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Samsung reportedly hopes to sell around 6 million Galaxy Z Fold 3, Flip 3 devices

Foldables are clearly a big priority for Samsung despite the high costs and compromises, resulting in comparatively small sales numbers. According to a new report, though, Samsung has big plans in 2021 to boost sales numbers for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and foldables as a whole. TheElec claims that Samsung has set a goal of shipping between 6 million and 7 million foldable devices with its next…
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DefenseNews

Fincantieri dedicates all its US shipyards for Navy frigate orders

ROME — Fincantieri is to use all three of its U..S shipyards to build new FFG(X) frigates and will hire 600 more staff by year-end to handle the work, a company official said following the U.S. Navy’s order for a second vessel out of a potential 10 in total. The $553.9 million contract for the second Constellation-class guided-missile frigate was awarded Thursday to Fincantieri Marinette…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Mineral supply-chain disruptions would have long-range impacts on EVs

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory published research on how the supply chains of rare earth minerals respond to disruptions. This could include natural disasters, labor or trade disputes, construction delays – and pandemics. The team found that mineral supply chain disruptions have long-range impacts that affect the costs and availability of electric…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force’s newest refueling tanker to get gear allowing F-35 and F-22 to share data

WASHINGTON — The KC-46 will be the first aircraft to be outfitted with equipment that will make it a node in the U.S. Air Force’s new battle management system, the service confirmed Friday. As part of the first capability release of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System program, the service plans to outfit a portion of its Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling tankers with “an open…
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