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Ukraine Is the First “Hackers’ War”

Cars That Think

Rapid and resourceful technological improvisation has long been a mainstay of warfare, but the war in Ukraine is taking it to a new level. During a training exercise in southern Ukraine in May 2023, a drone pilot maneuvered a flier to a height of 100 meters before dropping a dummy anti-tank grenade on to a pile of tires.

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SpaceX Starlink lands DoD contract for Ukraine satellite services

Teslarati

Department of Defense to buy services for Ukraine, according to the Pentagon. Elon Musk explains why SpaceX is asking the Pentagon to pay for Starlink service in Ukraine The aerospace company headed by CEO Elon Musk has received private donations and a separate contract with a U.S.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink has about 150k daily users in Ukraine, confirms official

Teslarati

Roughly 150,000 people are using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system in Ukraine every day, according to Digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov. To date, Starlink has provided Ukraine with stable internet access despite Russia’s efforts to disconnect the country from the World Wide Web. .

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Puzzling Out the Drone War Over Ukraine

Cars That Think

Eight years later, the Russians are again invading Ukraine. In between are a range of intermediate-sized drones used primarily for surveillance and reconnaissance. These include the Eleron-3SV and the Orlan-10 drones, both of which have been used extensively in Syria and Ukraine. unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs).

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Ukraine is now using these 200-mile-range electric bikes with NLAW rockets to take out Russian tanks

Electrek

The post Ukraine is now using these 200-mile-range electric bikes with NLAW rockets to take out Russian tanks appeared first on Electrek. But their latest use though is perhaps the bikes’ most important mission yet: helping Ukrainian soldiers strike a David vs. Goliath blow against Russia’s barbaric invasion of its country.

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SpaceX Starlink continues steadfast service after 100 missiles hit Ukraine

Teslarati

SpaceX’s Starlink maintained its steadfast service to Ukraine after 100 missiles hit the country, targeting energy and communications infrastructure. . Mykhailo Fedorov—the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation—revealed the critical role Starlink continues to play in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War.

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Mitsubishi Motors to supply 635 Outlander PHEVs to National Police of Ukraine

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine, MMC will supply the National Police of Ukraine with 635 units of the Outlander PHEV. The supply stems from an emissions trading agreement signed by a number of Japanese companies with the Government of Ukraine.

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