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Israel launched a missile strike against Iran in response to a missile attack on April 13-14, 2024. This was reported by BBC News. The strikes were carried out on unknown targets in Iran, in the central province of Isfahan, which were also confirmed by US officials. The Iranian army is on high alert in case […]
SpaceX has begun informing its customers in countries such as Sudan, Zimbabwe, and South Africa that access to its Starlink satellite Internet services will be suspended until the end of this month. This step is part of the company’s fight against illegal use of its services in countries where it has not received an official […]
Ukraine will receive over $180 million from the UK to strengthen the energy sector The United Kingdom has allocated nearly 150 million pounds (over $180 million) to strengthen Ukraine’s energy sector. This was stated by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OSCE, Neil Holland, the press service of the British government reports. […]
Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads apps from the App Store in China. The company did this after an order from the Chinese government, due to concerns about national security, Reuters reports. China’s Cyberspace Administration ordered the removal of these apps from the storefront in China for national security reasons. We are obliged to […]
Russian authorities canceled a military parade in the temporarily occupied Crimea on Victory Day, May 9, due to the security situation. Russians are promised to hold celebrations and “commemorations” in other formats. This was reported by the head of the occupied Crimea Sergey Aksyonov in his Telegram on Friday, April 19. Cancellation of the military […]
German drone manufacturer Quantum-Systems will open a production and development center in Ukraine. This was announced on April 18 on the company’s website. The new enterprise was launched during a visit to Ukraine by a German delegation headed by Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Change Robert Habeck and attended by […]
DJI is launching new power stations called Power 500 and Power 1000, which are designed to charge drones anytime, anywhere. Power 1000 with a battery capacity of 1024 W per hour, capable of delivering 2200 W of power. The Power 500, with its 512 Wh battery and 1000 Wh of energy, is a more compact […]
For the first time, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with the GUR, destroyed a Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber carrying X-22 cruise missiles. The Air Force points out that the Tu-22M3 is a carrier of X-22 cruise missiles, which Russian invaders use to strike peaceful Ukrainian […]
During the joint defense of Israel against Iran’s combined massive attack on April 13, 2024. For the first time in history, the U.S. Armed Forces used RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) missiles of the Aegis missile defense system to intercept real targets. According to Business Insider, citing U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, […]
The barrage munition, patented in Russia, will be able to be controlled from the air, from the ground or completely autonomously. It will be launched from the suspension points of airplanes. The Russian company United Aircraft Corporation has patented an unmanned aerial vehicle that can be launched from aircraft and is equipped with an intelligent […]