DefenseNews

India’s MQ-9B buy from the US caps fruitless push for homemade drone

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — As India struggles to develop its own medium-altitude, long-endurance drones, the government pulled the trigger this month on a purchase of 31 MQ-9Bs from General Atomics. The tri-service buy is worth 320 billion rupees, or US$3.8 billion, with 15 SeaGuardians to be delivered to the Indian Navy (IN) and eight SkyGuardians each for the Indian Air Force and Indian…
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DefenseNews

Navy extending service lives of three cruisers

The Navy is keeping three cruisers in service for three additional years each – just after extending the service life for 12 destroyers. The service announced Monday that the Gettysburg, Chosin, and Cape St. George will now remain in service up until fiscal year 2029…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Kia unveils two off-road concept EVs at SEMA: The EV9 'ADVNTR' and a PV5 'WKNDR' van

Days after teasing a major reveal at the 2024 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, Kia has unveiled two unique and custom-built EV concepts designed for adventure off-road. During the unveiling, we got a look at a new spin on the ever-popular EV9 SUV called the “ADVNTR” and a rugged take on one of Kia’s new purpose-built vehicles (PBVs), the PV5, called “WKNDR.” On October…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla Model Y and Model 3 get slight range bumps

Tesla has increased the range of a couple of Model Y and Model 3 configurations. It’s only a slight bump, but we will take it. Model Y, Tesla’s best-selling vehicle by a wide margin, has received a very slight range increase for the Long Range Dual Motor. It went from…
CryptoNews

How Will Trump’s Win Affect the Crypto Market? Why Crypto All Stars Might Benefit?

Crypto investors are buzzing after yesterday’s election results revealed Trump will return to the White House. His last term saw Bitcoin explode onto the global stage – and now traders are hoping for another bull run. With Trump’s track record of pro-crypto comments, several tokens are emerging as top picks for growth. Crypto Market Surges After Trump Wins Election The financial markets are…
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GamingNews

Nintendo president confirms Switch successor will be backward-compatible

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that the company’s upcoming Switch successor will be backward compatible. But he did so without saying anything about what the Switch 2 will be. That means the new Switch console, perhaps dubbed the Switch 2, will be able to play games from the older Switch that debuted in 2017. The Kyoto, Japan-based company said it expects to announce the next…
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