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Another loud night has passed in the Russian city of Belgorod. In the evening, on January 4, around 23:00, an air raid alarm sounded in the city – later, locals heard dozens of explosions and began posting videos of “arrivals” on social media. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that Belgorod was once again shelled by […]
The United Arab Emirates will become part of a global project to create and launch the first space station around the Moon. Engineers in the Middle East will build a 10-ton airlock for astronauts to enter and exit the Moon. The Emirates module is expected to be launched in 2030, writes Khaleejtimes. As part of […]
In the United States, Artis has introduced an updated active armored personnel carrier defense that protects against various threats. For a long time, one of the main problems with military vehicles used by the US army has been their very high vulnerability to attacks from above. Now this problem can be partially eliminated, as the […]
Hanwha’s multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), Arion-SMET, has completed a week-long field test conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. This achievement marks an important milestone for the robotic vehicle, positioning it as a potential competitor in the global UGV market. This is the first time that a South Korean UGV has […]
According to journalists, a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft made a safe emergency landing in Portland even without an important spare part. The part that broke off from the Alaska Airlines plane during the flight was found in the yard of an American teacher named Bob. This was reported by the BBC. Authorities were searching […]
The U.S. military is preparing to gradually retire legendary reconnaissance aircraft that entered service 70 years ago. In early January 2024, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the 940th Refueling Wing conducted an “elephant walk” training exercise at Bill Air Base, when six U-2S reconnaissance aircraft and two TU-2S trainers, six T-38 trainers used to support […]
The Navy of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has received a new missile corvette-catamaran, called Abu Mahdi. This was reported by видання Defence Blog. The induction into the Navy took place during a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which was attended by high-ranking officials, including IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami […]
Lexington, Kentucky’s VisitLEX tourism bureau has sent an “official invitation” to the neighboring TRAPPIST-1 star system for aliens to visit their city. Gizmodo writes about it. In fact, this is a marketing trick, but the message is quite real. VisitLEX worked with engineers, linguists, and the US Federal Aviation Administration to implement the project. The […]
Turkish companies Asisguard and Repkon Savunma Sistemleri have successfully integrated the RDS40-MGL 40mm grenade launcher into the Songar multicopter. This was reported by the company Asisguard. Asisguard CEO Ayhan Sunar said that they are proud to contribute to the goals set by the country to strengthen Turkey’s defense industry ecosystem. Ugur Cem Gürpinar, Director of […]
The Israeli Defense Forces reported that soldiers found components proving that Hamas militants were building or developing cruise missiles in the Gaza metro. This was reported by The Times of Israel. The Israeli military, which continues its operation in the Gaza Strip, has discovered equipment and components used by Hamas militants to produce cruise missiles. […]