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On the night of Thursday, November 30, an explosion occurred on the Baikal-Amur highway in Buryatia, Russia: Media report successful SBU operation This was reported by Suspilne, Ukrinform and RBC-Ukraine, citing their own sources in law enforcement. It is stated that the explosion occurred on a section of the highway in the Northern tunnel named […]
An M55 Zastava anti-aircraft gun mounted in the back of a pickup truck of a mobile air defense group was photographed. The Ukrainian military commonly calls such weapons “chessmen.” The main feature of the plant is its country of origin. The fact is that the M55 Zastava was produced in Yugoslavia in the 1950s. That […]
Recently, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration showed the first image of a habitation module that could become the first permanent human base on the Moon. The module is called Multi-Purpose Habitat (MPH). The “multi-purpose habitat”, which looks like a ten-meter-long cylindrical structure with telescopic supports and solar panels, was developed by the Franco-Italian […]
The Ukrainian robotic platform Sirko-S1 was tested in low temperatures and snow cover. Yevhen Rvachov, a developer of the ground drone, wrote about this on Telegram. In the video he published, you can see how the robot with a payload of metal disks moves on flat terrain. Next, you can see footage of a robotic […]
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have witnessed a Russian cargo ship burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere, Space reports. The Russian Progress MS-23 cargo spacecraft lifted off from the ISS on November 29, carrying old equipment and household waste that is no longer needed on the station. Only 4 hours after Progress MS-23 […]
The ship’s Carney detection system promptly detected the threat, but journalists did not specify what kind of weapon was used to destroy the drone. At the time of the attack, the destroyer was escorting ships with military cargo. In the Red Sea, a US Navy warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that was allegedly […]
The US Navy has successfully tested the Flexrotor super drone in the Persian Gulf. It was designed by Aerovel specialists. According to the Defense Blog, the US military used the coastal warship USS Indianapolis as a launching pad for the drone. It is a Freedom-class aircraft carrier. The manufacturer positions the Flexrotor as an innovative […]
At the end of the year, Bill Gates usually shares book recommendations on his blog. In 2023, he continued the tradition and talked about 3 books he would recommend to everyone. The list of recommendations also includes a course of lectures on economics, and a playlist of Christmas music with tracks from different countries to […]
The French ground forces are armed with four types of anti-tank systems. In addition, the infantrymen are using AT4 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers. MMP Akeron is considered to be the most advanced ATGM. It belongs to the fifth generation of anti-tank systems. In addition to it, the French army wants to get an inexpensive means […]
The National Police of Ukraine has announced that it has received a batch of armored vehicles from its American allies. These vehicles are designed to be used by investigative teams to document war crimes committed by Russia, including in the war zone. The vehicles were provided by the U.S. government as part of the international […]