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The United Kingdom intends to build the world’s largest ground-based optical telescope, the Very Large Telescope (ELT), according to a recent bulletin from the National Center for Astronomical Technology. It is planned that the first instrument to be used on the telescope will be created by this institution. The construction of the giant facility, the […]
This week, South Korea and the United Kingdom will jointly host the second global summit on artificial intelligence in Seoul, according to Reuters. Details of the summit British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol will take part in a virtual summit on Tuesday. The event is held against the backdrop of […]
Oil rises after the death of Iran’s president and news from Saudi Arabia; Oil prices rose after the Iranian president died in a plane crash and the Saudi crown prince canceled a trip to Japan, citing the king’s health problems. This was reported by Reuters. Brent crude rose 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $84.39 per […]
In China, a mysterious stealth corvette built in the Chinese city of Liaoning, Liaoning Province, has been put to sea for sea trials. Photos posted on social media revealed the existence of this mysterious corvette. The presence of such a ship in China first became known only in the second half of 2023, and the […]
Since the beginning of 2024, Ukrainian special services have launched a campaign to disable critical installations at Russian oil refineries. These facilities are key to generating revenue for the aggressor country, providing the population with fuel, and waging a war of aggression against Ukraine. Information from the Pentagon The Pentagon published a report to the […]
At the Future Armored Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe conference in Prague, the Slovak Ministry of Defense announced its plan to purchase more than 100 new main battle tanks. This was reported by Defence Industry Europe. Details of the deal Under an arms exchange agreement with Germany, Slovakia handed over 30 BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles […]
Jean-Louis Bourlange, chairman of the French parliament’s foreign affairs committee, called on the French government to allow Ukraine to use French weapons to strike at Russian territory. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Le Figaro. According to Le Figaro, Bourlange sent a letter to the French leadership calling for the abandonment of “restraint” […]
The Russian Federation not only retroactively rewrote the plan for the production of airplanes and helicopters, but also showed the state of this industry, which is a marker of the level of the industry as a whole. The fact that things are not as good in Russia as the Kremlin is trying to show is […]
According to The New York Times, the US Department of Defense is in a hurry to expand its capabilities to wage war in space. Washington is convinced that China and Russia’s lightning-fast progress in space operations poses a serious threat to U.S. satellites in orbit. As journalists have learned, the details of the Pentagon’s plans […]
The US Department of Defense has signed a $23.5 million contract with SARA (Scientific Applications and Research Associates) to purchase Home-on GPS (HOJ) sensors for detecting electronic warfare and installing long-range homing heads on JDAM-ER guided bombs. The upgraded bombs will be able to hit not only electronic warfare equipment but also target the corresponding […]