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The Japanese Agency for Technology and Logistics (ATLA) and the US Navy are developing a railgun. The development uses the experience of the United States in accelerating the practical application of railguns. Japan is developing a medium railgun capable of launching a 0.320 kg projectile with an initial velocity of 2230 m/s (Mach 6.5). The […]
SpaceX is making significant efforts to combat Russian attempts to suppress the Starlink satellite communications system in Ukraine. Details Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said that his company is actively working to counter Russia’s attempts to jam Starlink. “SpaceX is spending significant resources to combat Russian jamming attempts. This is a complex problem. They […]
Western intelligence agencies have detected an increase in low-level sabotage operations in Europe, which they believe are part of a Russian campaign to undermine military support for Ukraine – The New York Times. Details Recently, the activities of the Russian military intelligence agency, the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), in Europe have intensified. According to security […]
On Sunday, May 26, a drone of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine attacked the Voronezh-M long-range target detection radar in the city of Orsk, Orenburg region of the Russian Federation. This is reported by the sources “Ukrainian Pravda“, “Public“, “RBC-Ukraine and Ukrinform. “The Ukrainian drone covered a distance of more than 1800 kilometers to the […]
This week’s developments on Ukraine’s foreign exchange market have caused concern among banks, financial companies, and individuals. The dollar’s selling rate on the interbank market increased by 64 kopecks, rising from 39.52/39.54 hryvnia on Monday to 40.145/40.18 hryvnia on Friday, May 24. The euro also rose by almost 59 kopecks, reaching 43.5292/43.5953 hryvnia. The rise […]
Samsung will require repair shops to destroy gadgets that use non-original spare parts. This is reported by 404 Media, which received a contract that is mandatory for third-party services to sign in exchange for supplying original components from Samsung. The contract provides for several contradictory terms: Customer Data Transfer: Repair shops are required to share […]
Steel production is an important part of global industry, but its traditional process is highly polluting. Approximately 7-9% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the steel industry. In response to this problem, former scientists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) founded the company Boston Metal, which offers a new way of producing steel based on electrochemical […]
Elon Musk said that his artificial intelligence startup xAI plans to build a supercomputer for the next version of its chatbot Grok. This was reported by Reuters. According to the investor report, Musk intends to launch this supercomputer by the fall of 2025. He also noted that xAI could cooperate with Oracle. During the presentation, […]
Russia produces artillery shells three times faster and four times cheaper than Ukraine’s allies, the United States and Europe. This was reported by Bain & Company, a consulting firm, citing an analysis by Sky News. The problem of ammunition supply “The figures, released by the consulting firm Bain & Company, underscore the serious problem facing […]
A downed Mohajer-6 attack drone, which was exported to Russia from Iran, was spotted in the Kursk region. This is reported by Militarnyi with reference to Russian media. Details of the incident A local resident spotted the drone and decided to examine it in detail. The released footage shows the drone’s armament, which consists of […]