The British defense company BAE Systems showed a test flight of the PHASA-35, a light high-altitude drone, which, according to the idea, can remain in the air for a year at an altitude of about 20 km. It is equipped with solar panels that charge the batteries during the day, and at night the drone […]
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US removed from Libya captured Russian Pantsir air defense system – The Times
It is unclear which model of the Shell was captured. This particular installation, the source writes, the UAE bought in Russia and sent to Libya its protégés – the “Libyan National Army” of General Khalifa Haftar, who is fighting against the UN-recognized government of the country (there is also another, unrecognized, – ed.). The general’s […]
The wheels of the Curiosity rover are slowly turning to trash. Yesterday’s photos from Mars are depressing
The rover is mounted on six wheels, each with its own electric motor. Two front and two rear are involved in taxiing: thanks to this, the rover can turn 360 ° on the spot. The wheels are made of aluminum – with a “tread” pattern for better grip and curved titanium springs for resilient platform […]
Curiosity has been operating on Mars for 3000 local days. See what’s with his wheels – photo
Made by engineers from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the 899 kg rover was launched from Earth on November 26, 2011 on an Atlas V 541 rocket and landed in Gale Crater on August 5, 2012. All information about this mission can be found here. See also: Curiosity showed incredibly detailed photos of the mountainside in […]
A snow blanket covered half of Spain and all of Madrid: satellite photos
The photo of the territory of Spain was taken on January 12 at 11:40 local time, the photo of the capital of the country – the next day. That is, three to four days after the strongest snowfall in half a century fell on the peninsula, which brought Philomena’s storm there. In Madrid, it was […]
Dogs vs robops. Ghost Robotics “dogs” are being trained at US airbases – photo and video
The private company Ghost Robotics, together with the US Air Force, is testing the Q-UGV autonomous four-legged robots that will help the military during combat operations, primarily as scouts. Videos and photos of the robotic dogs of the Pentagon’s Philadelphia contractor appear from time to time on the websites of various US Army air bases. […]