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The Japanese company Interstellar Technologies (IST) has completed static fire tests of its ZERO liquid biomethane jet engine. The tests demonstrated the potential of biomethane derived from cow manure as an environmentally friendly rocket fuel. To achieve excellent performance, the ZERO combustion chamber has undergone extensive research and development in collaboration with the University of […]
iSpace continues to test the new Hyperbola-2 rocket. Within a few weeks, the Chinese company organized two jump tests. The first test of Hyperbola-2 took place at the beginning of last month. The second test took place a few days ago. The rocket was able to climb to an altitude of 343.12 meters, after which […]
This week, the US government announced another package of support in the defense sector. Its volume will amount to USD 200 million. Among other things, it included air defense system components. To date, such an item has never been found in the lists of arms transfers to the United States. Taking into account the fact […]
The ground operation in the Gaza Strip continues. A video of an Israeli Merkava 4 tank protecting its crew from a Hamas militant’s grenade launcher attack has been posted online. This was reported by The War Zone. The published video is one of the most striking examples of the Trophy active defense system (ADS). The […]
Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, is recalling more than 2 million cars due to an autopilot malfunction. This is the largest recall in the history of the automaker. This was reported by the publication Bloomberg. This comes after a two-year investigation by the US Federal Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into Tesla’s autonomous driving technology. […]
The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to formalize the ongoing investigation into the impeachment of Democratic President Joe Biden. This was reported by the BBC. This decision was voted for by 221 congressmen from the Republican Party, against 212 members of the Democratic Party. Republicans claim that they suspect Joe […]
Norway, following the USA, announced a new military assistance package for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The new aid package includes additional NASAMS air defense systems worth $30,000,000. Norway is going to transfer part of the equipment from its stocks in the near future, and the rest will be produced by Kongsberg Defense and Raytheon. […]
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has conducted a large-scale test of a Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missile system with a selectable stage that destroyed the target of an air-launched intermediate-range ballistic missile. Supported by contractors Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon, FTG-12 was a comprehensive test of MDA’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system and the ability […]
The occupiers were transporting a damaged Su-34 fighter jet for repair, but the car with the plane flew off the road and ended up in a ditch. This can be seen in the video that appeared online. The Su-34 is a Soviet/Russian all-weather, two-seat fighter-bomber. The aircraft is designed for missile and bomb attacks on […]
There are still more than 2 months to go until the scheduled premiere of the second part of the sci-fi film Dune 2 by Denis Villeneuve, but Warner Bros. does not let fans forget about her. Dune 2, the sequel to the saga based on the novels by Frank Herbert, remains one of the most […]