AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI Research: Belarusian computer scientist Dzmitry Bahdanau’s 2014 work on neural machine translation helped lay the groundwork for attention methods now central to modern AI. Drone Defence: Belarus’s defence industry is prioritizing anti-drone technology, working with the National Academy of Sciences on about 15 research areas. A homegrown Shafran system is in service, and two new stations to detect low-flying targets have been commissioned. Military Technology: Russia and four CSTO allies have begun drills in Belarus involving more than 1,500 personnel, 300 vehicles and about 80 drones, including exercises in drone operations and protection against chemical and biological threats. Connectivity: MTS has launched a 5G network in Hrodna, extending next-generation mobile service beyond Minsk. Science: Belarusian lasers reportedly contributed to research recognized with this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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