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The IDF ground operation in the Gaza Strip should be a real test for a number of new Israeli billion-dollar developments, including the Iron Beam laser system, which has already had a “false start” in the form of a computer game recording, the Merkava Mk 5 Barak tank, and the Eitan wheeled armored personnel carrier. […]
Ukrainian artillerymen began using improvised anti-drone screens to protect their equipment from UAV strikes. Photos of the Krab self-propelled gun with protective elements were released by the soldiers of the 26th Artillery Brigade. The photos show that metal frames with grilles cover the Polish-made self-propelled unit from all sides. They reliably protect it not only […]
Ukraine has been an operator of THeMIS robots since last fall. The Defense Forces have 15 such platforms in service. THeMIS is a robotic platform created by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. Ukraine uses robots to evacuate the wounded, set mines, clear territories, and conduct reconnaissance. There are also combat modifications of THeMIS. For example, […]
NASA will soon begin testing the Dream Chaser, the first commercial spaceplane capable of orbital flight. The aircraft will be used to replenish supplies at the International Space Station. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser will be an alternative to SpaceX’s spacecraft. The aircraft will be tested at NASA’s Ohio Test Site for one to three months. […]
Ukrainian soldiers used a kamikaze drone to destroy an enemy field depot with TM-62 anti-tank mines near Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region. A video of the successful attack by Ukrainian soldiers was posted on his Telegram channel by journalist Yuriy Butusov. “Spectacular footage of the destruction of a Russian field depot with TM-62 anti-tank mines by a […]
Elon Musk has warned that artificial intelligence may eventually replace all human jobs, so advanced companies will allow governments to test their AI tools for the first time. Cutting-edge tech companies including Meta, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI have allowed regulators to test their latest artificial intelligence (AI) products before making them public, a move that […]
A Chinese fighter jet fired flares in front of a Canadian Navy helicopter over international waters in the South China Sea. Canada has called the launch of flares by a Chinese fighter jet at a Sikorsky Cyclone military helicopter “reckless” and said it could have led to an accident, as “the missiles could have hit […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine already use the most advanced 155-mm artillery system in the world, the Swedish Archer wheeled self-propelled artillery system. The video was released by the Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the occasion of the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery of Ukraine. This is the first […]
India conducted naval exercises, during which the destroyer Rajput test-fired the BrahMos cruise missile. This is the third such event in a few weeks. The test took place in the Bay of Bengal. The destroyer Rajput, part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet, has successfully launched a supersonic cruise missile. During the flight, BrahMos achieved […]
A soldier of the HIMARS MLRS unit congratulated his colleagues on the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery in a special video. The video was posted on his Telegram channel by Anatoliy Shtefan (Stirlitz), an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fighter recorded his congratulatory video against the backdrop of two HIMARS MLRS […]