The Taklamakan desert, a desert and very hostile space of more than 270,000 km2 in the heart of Uighur territory in the north-west of China, was proposed in 2010 for inclusion in the natural world heritage of humanity. This arid space which sees temperatures of 50°C during the day…
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Czech Republic cancels tender for new infantry fighting vehicles
In 2016, Prague launched a vast competition aimed at replacing its infantry fighting vehicles inherited from the Warsaw Pact era, with modern models from Western partners. In, 4 models were selected to compete, the Swedish CV90 Mk IV, the Spanish Ascod 2, and the Lynx KF41 and…
Read the articleDARPA successfully recovers an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight
Air-dropped drones offer many advantages from an operational point of view, in particular that of being able to be deployed over long distances using a carrier aircraft, and of only having to use their own fuel once released, so as not to having to consume it only once above…
Read the articleThe Metaverses, a critical defense and security issue in the medium term
On October 28, the president of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced the launch of a huge program aimed at making his company, renamed “Meta” on this occasion, the global pillar in the field of Metaverses. Although there were, strictly speaking, no specific announcements during this conference…
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