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A new type of long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicle based on a sports plane has been added to the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Forbes reports that one of these UAVs was found on the territory of Russia, about 1000 km from the Ukrainian border. The drone is likely based on the Skyranger […]
On April 25, an accident involving a convoy of British military equipment occurred in Szczecin, Poland, injuring five soldiers. The incident occurred on the Stargarde Road, where three trucks moving in a convoy collided. According to RMF24, this was reported by Tomasz Kubiak, a spokesman for the provincial headquarters of the State Fire Service in […]
Apple has introduced a new series of OpenELM language models designed to work locally on devices without the need to connect to cloud services. The series includes eight models of different sizes and types, which range from 270 million to 3 billion parameters. These models have been trained on huge public datasets, including 1.8 trillion […]
Company X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to launch its new video streaming app on smart TVs. CEO Linda Yaccarino presented the design of the upcoming X TV app, which looks like YouTube, with tabs on the left and horizontal rows of videos. From the small screen to the big screen X is changing […]
The United States has recently announced the transfer of $1 billion worth of military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and now plans to announce another package of weapons. What is known The information was shared by Politico. The new aid package will be worth $6 billion. It is to be announced today, on April […]
The US State Department has approved the sale of AARGM-ER anti-radar missiles to the Netherlands for use with fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. According to the information published on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) website, the deal is worth approximately $700 million. Under this contract, the Netherlands will receive 265 AARGM-ER missiles, as well […]
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has expressed his readiness to help Ukraine return men of military age to fulfill their civic duties. The initiative comes amidst some public discontent in Poland, where some citizens are outraged to see young Ukrainians working in hotels and cafes, while Poland“is making significant efforts to support Ukraine.” The minister […]
SpaceX continues on its path of improving space technology and achieving another record – the 300th successful landing of the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket. This event was another confirmation of the successful implementation of the idea of reusing rocket stages, significantly reducing the cost and increasing the frequency of launches. With the […]
As part of a new military aid package, the UK plans to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with Paveway IV laser-guided bombs that can hit targets up to 30 kilometers away. This became known from a report by BBC correspondent Jonathan Beale. Latest batch of U.K. military aid to #Ukraine will include Paveway IV bombs […]
US President Joe Biden has officially authorized a bill that paves the way for a ban on the social network TikTok in the US if its Chinese owner ByteDance does not sell its stake to a Western investor. According to the document, the agreement has 270 days with a deadline of January 19, 2025, but […]