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On December 14, China launched its secret reusable spaceplane on its third-ever mission, Space.com reports. A Long March 2F rocket with a spaceplane on board was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The mission will conduct scientific experiments in space. Little is known about the Chinese reusable spaceplane Shenlong, or “Divine Dragon.” It is […]
Amazon, which launched its first Project Kuiper Internet satellites in October, says it will use space lasers to provide reliable broadband coverage even in the middle of the ocean. This technology will enable the satellite to deliver data to the cruise ship even if the spacecraft is out of range of Amazon’s Internet-connected ground station. […]
The General Staff of the Polish Army showed the appearance of the new version of the Rosomak APC. For the first time in history, the armored personnel carrier was equipped with a remote-controlled combat module ZSSW-30. The 21st Rifle Brigade was the first among the units of the Polish Armed Forces to receive the new […]
A Ukrainian serviceman shot down an occupant’s FPV drone with a shotgun near the frontline. The drone was flying in the direction of the defender, probably to hit him. Russians are increasingly using drones to attack the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Therefore, there is a problem of protection against them. One of the […]
According to journalists, the leaders of the two countries agreed to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region. The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana, Nicolas Maduro and Irfaan Ali, have agreed to establish a joint commission to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute over Essequibo, an oil-rich region located on the border between […]
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is the first smartphone in Apple’s lineup to receive a tetraprism-based telephoto camera with a five-fold optical zoom. In the future, Apple may switch to a tetraprism with a 10x zoom. Apple will reportedly replace LG Innotek, which is currently supplying the tetraprism module, with ICT (a subsidiary of Luxshare) […]
The Polish side continues to block the movement of Ukrainian trucks in three directions, but there is a positive trend of increasing the throughput at the recently unblocked Yagodyn crossing point. This was reported by the spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Colonel Andriy Demchenko. The most difficult situation remains on the […]
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, which carries the X-37B reusable unmanned spacecraft, has been unable to launch for the third day in a row. What’s the problem? Initially, the launch was scheduled for December 11, but SpaceX postponed the launch due to a problem in the ground system and rescheduled it for the evening of the […]
Not long ago, Rheinmetall presented one of its latest developments. We are talking about the Caracal airborne armored vehicle. It has not yet passed operational tests. There is a high probability that Ukraine will become the first Caracal operator in the world. A trial batch of five armored vehicles will be delivered to the Ukrainian […]
On Thursday, December 14, the Finnish government decided to close the checkpoints on the border with Russia again: it was opened earlier that day. This was reported by Yle, citing the words of Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen. It is stated that immediately after the opening of the border crossing points “Vaalimaa” and “Niirala”, asylum […]