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Do you remember such a baby as the Renault Twingo? It was a compact A-class car that appeared at the very beginning of the 1990s. Now it is planned to be revived, but in the form of an electric car: conditionally, it will be the Renault Twingo EV. The exact parameters are unknown, as the […]
Ukraine already produces dozens of analogs of Iranian Shahed drones a month. Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshyn said this at the annual meeting of the European Business Association, Forbes reports. According to the minister, the defense industry has launched mass production of UAVs, whose official name is not disclosed, saying: “Ukrainian Shahed.” In addition, […]
Today, the classical von Neumann computer architecture has become an obstacle to increasing computing power. Part of the blame for this lies with the processor’s data exchange with external memory. Storing data in the processor – where it is processed – would help reduce computer consumption many times over. The first such processor for AI […]
Iran has amassed enriched uranium stockpiles sufficient to build several nuclear bombs and refuses to comply with UN demands. This is stated in the IAEA’s internal reports, which were obtained by Reuters. Iran already has 128.3 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, and if further enriched to 90%, this will be enough to produce three […]
Nova Poshta, the largest private delivery service in Ukraine, is exploring the possibility of creating invoices using voice and artificial intelligence technologies. “We were thinking about a technology that would help the client create a waybill by voice. But we haven’t found the right solution yet, although we have conducted many tests with this feature […]
Hyundai is working on a flying car with a removable drone attached to the vehicle. Hyundai wants to combine two of its ideas into one design. According to Hyundai, both land and air vehicles have limitations, and this new creation solves all their problems. Vehicles can easily move through the air when their ground movement […]
The U.S. Navy wants its F-35A Lightning II to be able to destroy enemy ships with LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) missiles. The ability to engage maritime targets will be an important milestone for fifth-generation fighters. The military service wants to arm the F-35 Lightning II with JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) air-to-air missiles. The […]
NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are planning to launch the world’s first wooden satellite into space to make spaceflight more sustainable. According to space agencies, LignoSat, a coffee-cup-sized satellite made of magnolia wood, is scheduled to be launched into Earth orbit by the summer of 2024. Wood doesn’t burn or rot in […]
From the very beginning, the SM-6 anti-aircraft missile was developed for American destroyers with Mark 41 universal launchers. Subsequently, a “land-based” version of the missile was designed, which, in tandem with the Typhon missile system, is capable of hitting ground targets at a distance of 460 km. The SM-6 missile is of interest to many […]
A US guided-missile destroyer was once again forced to use its weapons in the Middle East. A few weeks ago, the USS Carney (DDG 64) was shooting down drones and missiles. On November 15, 2023, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) was launched. The guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) was in transit through […]