4 ms·
Russia and the USSR before it has never had the ability to manufacture good electronics. iirc their smallest process node is 65nm. Modern optics are absolutely
by mannerheim 4y ago
Russia and the USSR before it has never had the ability to manufacture good electronics. iirc their smallest process node is 65nm.
Modern optics are absolutely out of the question, which is why their Orlan drones have been found with consumer cameras for their optics.
- practice9 4y ago> their Orlan drones have been found with consumer cameras for their optics As well as more advanced Thales thermal imaging systems that were installed in combat vehicles (tanks, IFV). AFAIK they were produced in Russia under a license from Thales (a French company) till at least 2016. Thales was likely evading sanctions
- m4rtink 4y agoThat might explain why their film-based spy sats[0] used to return the camera as well as the film, unlike their US counterparts[1][2] that just returned the film capsule. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenit_(satellite) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenit_(satellite) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CORONA_(satellite) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CORONA_(satellite) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-9_Hexagon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-9_Hexagon