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The Ukrainian Armed Forces again used the American HIMARS missile system in counter-battery mode. It destroyed a Russian 2C5 Hyacinth-S self-propelled gun. The Russian army lost a self-propelled gun in Zaporizhzhia region. The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed it with M142 HIMARS using only one GMLRS shell, supported by aerial reconnaissance of the 128th Separate Mining […]
Official Kyiv has announced the start of the process of transferring Russian equipment captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the UK. After studying it, Challenger 2 tanks will undergo additional modernization. According to the materials published by the Defense Command Paper, the UK government has transferred a large number of weapons and various ammunition […]
After the Russian invasion, traders who are not typical for the European gas market became more active. De facto, these are companies affiliated with the Russian Federation that continue to supply Russian gas to the Balkans and Ukraine through a hidden mixing scheme, Ukrainian News reports. A striking example is the “Swiss gas trader” Petroalps […]
Ever since the instrument of India’s Chandrayaan 1 mission detected water molecules almost 15 years ago, the search for ice at the poles has been a priority in the study of the moon. NASA has now begun assembling a breakthrough instrument, the VIPER lunar rover, ArsTechnica reports. NASA started building VIPER rover to search for […]
Tesla’s Berlin plant will soon become the largest automotive manufacturing facility in Germany. The American manufacturer intends to double the area of the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg. Tesla has submitted documents to the authorities requesting the expansion of the Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory. The project must be approved after the environmental assessment is completed, but the company has already […]
Despite the fact that the occupiers have constantly postponed the launch of their new self-propelled mortar into production, and now it is an experimental batch, the theoretical saturation of the Russian army with such weapons should be taken quite seriously. The Russian army received the first experimental batch of new 2S41 Drok self-propelled mortars based […]
Self-driving car technology developer Mobileye has introduced a new system designed to determine the correct speed limit. Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) not only automatically reads the numbers on speed signs, but can also decipher illustrated signs. Based on the information received, the system automatically adjusts the vehicle’s speed. Mobileye is introducing the world’s first vision-only […]
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva did not want to call Russia an aggressor country and criticized President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for ending negotiations with Moscow. French leader Emmanuel Macron praised the politician for his ability to “build bridges.” During the summit of leaders of the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula […]
If you look at the Flightradar24 online radar map, you can see four black holes – places where civilian aircraft do not fly. There is one such location in Europe, two in Asia, and one in Africa. In Europe, civilian aircraft do not fly over Ukraine and parts of Russia. This is due to Russia’s […]
Geothermal company Fervo Energy has just completed a 30-day test of its well in Nevada and reported successful production of 3.5 MW of electricity. Geothermal energy is the extraction of electricity from hot springs, including thermal groundwater. However, for natural geothermal technology to work, a combination of heat, fluid, and rock permeability is needed, and […]