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Kuwait receives four Eurofighter Typhoons

October 30, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Kuwaiti Air Force received four Eurofighter Typhoons this week, bringing its fleet size to 13 out of the 28 on order, the country’s official Kuwait News Agency announced. Deliveries began in December 2021 as part of an effort to enhance the service’s combat readiness. The Eurofighter acquisition program is part of a collaboration between Kuwait and Italy, in…
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October 30, 2023
The Summicron-M 28mm F2 ASPH is an update that replaces a previous version with the same name. Image: Leica Leica has announced the Summicron-M 28mm F2 ASPH, a compact wide-angle M-mount lens for Leica’s rangefinder cameras. This lens is an update to Leica’s…
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October 30, 2023
The Leica M11-P loses its red dot logo, gains ‘dark chrome’ coating on its viewfinder, a sapphire screen on its LCD and additional internal memory, compared with the standard M11. Image: Leica Leica has launched the M11-P, the low-key version of its 60MP M11 rangefinder, nominally modified for photojournalism. As usual the ‘P’ version loses the red dot from the front…
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October 30, 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introduction As the newest member of Fujifilm’s GFX medium format system, the GFX 100 II sits in a unique position. It’s smaller and cheaper than the original GFX 100, but brings better…
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October 30, 2023
Recent Videos The Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN is one of our favorite fast telephoto primes for APS-C mirrorless cameras. While Sony, Fujifilm, Canon, Micro Four Thirds and Leica shooters have had access to it for some time, support for the Nikon Z-mount is new this year. Buy the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN for Nikon Z: $499.00 on B&H Photo $499.00 on Adorama This relatively small prime pairs…
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NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map

October 30, 2023
Buried ice will be a vital resource for the first people to set foot on Mars, serving as drinking water and a key ingredient for rocket fuel. But it would also be a major scientific target: Astronauts or robots could one day drill ice cores much as scientists do on Earth…
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NASA-ISRO Radar Mission to Provide Dynamic View of Forests, Wetlands

October 30, 2023
Once it launches in early 2024, the NISAR radar satellite mission will offer detailed insights into two types of ecosystems – forests and wetlands – vital to naturally regulating the greenhouses gases in the atmosphere that are driving global climate change. NISAR is a joint mission by NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), and when in orbit, its sophisticated radar systems will…
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