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On September 6, the United States was to test-fire the Dark Eagle missile, part of the LHRW hypersonic ground-based system. The latter was delivered to Cape Canaveral. The launch never took place, as the military failed to activate the launcher. Thus, the Pentagon’s plans to put the LHRW on alert by the end of the […]
On September 7, 2023, the Russian Federation was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. The Kremniy El plant came under attack. The company is located in Bryansk. The governor officially confirmed the attack. He said that one of the city’s industrial facilities was attacked. Later, Russian media reported that it was the Kremniy El plant. It […]
Poland is already producing the Spike-LR ATGM, developed by Israeli engineers from Rafael. The country’s authorities believe that this is not enough. It wants to localize the production of Javelin ATGMs in Poland. The desire of the Polish authorities calls into question the feasibility of launching the production of the Pirat ATGM, which is a […]
The fire occurred in a production building located at 16 Budyonny Avenue, building Bldg. 2. This was reported to RBK by the capital’s Emergency Situations Ministry. “Firefighters arrived at the scene at 9:06 a.m. By 9:20 a.m., the fire was extinguished,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations said. The area of the fire was 10 square […]
At the end of the summer, Toyota shut down almost all of its car assembly plants in Japan. The reason was a lack of free space on the servers. Toyota was performing scheduled maintenance on the servers. At some point, the procedure was interrupted due to the overflow of disks with databases. This led to […]
It seems that Germany has decided to compete with itself. The European country is participating in two projects to develop a new European tank. Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden are preparing to start developing a next-generation European tank. This was reported by the German publication Handelsblatt. The project will involve German defense companies Rheinmetall and […]
Officially, the tallest tree on the planet is located in California and reaches a height of almost 116 meters, but researchers note that the theoretical limit is even higher. Our planet is huge and unique, with many amazing animals, insects, and plants hiding in its most secret corners. Forests are called the “green lungs” of […]
Several explosions occurred near the Russian city of Bryansk, and Russian public media reported the alleged destruction of three unidentified drones. “As a result of the fall of the aircraft wreckage, the windows of the Bryansk I railway station building, the station square and several cars were partially damaged. Operational and emergency services are working […]
According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources, Chinese authorities have ordered central government officials not to use iPhones and other foreign-branded smartphones at work. The instructions were reportedly sent “in recent weeks.” It is not known how many institutions have received them, but Beijing has been implementing a similar practice for years, banning some officials […]
A prototype of the HAASTA combat drone was presented in Poland. It is capable of deceiving air defense and destroying enemy drones. According to Breaking Defense, the drone was developed by the Lukasiewicz Aviation Institute in cooperation with EuroTech, an Italian-registered company. HAASTA’s wingspan is just under 4 meters. The fuselage of the drone is […]