Ukraine’s military export agency, Ukrspecexport, unveiled the Sokil-300 unmanned combat aerial vehicle at the biennial International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). The Sokil-300 (Falcon-300) is a strike drone developed by the Kyiv-based LUCH Design Bureau. It is a surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developing for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Sokil-300 drone is armed with four guided missiles with a range of up to 10 km. It can carry a maximum payload of 300 kg, has a maximum takeoff load of 1,225 kg, and can attain a maximum speed of 335 km/h. The drone has a wingspan of 14m and a […]
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Czech-based defense contractor Excalibur Army will unveil its latest artillery system at the IDEX 2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi. This will mark the first time the next generation 8×8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer, called the DITA, will be on display at the military hardware trade show and arms fair. As noted by the company, DITA self-propelled howitzer, clothed in a brand new camo, will make its first public debut at the exhibition with will be held from 21 – 25 February 2021 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The new wheeled self-propelled howitzer is […]
Russian next generation main battle tank will make his international debut at the 15th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from Feb. 21 to 25. Russian media on Feb. 5, 2019, reported that the state-run arms broker Rosoboronexport will be showcasing the new Armata tank at IDEX 2021. As noted that will be displayed the T-14 main battle tank and the T-15 tank support fighting vehicle built on the Armata platform. However, the real vehicles won’t be delivered to IDEX expo due to logistic problems arising from the COVID pandemic. – ADVERTISEMENT […]
Chinese-made most advanced main battle tank made its combat debut in Nigerian anti-terrorism operation during a clash with Boko Haram militants in the northeast of the country The Nigerian government has announced that it launches a large-scale military operation against Boko Haram militants, whose name means “Western education is forbidden” in the local Hausa language, and deployed new combat vehicles, including new Norinco VT4 main battle tanks in the northeast. The Nigeria Army chief showed an image of tanks during a new offensive against Boko Haram militants, which called the “Operation Tura Takai Bango”. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/sport/202010161080794810-lionel-messi-marks-16th-anniversary-of-his-debut-for-barcelona/ It’s hard to imagine Barcelona without Messi. It’s even harder to imagine that twenty years ago, the club’s board of directors hesitated about signing him. If it were not for Carles Rexach, one of Barcelona’s coaches back then, who signed a contract with Messi’s father on a napkin, Barcelona’s future would have been quite different. Lionel Messi marks the 16th anniversary of his debut for Barcelona. When on 16 October 2004 he came off the bench to replace Portuguese midfielder Deco in the game against Espanyol, spectators in the stadium and people […]
Dagestani flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov made his octagon debut at UFC Fight Island on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, and after getting his career on the big stage off to a winning start, he dedicated his win to his former coach. Ulanbekov defeated Brazilian Bruno Silva via unanimous decision in the opening fight of the night on Fight Island to extend his professional record to 11 wins, 1 defeat and announce his arrival in the UFC’s 125-pound division. Then, when speaking to reporters backstage after his win, Ulanbekov revealed the pressure he put himself under as he revealed he fought for the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080673551_80:-1:1280:675_1200x675_80_0_0_3c17dd492bb02ba1ca25a97782ebb02f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Martha Yiling. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010051080673195-in-the-twilight-k-pop-boy-band-wei-finally-releases-debut-album-and-mv/ The long-awaited debut of the band, whose members are already getting quite well-known, has finally happened. OUI Entertainment released a music video named “Twilight” and the first mini-album ‘IDENTITY: First Sight’ from their first group Wei. The group was formed of members who already have some experience in being idols. Kim Yo-han is a former member of the group X1, which was formed through the survival show Produce X 101, but was disbanded at the start of 2020 in light of the Mnet votes manipulation scandal. Kim Dong-han was first introduced to […]
Luis Suarez scored twice and provided an assist in a superb 24-minute cameo on his Atletico Madrid debut, showing former club Barcelona a sign of what they could be missing after his bitter departure. Suarez came off the bench to replace Diego Costa in the 70th minute of Atletico’s game against Granada with his team 3-0 up, and set about making an instant impact for his new club. The Uruguayan teed up fellow substitute Marcos Llorente for a finish two minutes later, before finding the net himself with a looping header at the back post in the 85th minute. He capped […]
The Bahamas confirmed it will cross the central bank digital currency (CBDC) finish line next month. “The intended outcome of Project Sand Dollar is that all residents in The Bahamas would have use of a central bank digital currency, on a modernized technology platform, with an experience and convenience—legally and otherwise—that resembles cash,” the central bank said. Source link
A decentralized way to copy bitcoin (BTC) over to Ethereum is relaunching today after a smart-contract bug sunk the project in May. Called tBTC, the Thesis-built protocol was first announced in April, and is now ready for a fresh start. BTC holders who want to use Ethereum but worry about censorship risk with BitGo’s WBTC are invited to deposit BTC and mint TBTC tokens. Putting bitcoin on Ethereum gives the godfather cryptocurrency access to the yields of decentralized finance (DeFi) and has taken off in earnest since tBTC’s aborted launch. Over $1 billion in bitcoin is now tokenized on Ethereum. According […]
Uniswap’s governance token, UNI, which was launched Wednesday night, has been on a roller-coaster ride in the past 24 hours, but despite the price volatility the total market cap of UNI could make the automated market maker (AMM) one of the most valuable decentralized finance (DeFi) projects in the coming years. Based on 1 billion tokens outstanding and a current market price of $3.50, the project has an implied market value of $3.7 billion on a fully diluted basis, according to data compiled by CoinGecko. There is currently $829.7 million worth of crypto assets committed to Uniswap, according to DeFi Pulse. […]
It took nearly two hours for Carole Baskin to get thrown to the tigers. It was an excruciating wait. Like a big cat stalking its prey, the Dancing With the Stars producers waited a full 117 minutes before going in for the kill, stringing along the scores of new lookie-loo viewers who, judging by the sudden social media interest in the creaky 29th season premiere of the show, were tuning in for a reality-TV snuff film: the televised humiliation of the year’s most notorious TV star. They got just that, too. Baskin’s paso doble, danced with laughable predictability to Survivor’s “Eye […]
In her very first segment as a primetime host on MSNBC, Joy Reid welcomed former Vice President Joe Biden for a largely conflict-free interview that touched on everything from President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic—“He’s surrendered,” Biden declared—to his own complicated history on criminal justice reform. For her final question, Reid brought up an issue that she has been pressing on her weekend show, AM Joy, for several weeks. “Most African-Americans that I’ve talked to on a daily basis are very concerned that Black women in particular have been the heartbeat of the Democratic Party for a long time, […]
Rhys “Skeletor” McKee, one of the top prospects in European MMA, was lost for words after he was told that he was being drafted in to compete against Russian-born grappler Khamzat Chimaev at ‘Fight Island’ on a week’s notice. McKee, a graduate of the Cage Warriors promotion which also featured the likes of Conor McGregor and Michael Bisping before they joined the UFC, has long been considered as a prime candidate to be drafted to the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion – and that call finally came this weekend. READ MORE: ‘He entered the MATRIX’: New UFC star Fiziev shows fans skills that […]
The largest English portal in China has released some new photos showed that J-15 fighter jets have started take-off and landing training on aircraft carrier CNS Shandong. The J-15s, also know as Flying Shark fighters, make its debut operational mission on the second aircraft carrier and the first such ship wholly designed and built in China. Carrying the hull designation number 17, CNS Shandong is the largest, mightiest and most sophisticated naval ship ever developed and built in China. – Advertisement – Its construction began in November 2013 at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp, the world’s […]
The Sierra Nevada Corporation has announced its Louisville, Colorado production center has received the Thermal Protection System tiles for Tenacity, the first space-worthy Dream Chaser, and has started bonding them to the vehicle. This is another major milestone Tenacity has reached as she walks down the path to her first launch to the International Space Station — which is right now slated to occur in 2021 with a launch on ULA’s Vulcan rocket. The Thermal Protection System (TPS) tiles are one of the major hardware components used on Dream Chaser and cover nearly the entire craft to protect it from the […]
Former football legend and actor OJ Simpson is notorious for his internationally-publicized trial, often referred to as “the trial of the century”, for the 1994 murders his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and a friend, Ron Goldman. Ford Motor Company will reschedule the launch date of its new Bronco, set to take place on 9 July, to avoid unwanted controversy, as the “unintentionally” chosen date coincides with the 73rd birthday of former football legend and actor Orenthal James Simpson, better known by the initials OJ. The automaker said that the debut date “unintentionally coincided” with the birthday of the infamous sports […]
Only a handful of days after successfully returning domestic crew launch capabilities to U.S. soil for the first time since July of 2011, SpaceX is continuing to steam ahead with its 2020 launch campaign as they prepare to loft another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet constellation. The eighth flight of Starlink satellites is currently scheduled to launch on a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 9:25 pm Eastern time on Wednesday (01:25 UTC on Thursday). (Lead Photo by Brady Kenniston for NSF) This mission, also known as Starlink v1.0 L7, will mark […]