The KAI KF-21 Boramae First Flight
The KAI KF-21 Boramae is a South Korean-led fighter aircraft development program with the goal of producing an advanced multirole fighter for the South Korean and Emirati air forces. The airframe is stealthier than any fourth-generation fighter, but does not carry weapons in internal bays like fifth-generation fighters, though internal bays may be introduced later in development.
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Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I was a series of 35 nuclear tests conducted by the United States from April 28 to August 18 in 1958 at the Pacific Proving Grounds. At the time of testing, the Operation Hardtack I test series included more nuclear detonations than the total of prior nuclear explosions in the Pacific Ocean. These tests followed the Project 58/58A series, which occurred from 1957 December 6 to 1958, March 14, and preceded the Operation Argus series, which took place in 1958 from August 27 to September 6.
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Breaking skydiving records for exit height, vertical free fall distance without a parachute.
Felix Baumgartner is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39km (24mi), reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64km/h (843.6mph), or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier relative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent.
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The first use of the mother of all bombs in Afghanistan
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB , colloquially explained as "mother of all bombs") is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory. It was first tested in 2003. At the time of development, it was said to be the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal.
The first use of the mother of all bombs in Afghanistan
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB , colloquially explained as "mother of all bombs") is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory. It was first tested in 2003. At the time of development, it was said to be the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal.
The first use of the mother of all bombs in Afghanistan
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB , colloquially explained as "mother of all bombs") is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory. It was first tested in 2003. At the time of development, it was said to be the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal.
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The first use of the mother of all bombs in Afghanistan
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB , colloquially explained as "mother of all bombs") is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory. It was first tested in 2003. At the time of development, it was said to be the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal.
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hiroshima and nagasaki bombing
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan and invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on 2 September, effectively ending the war.
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Marilyn Monroe show "Anything Goes." In Korea
In 1954, Marilyn Monroe entertained over 100,000 American troops in Korea during a organized show titled "Anything Goes."
The tour helped her overcome stage fright and became a transformative experience, with Monroe stating it was the "best thing" for her. Despite a delayed show and threats of a riot, the troops adored her, especially during a performance in a baggy army uniform.
#Marilyn_Monroe #Marilyn #Monroe
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The Father of All Bombs
Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP; "Father of All Bombs" is a Russian-designed, bomber-delivered thermobaric weapon.
This weapon was claimed to be the most powerful conventional (non-nuclear) weapon in the world, more powerful than "Mother of All Bombs" or MOAB.
FOAB was successfully field-tested in the late evening of 11 September 2007.
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The use of Agent Orange in Vietnam / Vietnam war / Agent Orange
Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the tactical use Rainbow Herbicides.
It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. It is a mixture of equal parts of two herbicides, 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D.
In addition to its damaging environmental effects, traces of dioxin found in the mixture have caused major health problems for many individuals who were exposed, and their offspring.
#Agent_Orange #Agent #Orange
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Iran shahed 238 Drone
A new Shahed-238 jet drone has been presented in Iran.
The Iranian Institute of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies Ashura has presented a jet modification of the Shahed-136 drone called Shahed-238.
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China's mother of all bombs
China's defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country's largest non-nuclear bomb, state-run Global Times reported.
It is dubbed as the Chinese version of the "Mother of All Bombs" due to its huge destructive potential that is claimed to be only second to nuclear weapons, the daily said.
The bomb was airdropped by an H-6K bomber and caused a gigantic explosion.
#the_mother_of_all_bombs
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The RS-28 Sarmat missile
The RS-28 Sarmat, is a Russian liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile produced by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. It is intended to replace the R-36M in Russia's arsenal
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Russian Dead Hand system
Dead Hand is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control system that was constructed by the Soviet Union. The system remains in use in the post-Soviet Russian Federation. An example of fail-deadly and mutual assured destruction deterrence, it can automatically initiate the launch of the Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by sending a pre-entered highest-authority order from the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Strategic Missile Force Management.
#Dead_Hand
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The MIM-104 Patriot air defence system
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states.
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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin / The first human to journey into outer space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including the nation's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Killing of Osama bin Laden
On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was shot and killed at his compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad by United States Navy SEALs of SEAL Team Six . The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was carried out in a CIA-led mission, with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) coordinating the Special Mission Units involved in the raid.
#Osama #bin #Laden #Osama_bin_Laden
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the first human has received a brain implant
Elon Musk says his ambitious plan to let humans wirelessly connect their brains with phones and other devices has taken a new step, announcing that the first human has received a brain implant from his Neuralink company.
Musk said via X. "Initial results show promising neuron spike detection," he added, referring to the cellular activity between our brains and our nervous systems.
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The Leopard 2 battle tank
The Leopard 2 is a third generation German main battle tank . Developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s, the tank entered service in 1979.
The Leopard 2 uses spaced multilayer armour throughout the design. The armour consists of a combination of steel plates of different hardness, elastic materials, and other non-metallic materials.
The Leopard 2A5 and subsequent models, the thickness is increased by the wedge-shaped armour module to 1,500 millimetres .
#Leopard_2 #Leopard #Leopard_tank
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Tupolev PAK DA, Russia's new generation stealth strategic bomber
The Tupolev PAK DA or PAK DA is a next-generation stealth strategic bomber being developed by Tupolev for the Long-Range Aviation branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The PAK DA is set to complement and eventually replace the older Tupolev Tu-95 in Russia's Air Force service.
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The V2 guided ballistic missile / world's first long-range guided ballistic missile
The V2 was the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed during the Second World War in Nazi Germany as a "vengeance weapon" and assigned to attack Allied cities as retaliation for the Allied bombings of German cities.
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Sukhoi Su-57 stealth jet
The Sukhoi Su-57 is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. It is the product of the PAK FA , prospective aeronautical complex of front-line aviation) programme, which was initiated in 1999 as a more modern and affordable alternative to the MFI.
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Future Combat Air System, sixth-generation jet fighter
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS), is a European combat system of systems under development by Dassault Aviation, Airbus and Indra Sistemas. The FCAS will consist of a Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) as well as other air assets in the future operational battlespace.
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Spike missile / Spike an Israeli fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile
Spike is an Israeli fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank warhead. As of 2007, it is in its fourth generation. It was developed and designed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is available in man-portable, vehicle-launched, and helicopter-launched variants.
#Spike
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