Department of Defense Technopolice Era

2022: Agreement with MPEI to develop technologies for military and dual-use products

On August 17, 2022, the National Research University MPEI signed a cooperation agreement with the ERA Military Innovative Technopolis. Read more here.

2021

Falling under US sanctions

Ministry of Finance USA (US. Department of the Treasury) imposed sanctions on the ERA technopolis along with five more Russian IT companies as part of a new decree of US President Joe Biden, signed on the same day and aimed at countering "aggressive and harmful activities of the Russian government." This was reported^[1] Treasury^[2] April 15]. here More.

Establishing a fund to invest in military technology

February 19, 2021 Ministry of Defense of Russia Promsvyazbank (PSB) and signed an agreement on the creation on the basis of the Military Innovative Technopolis "." ERA investment fund More. here

2020: Agreement with FEFU and Element Group on the preparation of a scientific and technical personnel reserve for the RF Armed Forces

On August 27, 2020, the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Element Group of Companies and FGAU Technopolice ERA signed an agreement on the preparation of a highly qualified scientific and technical personnel reserve for the Russian Armed Forces and expanding the possibilities for implementing projects in the interests of the country. Read more here.

2018

Developing blockchain-based technology to protect against cyber attacks

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has begun developing technologies based on blockchain designed to protect critical information infrastructure from cyber attacks. The 8th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is responsible for the introduction of the technology, and the work is carried out in a laboratory as part of the ERA military technopolis, Izvestia reported in June 2018.

According to representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the technopolis under construction in Anapa will study the possibility of using blockchain to protect databases and identify cyber attacks.

Blockchain-based technologies are also being mastered by a number of foreign defense departments to protect against cyber threats. In particular, NATO proposed using blockchain to protect financial information and supply chains. In addition, the Pentagon intends to create a hacker-protected blockchain-based documentation transfer system.

Putin signed a decree on the creation of a military technopolis "Era"

To Anapa The military innovative technopolis Era will be created, Ministry of Defence according to a decree published in June 2018, which was signed by the president. Russia Vladimir Putin It is specified that this decision was made to create an innovative infrastructure, as well as to form an effective model for organizing scientific research to strengthen the country's security.

An analogue of the innocenter Skolkovo"" for the military will work in Anapa on the basis of military sanatoriums closed for reconstruction. President Kurchatov Institute Mikhail Kovalchuk will lead his scientific projects. Financing of the center is provided from the federal budget for the needs Ministry of Defence and other sources.

The area of ​ ​ the object will be 17 hectares. It will include scientific and educational centers, experimental production and a test site for the creation of weapons, as well as infrastructure facilities: a sports and recreation complex, a residential complex for young scientists and a number of others. According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense, the first stage of the technopolis will open in September 2018, and Era will start working at full capacity in 2020.

Presentation of the military innovative technopolis "Era"

Among the main tasks of the "military Skolkov" was the development of defense technologies, including the creation of military artificial intelligence systems. Research is planned to be carried out in a number of areas. These are IT systems and automated control systems, information security, robotics, power technologies, life support devices and machines, technical vision, pattern recognition, computer science and computing, bioengineering and biosynthetic technologies, nanotechnology and nanomaterials. In total, the program of priority scientific research includes four dozen research and development work carried out jointly with industrial enterprises.^[3]

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