemn ceremony was held for the inclusion of the light frigate Dena (tail number 75) and the minesweeper Shahin (tail number M111) in the Iranian Army Navy.

Two Russian Tu-160 strategic missile carriers conducted a patrol over the Baltic Sea. This was reported on Tuesday, June 15, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

At the moment, the Arctic monitoring system, designed to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic region, has already been partially deployed

The Northern Sea Route will be constantly monitored by various satellites of the Russian space project "Sphere" by 2024-2025.

A recent study conducted by Google and published in Nature showed how artificial intelligence can be used to improve the current methods of designing semiconductor products, which are the result of more than 60 years of efforts by scientists and engineers.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the largest partner with which negotiations are being conducted is the European Space Agency

Russia and China are negotiating with many partners on the possibility of their participation in the project of the International Scientific Lunar Station. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the press conference of the Global Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021.

Chinese television for the first time showed the automatic landing of cargo from the board of the Feihong 98 drone - a remote-controlled version of the Y-5B light multi-purpose aircraft, which, in turn, is a licensed copy of the Soviet An-2.

Ten new BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles have entered service with the marine brigade of the Pacific Fleet (TOF), the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Ninetieth Tank Division of the Central Military District will hold a tactical exercise on June 16-17 with the use of tank support vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator", the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The deployment of operational-tactical complexes "Iskander-M" and the destruction of the command post of the imaginary enemy will be worked out by the Russian military during an exercise in the Kaliningrad region, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

What the electronic periscope of a strategic submarine shows, why the diesel generator also works very quietly on one of the world's lowest-noise submarines, and what the missile deck of the Prince Vladimir looks like - all this was seen and shown to the Zvezda film crew. Journalists of the official TV channel of the Ministry of Defense were not just allowed on board the newest submarine "Prince Vladimir", but also took on a campaign.

Specialists of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet conducted a reconnaissance of the area from an altitude of more than four kilometers.

A unit of unmanned aerial vehicles was involved in the exercise: 80 soldiers of a separate reconnaissance battalion and 5 Orlan UAV complexes.

The participants of the NATO summit in the final communique accused Russia of an aggressive position on the world stage, supported, in particular, by the modernization of the nuclear arsenal.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko visited a test site in the Nizhny Novgorod region during a working trip, where he got acquainted with the Ka-52M attack helicopter, which received a new set of weapons. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense.

The United States is forced to recognize the superiority of the AK-74 over the M4. Moreover, the choice in favor of Soviet weapons is made by the soldiers of the US special forces.

American sniper Brandon Tyler Webb from the Navy Seals in a publication prepared for SOFREP, clearly explains what is the main advantage of the AK-74.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko visited the Smolino test site in the Nizhny Novgorod Region during a working trip, where he checked the progress of the state defense order.

In the central Pacific, an operational exercise of heterogeneous fleet forces in the far sea zone is being conducted. This was announced on June 10 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Specialists of the Amur Shipbuilding Plant are preparing to withdraw the project 20380 "Sharp"corvette from the slipway shop.

As reported by Mil.Press FLOT with reference to the press service of the enterprise, the next stage of construction of the ship will continue at the completion pier.

The experimental and industrial batch of armored vehicles on the Armata platform, which Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, Rostec) is preparing to transfer to the military, will be significant, the head of the concern, Alexander Potapov, told Interfax on Thursday.