Posts

Ukrainian troops taught the British Army what it took at least 60 hours of work to become

Image
   Ukrainian soldiers advised an elite British unit on how to train troops for drone warfare. They said about 60 hours of flying is needed to reach competence. They advised that pilots should start on a simulator. The US Army also uses one on Ukrainian advice. Lt. Col. Ben Irwin-Clark, the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards, an elite British Army infantry regiment, told Business Insider that the Ukrainians said a decent pilot needs at least 30 hours on a simulator and 30 hours of actual flying in the field. At about 60 hours, "they are pretty competent at being able to fly different types of drones," he said. After that, improvement comes with repetition and exposure to more systems. "It's an upward curve in terms of how good they can get," he said. It takes practice. The battalion received those lessons while it was helping train Ukrainian troops for their fight against Russia's invasion. The unit was deployed in support of Operatio...

US accuses China of breaking rules

Image
  US accuses China of breaking rules on nuclear weapons by hiding explosions and preparing for more testing The US accused China of secret nuclear explosive testing and attempting to cover it up, an official said Friday. The US said it has intelligence that China conducted banned nuclear explosive tests. The nuclear monitoring organization said it hadn't detected activity related to an explosive test. China is expanding its nuclear arsenal. An explosive test would violate an international agreement. Banned for decades under an international agreement to which China and the US are signatories, nuclear explosive testing involves the detonation of warheads. The US accusation comes on the heels of the expiration of the nuclear arms control New START agreement between the US and Russia, which limited their numbers of deployed warheads and launchers. "I can reveal that the US government is aware that China has conducted nuclear explosive tests, including preparing for tests with des...

CISA confirms exploitation of VMware ESXi flaw by ransomware attackers

Image
   CVE-2025-22225, a VMware ESXi arbitrary write vulnerability, is being used in ransomware campaigns, CISA confirmed on Wednesday by updating the vulnerability’s entry in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Researchers linked VMware ESXi zero-day trio to single exploit toolkit Broadcom fixed CVE-2025-22225, CVE-2025-22224 (a heap overflow vulnerability) and CVE-2025-22226 (an information disclosure flaw) in VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion in early March 2025. At the time of their disclosure, Broadcom said that they have information to suggest that the three vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild as zero-days, but details about the attacks were not shared. The three flaws were added to CISA’s KEV catalog on the same day. In January 2026, Huntress researchers observed attackers using an exploit toolkit they believe takes advantage of all three vulnerabilities. “Based on our analysis of the exploit’s behavior, its use of HGFS for information leaking,...

Ukrainian troops were 'stunned' to learn their British trainers weren't using anti-drone nets, UK officer says

Image
  Ukrainian soldiers were shocked to learn that anti-drone nets weren't standard for the British Army when they came over for combat training, a UK officer told Business Insider. Ukrainian troops were 'stunned' to learn the UK didn't use anti-drone nets, a British Army officer said. The commanding officer said his forces have learned important lessons from the Ukrainian troops they trained. Ukraine puts nets over its positions, roads, vehicles, and weapons to stop Russian drones. Lt. Col. Ben Irwin-Clark, the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the UK's Irish Guards — an infantry regiment with a long operational history — said he had never seen nets to stop drones used in his 20 years in the army. "The Ukrainians were absolutely stunned," he said. For the Ukrainians, he shared, the view is "well, of course you put nets over your positions because that's how you defend yourself." Drones have become ubiquitous in Ukraine and are behind m...

Arsenal 25/26 away kit launch video

Image
  Our new adidas 2025/26 away kit has now dropped, and to celebrate we've created another superb video to mark its launch! The shirt draws inspiration from the famous Royal Arsenal Gatehouse lightning bolt, while the navy shirt is adorned with metallic detailing and the sleeves feature the iconic adidas Three Stripes in red, adding a pop of colour and vibrancy. Bringing to life the bold energy of the new kit, the film features our stars including Declan Rice, Alessia Russo, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Leah Williamson, styled against cityscapes from New York City to Paris to Singapore, with exaggerated scale to reflect how supporters make the players feel 100ft tall. Press play on the video above to watch it now

Check out this new iphone rival can the Nothing phone 3 match the iPhone 16 pro max

Image
                      NOTHING PHONE (3) Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE 5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G Launch Announced 2025, July 02 Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, July 15 Body Dimensions 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)   Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (submerged up to 1.5m for 30 min) Display Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 960Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 nits (peak) Size 6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~88....