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Under the Energy Security Project (ESP), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is helping Ukraine to deploy a network of cogeneration units to strengthen the country’s energy security in times of war. “The small and medium-sized cogeneration equipment USAID is providing to Ukraine will contribute to stable heat supply during the 2023-2024 heating season,” […]
Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a Russian TIRADA-2 orbital satellite suppression system in the Donetsk sector. This is reported in the Telegram of the Special Operations Forces. As noted in the post, operators of the 3rd separate regiment of the Special Forces discovered a Russian electronic warfare system “TIRADA-2” during reconnaissance operations in the Donetsk sector. Having […]
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket launched for the first time on January 8 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA, reports Space.com. There is a Ukrainian flag and a map of Ukraine on board. The start took place at 02:18 local time (09:18 Kyiv time). The rocket carries the Peregrine lunar […]
Losing an iPhone can put the owner in a stressful state, given the cost of the smartphone and the importance of the information stored in it. However, Apple has taken care of this problem. Call yourself Call the device from a second iPhone or iOS device of a family member. By focusing on the sound, […]
On Sunday, January 7, Brett Adcock from Figure announced a “ChatGPT moment” for humanoid robots. Now, the robot can watch a person perform tasks, build its own understanding of how to perform them, and start doing them completely autonomously. This was reported by New Atlas. Universal humanoid robots will have to perform a variety of […]
The Navy of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has received a new missile corvette-catamaran, called Abu Mahdi. This was reported by видання Defence Blog. The induction into the Navy took place during a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which was attended by high-ranking officials, including IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami […]
Lexington, Kentucky’s VisitLEX tourism bureau has sent an “official invitation” to the neighboring TRAPPIST-1 star system for aliens to visit their city. Gizmodo writes about it. In fact, this is a marketing trick, but the message is quite real. VisitLEX worked with engineers, linguists, and the US Federal Aviation Administration to implement the project. The […]
Samsung has unveiled the world’s first transparent MicroLED display during the First Look event at CES 2024. The company showed three such devices in different designs at once. The two demonstration samples used tinted glass, which made it possible to ignore any potential objects behind the panels. Another option looked as transparent as ordinary glass, […]
Turkish companies Asisguard and Repkon Savunma Sistemleri have successfully integrated the RDS40-MGL 40mm grenade launcher into the Songar multicopter. This was reported by the company Asisguard. Asisguard CEO Ayhan Sunar said that they are proud to contribute to the goals set by the country to strengthen Turkey’s defense industry ecosystem. Ugur Cem Gürpinar, Director of […]
The Israeli Defense Forces reported that soldiers found components proving that Hamas militants were building or developing cruise missiles in the Gaza metro. This was reported by The Times of Israel. The Israeli military, which continues its operation in the Gaza Strip, has discovered equipment and components used by Hamas militants to produce cruise missiles. […]