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Volyn specialists have developed a new reconnaissance drone RAIDER-1, which has high survivability and a flight range of up to 300 kilometers. The drone’s design was modernized based on a foreign analog, which allows it to reliably hold the horizon and steadily transmit a video signal to the operator throughout the flight. The RAIDER-1 has […]
Skydio, an American drone manufacturer, plans to expand its business to Ukraine. The company is already hiring workers here, Defense News writes. The manufacturer plans to manufacture drones in Ukraine, which will be used at the frontline. It was here that the Americans realized how important drones are today. I’ve never met drone users as […]
LEGO has released unique meteorite dust bricks that are already available in selected stores. This step is part of a joint initiative with the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at using lunar dust for construction on the Moon. These space bricks have become part of LEGO sets depicting astronauts and space stations. They are made […]
The head of a research organization that has been tracking weapons used in attacks in Ukraine since 2018 tells the UN Security Council that it is “irrefutably” established that the remains of ballistic missiles found in Ukraine originated in North Korea. Main theses: North Korea may receive Russian technology to improve its nuclear weapons in […]
China Mobile has announced its upcoming “super SIM” CC2560A. This is the world’s first SIM card with a RISC-V core. In fact, the CC2560A is an IoT product that improves on all aspects of a traditional SIM card. The new device has more memory, better security algorithms, and new features such as NFC support. With […]
The U.S. Air Force released a video of the first flight of the XQ-67A demonstration drone. The successful flight of the XQ-67A marked a major advance in the US Air Force’s program to automate a significant portion of its fleet. The XQ-67A is an Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) unmanned aerial vehicle, but the AFRL also […]
KNDS France is developing a high-precision guided 155-mm Katana munition. The high-precision projectile can be fired from all 155 mm guns to destroy important targets such as artillery systems, radars or enemy command posts. The development of this projectile reflects the widespread use of CAESAR howitzers on the Ukrainian front. The 155-mm gun in the […]
Using data obtained by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, experts from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration visualized the accumulation of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula in the form of three-dimensional structures. The remnants of the central part of the Eagle Gas Dust Nebula in the constellation Cygnus, called […]
A Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot shot down two Shahed attack drones in Ukrainian skies during a single combat mission. This was reported by the press service of the West Air Command, publishing a conversation with the military. Pavlo, a fighter pilot with the 204th Sevastopol Tactical Aviation Brigade, says that one of his combat missions is […]
A top-secret prototype of a US military unmanned submarine called the Manta Ray was spotted by Google Maps users and remains available for viewing. Satellite photos show a ship that looks like a sci-fi starship docked at the Port Washington Naval Base in California, its futuristic shape hard to miss in the location. The autonomous […]