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In the city of Shali, Chechnya, a fire broke out at the headquarters of the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the ASTRA Telegram channel. “The headquarters building burned down with all the documents. The cars parked nearby were also damaged. There is no official report from the […]
Google has decided to lay off hundreds of its employees working in the field of digital assistant, hardware, and engineering teams. This was reported by Bloomberg This decision was made as part of the cost reduction strategy. The layoffs include employees involved in the development of the Google Assistant voice assistant, teams working on augmented […]
On the night of Thursday, January 11, the territory of Russia was attacked by unknown drones. Air defense systems were operating in Rostov, Tula and Kaluga regions. Russia blames Ukraine for the attack, Kyiv has not confirmed this information. This was reported by the enemy’s Ministry of Defense. According to the official data of the […]
The administration of US President Joe Biden has supported a bill that would allow the confiscation of Russia’s frozen assets worth about $300 billion to be used to rebuild Ukraine. This follows from a note by the US National Security Council (NSC) to Congress, where the initiative was prepared, Bloomberg writes with reference to the […]
Squad Solar City Car is a compact two-seater electric car weighing only 360 kg. It is capable of reaching 45 km/h and has a range of 100 km. Dutch startup Squad Mobility presented an unusual city electric car Solar City Car at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. It will go into production in 2025 and […]
Al-Shabaab militants seized a United Nations helicopter when it made an emergency landing in an area controlled by the Islamist group. There were two Somalis and several foreigners on board. Major Hassan Ali said that shortly after taking off from Beledweyne in central Somalia, the aircraft malfunctioned and landed near the village of Hinder, which […]
Turkish tech startup Asisguard in cooperation with Repkon Savunma Sistemleri has successfully integrated a 40mm RDS40-MGL grenade launcher into a Songar multicopter. The Songar is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be equipped with small arms, including an assault rifle, machine gun or grenade launcher. The drone weighs 25 kg, has a range of […]
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have affected Western countries’ military aid to Ukraine and the perception of the Russian-Ukrainian war. This was stated by Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar, reports Anadolu. He noted that the international media has shifted its attention to the war in the Gaza Strip, so some believe that […]
American warships and one British warship repelled the most massive attack by Yemeni Houthis backed by Iran in the Red Sea. This was reported in the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (Centcom) and the UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps. On Tuesday, January 9, the Houthis launched 18 kamikaze drones, two cruise missiles and […]
Fincantieri will use robots to design combat frigates for the US Navy. This was reported by Defense News. The Italian shipbuilding company has decided to focus on automation to accelerate its pace and build two frigates a year. Now the shipyard is building three frigates in two years. “Welding is one of the skills that […]