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On the night of November 16, two groups of UAVs threatened Bryansk region and the temporarily occupied Crimea, and there was also an attack on a military base in Volgograd region by drones. Russian air defense forces reported that they had shot down all the drones that were preparing to carry out a “terrorist attack.” […]
On the night of November 16, a fire broke out on the territory of a military unit near the village of Kotluban in the Volgograd region of Russia. According to the Russian media, the fire at the Russian Defense Ministry facility started around 1 a.m. Local residents reported hearing the sounds of explosions. The village […]
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 […]
Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled its debut electric car, a five-seater sedan with a panoramic glass roof. Permits indicate that the electric car will be branded Beijing Xiaomi SU7, and its production will be carried out by the state-owned Beijing Automotive Group. Earlier, Xiaomi said that its electric car would be officially launched in […]
The United States gives Israel a secret military aid package. This was reported by Bloomberg. The news agency cites a US Department of Defense document dated late October 2023, called Israel Senior Leader. It contains a list of weapons requested by Israel after the Hamas invasion. Some of the weapons have already been transferred. The […]
One of the civilian airports may be opened in Ukraine before the war is over. This possibility was stated by the head of the presidential office during a speech at the Hudson Institute as part of his trip to the United States, Ekonomichna Pravda reports. In his speech, Yermak did not name the airport or […]
China has launched the world’s fastest fiber optic trunk line connecting Beijing, Wuhan, and Guangzhou, reports Firstpost. This line, which is over 3,000 kilometers long, has a bandwidth of 1.2 TB/s, which is three times faster than the closest competitor in the United States. The new network can transmit “the equivalent of 150 movies per […]
The Slovak Union of Road Carriers threatens to block the border with Ukraine for Ukrainian carriers. It is noted that representatives of the Slovak Union of Road Hauliers sent a letter to the country’s Ministry of Transport threatening to block the border with Ukraine if the European Commission does not return to the practice of […]
Amazon Web Services has a new office complex. It is located on the grounds of the former de Kopel prison in Harlem, the Netherlands. The penitentiary system in the Netherlands has existed for over 100 years. The prison was opened in 1901. In 2016, after its closure, the domed building was used for some time […]