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Backbone updates USB-C Android controllers to work with iPhone 15

September 13, 2023
Backbone has announced that its mobile gaming controllers with USB-C, which currently supports Android phones, is getting an update to support both Android and iPhone 15. This follows today’s Apple event, which revealed that the new phone will have a USB-C port as opposed to its proprietary Lightning port. The new compatibility rolls out today as an update to the Backbone app for any controllers…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force prioritizing cloud-based command and control

September 12, 2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Air Force is prioritizing the delivery of cloud-based command-and-control networks to forces across the globe, and is preparing to follow through even under federal spending that falls short of a full budget. The so-called CBC2 effort is…
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BAE Systems Hägglunds purchases Iron Fist for CV90s

September 12, 2023
JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will supply the Swedish BAE Systems Hägglunds with its Iron Fist Active Protection System for CV90s in a deal worth $109 million, the Israeli firm announced Tuesday. Elbit noted the systems are intended for a European country, but declined to identify it. Based on previous publications by BAE, it is likely the client is Slovakia. BAE Systems announced in December it…
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DefenseNews

BAE Systems, QinetiQ sign pact on drone collaboration

September 12, 2023
LONDON — BAE Systems and QinetiQ are exploring the possibility of joining forces in the development of uncrewed systems, the two British companies announced Sept. 12. The companies said they have signed a framework agreement looking at the potential to collaborate in the aerial drones and mission management systems sector. Coinciding with the potential tie-up, Qinetiq announced it was launching…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

IKEA is kicking off a solar car park push in the US

September 12, 2023
IKEA today announced that it’s adding solar car parks, more solar on store rooftops, and battery energy storage systems to seven of its US stores. IKEA has been installing solar at its US stores for more than a decade. Its Paramus, New Jersey, store is the first of seven units included in this new solar push, and it appears to have functioned as a pilot, as IKEA today said that its solar…
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