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Steadicopter engineers have installed a special suspension with a machine gun on an unmanned Golden Eagle helicopter. The new system, known as SMASH Dragon, is unique in that it is capable of attacking both ground and air targets with high accuracy. SMASH Dragon uses patented algorithms to detect targets. It can be armed with 44-mm […]
Ukrainian defenders have improved an American grenade launcher to eliminate Russian occupiers more effectively. The soldiers of the Kovel Battalion of the Volyn Brigade of the terrorist defense do not get tired of fighting the enemy. Including accurate fire from the Mk 19 automatic easel grenade launcher! The brigade says that the terrorists have ingeniously […]
Together with the British military, L3Harris specialists conducted field tests of the T7 robotic platform equipped with the X-ray Backscatter module. This was reported by the official website of the UK Ministry of Defense. The Ukrainian military knows L3Harris as the developer of Vampire anti-drone systems. They are used to destroy Shahed-136. With the X-ray […]
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is considering creating its own chips for artificial intelligence. According to sources familiar with the company’s plans, OpenAI is also considering the acquisition of a target company in the AI chip industry. According to Reuters, the company has not yet made a final decision, but has already discussed various options […]
AFP (Agence France-Presse) has obtained a document according to which the Wagner PMC has purchased two Chinese satellites for reconnaissance. The agreement in English and Russian was signed on November 15, 2022, between Beijing Yunze Technology Co. and Nika-Fruit LLC, which, according to AFP, was part of the business structures of the founder of the […]
Many car manufacturers are switching from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles to maintain zero carbon emissions. However, electric vehicles have a limited range, so they cannot travel long distances without recharging. To solve this problem, a team of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology called Solar Team Eindhoven developed the Stella Terra solar […]
Ukrainian defense forces destroy a modernized Russian army tank. The target of the unmanned aerial vehicle was again the T-90M “Proryv”. The tank worth $2.5-4.5 million was not destroyed by an FPV drone, as is often the case, but by a conventional drone armed with grenades. The combat vehicle was hit in the Kherson region, […]
The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric truck has successfully tested its long-distance capability by driving more than 1,000 km across the Alps with one stop for recharging. The truck was loaded with 40 tons of cargo and traveled 530 kilometers from Stuttgart, Germany, to Bolzano, Italy. He recharged there and drove back. It was his only […]
General Dynamics Land Systems has won the right to participate in a U.S. Army project to develop a universal robotic platform, TRX, that can be equipped with various modules for combat and engineering tasks on the battlefield. At the first stage of participation, the company will create two prototypes of its TRX modular robotic combat […]
During the military exercises, the Iranian army demonstrated UAVs included in the air defense forces this year. About 200 aircraft involved in the exercise hit 54 targets. According to the material published by the Iranian ANA news agency, the exercises began on October 2. During the exercises, the Iranian military demonstrated several new UAVs. During […]