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After two successful Falcon 9 rocket launches from California and Florida, SpaceX ended the first weekend of December with a static test of the Falcon Heavy rocket. The ignition of 27 Merlin engines took place a week before the scheduled national security launch, which had been planned for half a dozen years. The U.S. Space […]
According to the newspaper, there are no official reports of missile deliveries yet. These weapons have already been successfully used in Ukraine against targets in the air. In particular, the Ukrainian military destroyed an Orlan UAV and a Ka-52 helicopter of the Russian Armed Forces. The United Kingdom has provided the Ukrainian Defense Forces with […]
Apple TV users can now use the ExpressVPN service on their devices. The app is now available in the App Store on the set-top box. ExpressVPN offers servers in 105 countries. This allows you to change your virtual location and access various services that are not available in your region. The app has a minimal […]
In 2013, Singapore placed an order for the supply of two SAMP/T systems, as well as 200 anti-aircraft missiles. Last week, they reached full combat readiness. Air defense systems with missiles cost Singapore 653 million EUR. The first SAM was officially shown to the public in 2018. According to SIRPI, the Singapore Armed Forces received […]
Brussels will change the rules for obtaining a driver’s license; the European Commission directive will be ready by the end of March. The first information has already appeared on the Internet. Brussels is working on a new guide to obtaining a driver’s license; it is also planning to create a database to facilitate the exchange […]
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has signed a deal worth nearly $247 million with Absci, an artificial intelligence company, to develop antibodies to fight cancer, Reuters reports. Absci’s collaboration with AstraZeneca is aimed at creating a generative AI model with a minimum level of risk for the development of new advanced antibodies. So far, the companies have […]
Unusual orange aurorae were spotted in the sky over Scotland during a geomagnetic storm on November 25. This is reported by Live Science. Earlier, an unusual orange glow was reported after a geomagnetic storm on October 19. Auroras occur when high-energy particles of wind energy excite gas molecules in the upper atmosphere. The excess energy […]
Protesters from the anti-Ukrainian political force Confederation are preventing the importation of patrol boats for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Pavlo Kravchuk wrote about this on his Facebook account. The protesters called the American boat an “expensive yacht” that they are trying to smuggle across the border as humanitarian aid. It is worth noting that […]
Rheinmetall intends to start assembling Lynx infantry fighting vehicles in Ukraine next year. This was reported by Armin Papperger, who is the head of the concern. In an interview with a WirtschaftsWoche correspondent, the top manager said that the production site launched in Ukraine will produce not only Lynx IFVs but also Futch wheeled armored […]
On the Minnesota highway, the driver of a Kia Soul was driving carefully, following all traffic rules, but the trouble came not from other drivers, but straight from the sky… Strange as it may sound, the car was hit by a light aircraft that was making an emergency landing. On November 28, the pilot of […]