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Specialists of the Nanjing University of Aeronautics have developed a prototype UAV that can move both in the air and under water. The results of the tests of the unusual drone were published by the journalists of Unmanned Systems Technology. The wingspan of the hybrid drone prototype is two meters. The original UAV will have […]
China did not quite successfully purchase two dozen Su-35 military aircraft from Russia. This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The authorities of the People’s Republic of China spent $2.5 billion on 24 fighter jets. Thus, the cost of one aircraft was slightly more than $100 million. The production […]
China successfully launched an experimental reusable spacecraft on Friday to test technologies that will help support activities in space. This is reported by the state media of China. The spacecraft was launched on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome in Inner Mongolia. It is expected to return to the target landing site after […]
By importing a record amount of oil from Russia, China has shown readiness to continue cooperation with the aggressor country. This was stated by US Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby. “We called on China to be a responsible force and to join the rest of the world in condemning what Russia has done in Ukraine […]
Chinese researchers have successfully tested a full-system model of technology that will be able to transmit solar energy from space to Earth in the future, according to Bloomberg. A model of a power plant at Xidian University in Shaanxi Province captures sunlight high above the ground and converts it into microwave rays. They are then […]
In the face of fossil fuel problems, many countries are looking for ways to avoid an energy crisis. China has decided to take an unusual path by building a solar station in orbit. According to official Beijing, the test satellite will be launched in 2028. Its goal will be to test the technology, as China […]
Chinese scientists have raised the question of the possibility of destroying Starlink satellites. A study by Zhen Yuan Zhang of the Beijing Monitoring and Telecommunications Institute said in detail that the need for satellite destruction mechanisms posed a possible threat to China’s national security. The article, first published in Modern Defense Technology and later translated […]
China has closed its airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft of Russian carriers registered in two jurisdictions. About it writes RBC with reference to sources. One source explains the ban by saying that in May, China’s airline asked all airlines, not just Russian, to update electronic files (portfolio; it contains information about aircraft, airline owners, […]
Launching launch vehicles not from the Earth, but from the atmosphere, saves fuel and reduces costs. The greatest savings can be achieved by launching a rocket from a balloon, the cost of manufacturing and maintenance of which is very low. And although with the current development of technology such a medium will not go into […]
The Shanghai authorities have found an unusual way to inform about quarantine rules. Loudspeakers taped the four-legged robots and sent them to patrol the streets. Shanghai has introduced a two-stage quarantine, which severely restricts the movement of half the population on different days. In March, 30,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in the city. As of […]