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The Czech company Czechoslovak Group will showcase a launcher based on a Tatra truck for the KHAN ballistic missile at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF 2023). KHAN is a Turkish medium-range ballistic missile, an export version of the Bora missile. It can hit targets at a distance of up to 280 km. The total […]
In a possible war with China, airfields will be the first targets for China, so the United States needs an aircraft that can land on water. Catalina II may become such a development. An American company from Florida plans to turn an iconic seaplane from World War II into a modern product that will perform […]
This is the first time that Wagner PMC has brought armored vehicles to Belarus Yesterday, on July 25, the 11th convoy with fighters of the so-called “private” military company Wagner arrived in Belarus – according to the monitoring group Belaruski Gaius, this is the first time that Wagner brought their armored vehicles to Belarus. According […]
A few years ago, Boston Dynamics introduced Spot, a robotic dog worth almost $75,000. Since then, several companies have developed similar robots. One of them is Unitree. It recently announced a device called Go 2, which in its standard version is almost 50 times cheaper than Spot. Unitree Go 2 is 16″ high, 27″ long […]
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has changed its position since Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and is preparing to launch a blockade against Ukraine. This was reported by the UK Ministry of Defense on July 26. It is noted that the modern corvette “Sergiy Kotiv” was deployed in the southern part of the […]
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will provide the Ukrainian army with two Skynex air defense systems. Source. This was reported by the company’s press service, cited by Interfax-Ukraine. “In the second half of 2023, Ukraine will receive two newest Skynex air defense missile systems, which include airburst munitions. The Skynex systems will be installed on new […]
This month, the United Kingdom demonstrated the Challenger 2 main battle tank in the Theater Entry Standard (TES) modification. The combat vehicle was nicknamed Megatron. The Challenger 2 TES Megatron is an advanced modification of the third-generation Challenger 2 conventional tank. This version of the combat vehicle is designed for military operations in urban areas […]
An American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle was damaged in Syria. It was attacked by a Russian fighter jet. The incident occurred at night on July 23. The Russian fighter jet flew in dangerous proximity to the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, which was conducting a counterterrorism mission against the Islamic State group. According to the […]
SpaceX has scheduled a Falcon Heavy rocket launch for July 26 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space reports. The Falcon Heavy launch is scheduled to take place at 06:04 Kyiv time, and the live broadcast will be available on Space.com. This mission will be the seventh for the Falcon Heavy rocket, which was […]
The Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun system has been standing on the roof of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Moscow for several months now. The day before, it failed to destroy a drone flying nearby. On the morning of July 24, Moscow was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. One of the drones exploded near […]