This week, the UK officially announced the transfer of Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. With a launch range of up to 250km, they will pose a great challenge to the Russian army and allow Ukrainian pilots to strike while remaining out of range of enemy air defences.
The Australian Army recently received hands-on training in the use of the NASAMS air defence system. Australia will adopt an advanced surface-to-air missile system with domestic components.
The US Department of Defence has awarded additional funding to Raytheon Missiles & Defence and Northrop Grumman, which are working on the Glide Phase Intercept (GPI) missile concept. The interceptor is designed to destroy hypersonic weapons.
Turkey continues to test various weapons on the Bayraktar Akinci drone. This week, Baykar's drone launched a Cakir missile.
During the presentation of the ROG Ally portable gaming PC from Asus, Roanne Sones, Head of Xbox Devices, discussed how the new device "redefines the Windows PC gaming experience". In particular, she mentioned that modern consoles allow you to instantly return to the game after a break, and ROG Ally encourages Microsoft to think about implementing a similar feature in Windows.
On the evening of 12 May, there was an explosion in the centre of Luhansk, which has been occupied by Russian troops. The attack was carried out by an unknown weapon at the factory.
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to help scientists study the universe. A new study says the observatory has spotted a distant exoplanet covered in clouds and fog.
North Macedonia last year handed over a Su-25 attack aircraft (NATO codified as Frogfoot) to Ukraine. The Air Force recently showed pictures of the aircraft for the first time.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has tested a robotic snake. The vehicle is called the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor or simply EELS.
Huawei was equipping its flagship smartphones with Kirin chips developed by its HiSilicon subsidiary before US sanctions were imposed. OPPO wanted to follow the same path, but circumstances did not work out.
We previously reported that Greek company SAS Technology unveiled the Talos II drone at DEFEA 2023 in Athens. Another new product is called the Aihimi AHM-1X. The French company Thales was involved in its development.
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Greek company SAS Technology unveiled a new reconnaissance-level unmanned aerial vehicle at DEFEA 2023 in Athens. It is called Talos II.
Following their victory at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Argentina have been awarded another "trophy". The official sponsor of the team is the Chinese company Xiaomi.
Turkey's fifth-generation KAAN fighter may be more expensive than expected. This was announced by Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
