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At the CES 2024 Consumer Electronics Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a prototype of its upcoming electric Geländewagen, which is expected to receive the EQG designation upon release. An electric version of the iconic Geländewagen, or G-Klasse, has long been in development by the German automaker. The pre-production model presented at CES 2024 was “dressed” in light […]
NASA reported that thanks to the new tools, the lid of the container with samples of the asteroid Bennu was opened after 3.5 months of attempts and expectations. According to scientists, the study of these samples can give a better understanding of the early history of the solar system, because the Bennu astroid has existed […]
A group of researchers from Columbia Engineering presented new data that casts doubt on the widely held belief that fingerprints are a reliable way to identify a person. Using artificial intelligence and a publicly available U.S. government database of about 60,000 fingerprints, the team found that some of the prints thought to belong to different […]
The American defense company AeroVironment, which developed the Vapor 55 MX helicopter-type drone, has reported that it has conducted its first successful live firing of GPS-guided Shryke ammunition. The Vapor 55 MX carried four rounds of ammunition simultaneously and demonstrated its combat effectiveness. The integration of Shryke into this drone allows you to hit multiple […]
Raytheon (RTX) has completed work on a technical data package for the Barracuda unmanned minesweeper. This was reported by Seapower. Barracuda is a disposable mine countermeasures drone weighing almost 12 kilograms and measuring almost 122 centimeters long, which was developed for the needs of the US Navy. Once launched, it is propelled by four small […]
U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that after numerous Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the U.S. and British armed forces struck Houthi targets in Yemen on the night of January 12, 2024. This is said in a statement by the White House press service. According to Biden, on his instructions, the US […]
The K4 MANTA maritime drone from the British company Kraken Technology Group is being tested by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The company Kraken Technology Group announced this in its X (formerly Twitter) account; MANTA is a family of unmanned offshore platforms designed to perform a variety of reconnaissance and strike missions. Depending on […]
The Chinese company Infinix, which many might not have even heard of, brought unusual smartphones to CES 2024. Their back panels can change color without consuming energy. According to transmits The Verge, on the back of such smartphones are installed additional screens built on E-Ink technology. Such displays are usually found in e-books. If desired, […]
The European Commission believes that the EU will be able to produce one million rounds of ammunition for Ukraine by spring of this year, despite the fact that the process has slowed down. This was stated by Johanna Bernsel, spokesperson for the European Commission on Defense Industry, at a briefing in Brussels on Thursday. “The […]
Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The model, called Sirius Jet, is capable of flying a record 1850 km at a speed of up to 520 km/h on a single charge. It uses liquid hydrogen as a fuel, which does not […]