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Russian UAV Countermeasures: Electronic Countermeasure Equipment

UAVs are used by both regular army forces and non-state formations. The presence of UAVs can often affect the outcome of a conflict, and only a complex system can counter them, one of the most important elements of this system being electronic countermeasure (ECM) equipment.   They are not as well-known as EW means, but…
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Liquidation of the Future. Future War Images

A hypersonic missile that can destroy an entire military base with one hit does strike not only the enemy, but also the imagination. A real war is always a complicated system of economic, managerial, technological, and informational factors.   Short-term forecasts of the development of the future seem to be quite logical as they stem from the…
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I CAN SEE YOU. A Review of the Global Market of the Earth Remote Sensing Products

The discussion around space commercialization usually begins with the upstream sector – the development and design of spacecraft and their launch into orbit. This part of the work is before the public eye, it is understandable and looks effective. Thus, it is clear why most of the recent startups of the New Space movement are going to be involved…
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Russia’s Hypersonic Weapons: What, When and Why?

Over recent years, hypersonic weapons have occupied a central position in discussions on new technologies affecting international security. Moreover, it should be noted that the quality of a discussion often leaves much to be desired. We will attempt to rectify the situation, at least as it relates to Russian armaments.   Why are hypersonic weapons…
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The Arctic and Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers

Russian transpolar territories are a strategic maritime artery connecting Europe and Asia, a vital route to the northern cities, and a reservoir of treasures both already discovered and only predicted by geologists.   It is a front ready to counter strategic bombers flying across the Pole or missiles launched from the waters of the Arctic Ocean.…
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Ekaterina Solntseva: at ROSATOM We Believe that Digitalization Takes a Lifelong Commitment to Stay on Top of Things

ROSATOM not only leads digitalization in Russia, but it is also a competence center for the Digital Technologies federal project, which is part of the Digital Economy of the Russian Federation national program. The scale of the tasks facing State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM is impressive: digitizing the nuclear industry and other sectors of Russia’s…
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International Exercises of the Russian Armed Forces in 2020: An Overview

Military exercises are one of the most important elements of military readiness. They serve several key purposes, including practicing new ways of using troops, verifying command and control capabilities, trying out new ways of organizing and conducting combats, and testing the latest weaponry. International exercises broaden the range of objectives: they increase trust between participating…
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Export of Aviation Equipment In the Russian-Chinese Military-Technical Cooperation

The military-industrial complex (MIC) of the People’s Republic of China is rapidly developing, but still cannot manage to meet all its needs without foreign aids. In the context of a current political situation becoming even more complicated, Beijing has fewer and fewer opportunities to import foreign samples of military equipment. In September 2018, the United…
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Russia’s Military-Technical Cooperation – 2020

In 2020, due to the pandemic-related restrictions, for a number of foreign clients, the terms of delivery of military products and implementation of contracts for overhaul and maintenance of weapons and military and special equipment were put off and rescheduled.   The impossibility to ensure duly transfer of basic payment documents from customers led to…
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Boris Obnosov: Hypersonics is an Impetus for the Development of Science and Technology

The ‘Tactical Missiles Corporation’ (KTRV) is one of the leading companies of Russia's military-industrial complex and a world leader in the development and production of high-precision weapons. Boris Obnosov, Director General of KTRV, talked to the New Defence Order. Strategy about the development of hypersonic technology, international cooperation, and export of KTRV's products. The meeting with the…
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