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The Russian Navy’s Yantar reconnaissance ship was chasing the Norwegian research vessel Kronprins Haakon in the Fram Strait. The incident took place on September 11 between Greenland and Svalbard. It lasted 18 hours. According to the publication, the Yantar ship is used for reconnaissance. At some point, the Norwegian vessel’s radar detected a Russian ship. […]
The Pentagon has decided to expand the capabilities of the Marine Corps to repel air attacks. Marines received an advanced air defense system MADIS Mk1. Its integration tests took place last month at the Yuma Test Site in Arizona. The multi-sensor air defense system has a modular design, which makes it extremely flexible. MADIS Mk1 […]
The Russian media reported that Russia had allegedly developed a new long-range in-fuselage cruise missile for the Su-57. This was reported by the Russian propaganda outlet RIA Novosti. According to the propagandists’ interlocutors, the allegedly developed missile has a comparable range to those used in long-range aviation on Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers, despite its […]
The House Republican majority introduced a separate bill to fund $14.3 billion in aid to Israel. This Republican initiative does not include aid to Ukraine and has different funding sources than the Biden administration proposed. This was reported by Ukrinform. “To cover this foreign aid, the legislation would cut $14.3 billion in funding for the […]
On Monday, October 30, a trial begins in Colorado to determine whether former US President Donald Trump will be disqualified from the 2024 election due to his alleged role in the deadly attack on the Capitol aimed at keeping him in office. Trump is facing similar lawsuits filed by human rights groups in Michigan and […]
The US Department of Defense has announced that the United States has begun developing a modern version of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb with a higher yield, designated the B61-13. The adoption of the B61-13 reflects the current assessment of the changing security situation. The purpose of B61-13 is to provide more capabilities against particularly […]
How much more powerful is this UAV than its predecessor, and what else is worth paying attention to The Turkish defense company Baykar Defense reported that its latest reconnaissance and strike drone, the Bayraktar TB3, made its maiden flight on October 27, 2023, an event that was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of […]
Apple is planning to announce the M3 line of processors at its Scary Fast event tonight – it will consist of three models: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The event will start on October 31 (02:00 Kyiv time) and should bring a lot of hardware announcements. Earlier, Gourmet reported […]
During the Eghtedar 1402 military exercises, the Iranian army successfully tested new Fateh and Sina kamikaze drones. This became known from IRNA correspondents. The new kamikaze drones were used by airborne assault units to hit static targets within a 10 km radius. The warhead of the Fateh drone weighs 1 kg, and the Sina drone […]
On the evening of October 29, a flight from Israel landed at the airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. Locals staged riots at the airport, looking for Israeli citizens and demanding that Jews be “expelled” from the republic. According to Moscow media, the airport is currently closed, and planes that were supposed to land in Makhachkala […]