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Chornobyl's Reactor 4 Shield at Risk of Collapse After Russian Strike, Expert Warns
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (209+ words) The problem is'that the New Safe Confinement (NSC) is'a'hermetic environment'at least it'was before February 14'last year. Now it'effectively no'longer is," Burnie said. The New Safe Confinement, a'large steel structure installed over the aging 1986'sarcophagus, was designed to'prevent the release of'radioactive…...
Ukraine's New UB60 D Drone Can Lock Onto Targets Without Pilot Input
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (659+ words) Ukraine's UB60 D FPV drone now features automatic target acquisition, enhancing its strike capabilities with new warheads and guidance systems. Ukraine's defense industry has unveiled an upgraded version of the UB60 D FPV strike drone equipped with an automatic terminal guidance system…...
New Ukrainian Drone Can Strike 1, 400 km'Away'and Ignore Electronic Warfare
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (553+ words) New Ukrainian Drone Can Strike 1, 400 km Away'and Ignore Electronic Warfare'UNITED24 Media - ecom. ukrgasbank. com 1 SESS#Preserves users states across page requests. Maximum Storage Duration: Session Type: HTTP Cookie - sf16-website-login. neutral. tiktokcdn-eu. com 2 cookie-consent [x2]Stores the user's cookie consent state for…...
This Drone Shoots Missiles to'Down Drones'And Could Change Modern Warfare
1+ week, 6+ day ago (131+ words) The test comes as'militaries around the world face mounting pressure to'defend against inexpensive one-way attack drones, which have been widely used in'Ukraine and the Middle East. These systems can cost a'fraction of'the missiles typically used to'intercept them, creating a'growing imbalance…...
ARes Reveals Cutting-Edge Acoustic System for Tracking Drones and Missiles in Real Time
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Ukrainian company ARes has unveiled a new acoustic target designation system designed to detect and track drones and missiles in challenging conditions. The system, developed by ARes, aims to identify a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicles, from FPV drones…...
US Firm Unveils AI-Powered SECTR Drone Interceptor That Hunts FPVs by Sound
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (444+ words) A US defense company has developed an autonomous interceptor drone system that uses artificial intelligence and acoustic targeting to detect and strike hostile small drones, according to Defence Blog on April 10. The system, called SECTR, was developed by Boise, Idaho-based…...
Russia Admits It's No'Longer a'Space Power as'Launches Fall to'1960s Levels
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (235+ words) Russia has effectively fallen out of'the ranks of'global space leaders, with its launch rates hitting a'historic low not seen since the dawn of'human spaceflight, The Moscow Times reported, citing Russian state media on'April'10. Speaking at'the Russian Space Forum, Lev Zeleny,…...
Russia's Science Funding Drops Below 1% of GDP, Falling Behind Globally
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (568+ words) Russia's domestic spending on research and development has fallen to 0. 97% of its GDP, placing it behind Malaysia (1. 01%), Egypt (1. 03%), and Lithuania (1. 05%). These figures were published by the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge in its 2026 statistical yearbook, "Indicators…...
Indonesian Fisherman Catches Chinese Underwater Drone, Prompting Navy Investigation
1+ week, 7+ min ago (819+ words) An Indonesian fisherman found a suspected Chinese unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) near Gili Trawangan. Authorities confirmed no explosives were found. An Indonesian fisherman discovered an object strongly resembling a Chinese unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), Republika reported on April 7. The UUV…...
Russia's Digital Hydra Reaches Space With State-Backed MAX Messenger
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (367+ words) Russia's state-backed messenger MAX has already been used to send more than 1, 000 messages between the International Space Station and Earth, according to NEWS. ru on April 7. The russian outlet attributed the claim to Dmitry Bakanov, head of Roscosmos, who made…...