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Rostec joined the BRICS project to create an intercontinental quantum communication channel


Moscow. 29th of October. INTERFAX - Shvabe Holding (part of Rostec) has joined the BRICS scientific research project on quantum communications, the press service of the state corporation reported.

"For the first time, it is planned to create an intercontinental satellite channel of quantum communication using the latest elements of macro- and fiber optics, which will cover a distance of more than 10 thousand km," Rostec reported on Thursday.

They noted that the work is being carried out by an international scientific consortium, which includes experts from South Africa, India, China and Russia.

"The project is being implemented within the framework of the BRICS international grant with the support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The Shvabe holding represents the Scientific and Production Association State Optical Institute. SI Vavilov "(JSC NPO GOI named after SI Vavilov)", - reported in "Rostec".

https://vpk.name/news/459015_predpriyatie_rosteha_vstupilo_v_proekt_briks_po_sozdaniyu_mezhkontinentalnogo_kanala_kvantovoi_svyazi.html

Russia became the world's second largest producer of service robots


Russia took second place in the world ranking of manufacturers of service robots - such data was published in the report of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) for 2019. According to the document, 73 companies in Russia are engaged in the production of service robots.

The first place is held by the USA - 223 manufacturing companies. Russia is followed by Germany (69 companies), China (64 companies), France (52 companies) and Japan (50 companies).

“This gap can be explained by the fact that in Russia there are much more small start-ups, and in Japan, for example, large corporations.

Another reason for the difference in data is language and cultural barriers: IFR is an international organization with headquarters in Europe, therefore it focuses mainly on European and American companies. Asian or Russian manufacturers may simply not submit data to the International Federation of Robotics. They may not be aware of such an opportunity due to the language barrier, or they may be more focused on the local market and may not consider it necessary to participate in international research.

Many companies also do not submit data on their sales and production: firstly, it is quite labor-intensive, and secondly, some simply do not want to disclose numbers. Therefore, real data may differ, ”explained Alisa Konyukhovskaya, executive director of the National Association of Robotics Market Participants.

Service robots IFR understands robotic devices designed to work in public places - robotic consultants, guides, administrators, as well as courier robots and medical devices: diagnostic robots and exoskeletons. The most famous Russian companies in these areas are, for example, Promobot (service humanoid robots), Yandex (courier robots), Motorika (cybernetic prostheses).

“We are confident that Russian robots are one of the most important brands in Russia in the 21st century. It should become a quality mark: like German cars, Korean technology or French wine. Private business, the state and the public are interested in this. Global service robotization should start from Russia - and we are doing everything to make it come true, ”says Oleg Kivokurtsev, Development Director of Promobot.

https://vpk.name/news/459073_rossiya_stala_vtorym_v_mire_proizvoditelem_servisnyh_robotov.html

Government Prize Awarded to Developers of an Engine for an Electric Plane


Developers of technology for the production of parts from high-temperature superconductors for an electric aircraft engine received the Russian government's award for 2020. This was announced on Thursday, October 29, at the company - the developer of the SuperOx technology.

“Alexander Molodyk, Alexey Mankevich (S-Innovations LLC), Alexey Voronov, Vladislav Kalitka and Anton Markelov (SuperOx CJSC) were awarded a high state award for the development of a technology for the industrial production of wires based on high-temperature superconductors of the second generation and the application of these new materials in high-temperature superconducting devices, ”the message says.

Using the wire, the SuperOx company, commissioned by the Advanced Research Foundation, has developed, manufactured and tested samples of an electric motor based on high-temperature superconductors with a capacity of 50 and 500 kW.

At the moment, "SuperOx" in cooperation with the Central Institute of Aviation Motors named after Baranov is preparing to test the engine on a laboratory aircraft. Flight tests are planned to be held in late 2021 - early 2022.

Earlier, on October 25, the Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov presented a prototype of the Albatross electric aircraft, on which he plans to fly around the world in 2020. Konyukhov plans to fly around the planet along a route of 35 thousand km: Australia - New Zealand - Chile – Argentina – Brazil – South Africa – Australia.

66-year-old Konyukhov made five voyages around the world, he crossed the Atlantic 17 times. The traveler visited the North and South Poles, the pole of relative inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean and Mount Everest. Konyukhov runs his own school of travelers.

https://vpk.name/news/459098_premiyu_pravitelstva_prisudili_razrabotchikam_dvigatelya_dlya_elektrosamoleta.html

LMFS wrote:They are basically talking about superconductive motors, right?

kvs wrote:

Russia is building a manufacturing plant for high speed passenger trains.   It was going to deploy high speed rail in partnership
with the Chinese, but they wanted to have excessive access rights in their plans to ship to the EU.   The EU is not Russia's
problem.   So Siemens ended up being part of the new project.    Here are some relevant points:

1) Russia wants for its high speed rail project to pay for itself.   It will not sink trillions of rubles into national pride or
corporate pork barrels.   If you look at high speed rail projects in the 8 countries that have it, many are in the red and
underutilized.

2) So the project will focus on the high volume Moscow-St. Petersburg link initially.   Future expansion will come naturally.
A new fully dedicated high speed rail line will be built for this link and freight traffic will operate on the original line without
competition with high speed passenger trains.   The travel time on the new line will be 2 hours.  

3) The new trains will not be Siemens ICE-3 clones but new designs capable of 360 km/hr.    

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/23/russias-new-high-speed-rail-route-to-cost-36bln-a67866

The above has more details on the rail line but not much on the new trains.



Looks like the Sapsan but not the same.

kvs wrote:There is a plan to continue the initial high speed link to the EU.   But that depends on the EU and its sniveling posturing.

flamming_python wrote:

kvs wrote:There is a plan to continue the initial high speed link to the EU.   But that depends on the EU and its sniveling posturing.

It depends on building a consortium with Germany and Poland, not with the EU as a whole

And these countries may be up for such a project, if it can significantly increase tourism and transport ties including between the same EU countries (Germany and Poland)

As for Finland there's already a Sapsan-type speed rail service between St. Petersburg and Helsinki. I doubt they'd say no to an upgrade of that.

kvs wrote:

flamming_python wrote:

kvs wrote:There is a plan to continue the initial high speed link to the EU.   But that depends on the EU and its sniveling posturing.

It depends on building a consortium with Germany and Poland, not with the EU as a whole

And these countries may be up for such a project, if it can significantly increase tourism and transport ties including between the same EU countries (Germany and Poland)

As for Finland there's already a Sapsan-type speed rail service between St. Petersburg and Helsinki. I doubt they'd say no to an upgrade of that.

Germany could have been a viable partner before the Navalny blood libel spasm and its recent sanctions over this fake pretext.
Poland is 100% unreliable and a spiteful POS trying to damage Russia on every level.

So indeed the EU Borg Collective is the main obstacle to HSR links with Russia.

LMFS wrote:The only way with those retards is to cut them off completely, once you have an alternative and can ditch them, they might start to behave. Not one ruble more invested in infrastructure that can be sequestered by the nazis please...