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Berlin pledges key military hardware to Ukraine by year-end

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Germany is set to deliver a new package of military equipment and munitions to Ukraine by December 2024, reflecting a continued commitment to supporting Ukraine’s defense efforts against Russian aggression. The upcoming shipments will include a range of advanced air defense systems, self-propelled artillery, tanks, and other crucial military assets. According to the planned deliveries, […]

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Google unveils new phones and other gadgets powered by AI

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Alphabet’s Google on Aug 13 unveiled a lineup of new Pixel smartphones with deeper integrations of its artificial intelligence technology as it races to incorporate AI into its hardware. The event at Alphabet’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, bucks a tradition Google has maintained with every iteration of Pixel — its

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Google brings AI answers in Search to new countries

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August 16, 2024 7:36 AM SAN FRANCISCO — Google parent Alphabet said on Thursday (Aug 15) it was expanding its AI-generated summaries for search queries to six new countries, just two months after it rolled back some capabilities following a problem-riddled launch. The search giant made AI Overviews — which are displayed atop a search results page before traditional

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TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal

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August 16, 2024 7:43 AM. TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday (Aug 15) that the US Department of Justice has misstated the social media app’s ties to China, urging the court to overturn a law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US assets or face a ban. TikTok, which has sued to overturn the law,

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Germany deployed multirole Eurofighters to a US base in Guam

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Three versatile Eurofighter Typhoons have touched down at the U.S. Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, courtesy of the German Air Force – the Luftwaffe. German media has dubbed this deployment “the mega-deployment of the Air Force as part of Pacific Skies 24.” Photo credit: Luftwaffe These fighter jets were returning from Hawaii after participating in the Rim

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Royal Navy is training the Royal Australian Navy in mine warfare

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Close cooperation between Britain and Australia is significantly boosting the combat capabilities of both nations. Recently, the Royal Navy led an advanced mine warfare course, demonstrating the strength of this partnership. Photo credit: ADF via Twitter During the course, the Australian Department of Defense shared on X that Australian Navy minesweepers received hands-on training in planning and eliminating

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Australia armed P-8A Poseidon aircraft with AGM-84J missiles

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The Australian Air Force showcased its operational prowess by equipping its Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft with two AGM-84J Harpoon missiles, commonly known as Harpoon 2000. This happened at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay during RIMPAC, the largest international maritime exercise globally. Photo credit: RAAF via Twitter The Australian government announced

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Poland signs $850 million missile deal with U.S.

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Poland has finalized a new agreement with the United States to purchase several hundred AIM-120C AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, according to a statement from the Polish Armaments Agency. The contract, valued at approximately $850 million, marks a critical step in bolstering Poland’s air defense capabilities. The exact number of missiles included in the deal has not

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Poland’s drills near Kaliningrad stir Russian worries

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Russian sources have voiced concerns over recent Polish military exercises near the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region, alleging that the drills were rehearsals for an attack on the enclave. According to Ilya Tumanov, a prominent figure in the Russian military aviation community and administrator of the ‘Fighterbomber’ channel, Polish fighter jets conducted operations along the

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Ukrainian expert warns of Russia’s fiber-optic drone advancements

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Serhiy Beskrestnov, known by his callsign “Serhiy Flash,” a Ukrainian expert in military radiotechnology, has reported the use of FPV drones with digital video transmission channels by Russian forces in the Kursk region. Beskrestnov, a technical consultant and blogger specializing in military radio technologies, highlighted the possible deployment of drones that operate via fiber-optic control and video

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