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China’s First Tandem High-Energy Hydrogen Ion Implanter Achieves Beam Extraction
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (323+ words) China's first domestically developed tandem high-energy hydrogen ion implanter (POWER-750H), independently developed by the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), successfully achieved beam extraction recently, with key performance indicators reaching internationally advanced levels, according to the CIAE's official Wechat account…...
Rosoboronexport Signed Some Export Contracts for Kamikaze Drones - CEO
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (135+ words) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian defense export agency Rosoboronexport has already signed a number of export contracts for the delivery of unmanned aerial vehicles and kamikaze drones, its CEO Alexander Mikheev announced on the eve of the UMEX&SimTEX 2026 exhibition in the…...
China’s Self-Developed Ton-Class Unmanned Transport Drone Tianma-1000 Completes Maiden Flight
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Best of The Best: Here’s Why Drone Operators Are Becoming The Elite of Russian Army
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (68+ words) The 2024 decision to create a separate unmanned systems branch in the Russian Armed Forces created a "backbone upon which the armed forces of all other branches and services will rely," National Defense magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko told Sputnik, commenting on…...
US Reconnaissance Drone Spotted Over Baltic States Near Russian Border
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (49+ words) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk reconnaissance drone operated by the US Air Force has been detected over the Baltic states near the Russian border on Thursday morning, according to tracking data from the Flightradar24 portal. US Reconnaissance Drone…...
China Adds AI Chips to Official Procurement List for State-Owned Firms - Reports
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (323+ words) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China has included domestically produced AI chips to the official procurement list for state-owned companies and agencies for the first time in a move to boost the country's tech sector and reduce reliance on American technology, the Financial…...
US Army Plans to Buy Over One Million Drones in Next Three Years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (55+ words) The United States Army plans to purchase at least one million drones over the next two to three years and could acquire from half a million to several million annually thereafter, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said in an interview…...
Russian Troops Obliterate Ukrainian US-Equipped Robotic Platforms
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (41+ words) FPV drone units from the Russian marines destroyed two robotic turrets equipped with US-made Browning machine guns in the Donetsk People's Republic, the 40th Separate Guards Marine Brigade commander tells Sputnik. Russian Troops Obliterate Ukrainian US-Equipped Robotic Platforms...
German Defense Minister Admits Creation of 'Drone Wall' Currently Impossible
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (246+ words) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said that it is unrealistic today to create an absolutely reliable line of defense against drones along the entire length of the eastern border of NATO. In September, EU Commissioner for Defense…...
Russian Scientists Closer to Creating Next-Generation Space Electronics
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (406+ words) Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology (MIET) have developed a precise method to control the operation of microchips used in the extreme conditions of space. According to them, this will help in the development of a new class…...