DefenseNews

Mideast waters challenge unmanned vessels, says US Navy leader

January 30, 2024
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Operational and environmental challenges in Middle Eastern waters are hindering the pace of innovation around unmanned surface vessels, according to the chief of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. “You bring things out, they look good on a PowerPoint, they look good when they are tested back in the middle of America,” Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said during a…
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US approves sale of F-16 jets to Turkey, F-35s to Greece

January 30, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken…
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Nikola hydrogen FCEV semi completes 400 mile trip – is it enough?

January 30, 2024
The port cartage and drayage specialists at Coyote Container successfully completed a 400-mile delivery in a Nikola Tre semi truck powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. William Hall, Managing Member and Founder of Coyote Container, drove the hydrogen Nikola over the hilly, 400-mile route that took the truck and its 17.7 ton trailer through California’s Altamont Pass and Grapevine Canyon on the I-5…
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Grocery giant Loblaw doubles electric semi fleet, has 25 Tesla Semis on order

January 30, 2024
Canadian grocery chain Loblaw announced that its doubled the size of its fleet of zero-emission semi trucks by deploying 10 new, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks in Vancouver. The new Freightliner eCascadia electric semi trucks were initially delivered to Loblaw late last month, and are now in full operation throughout Vancouver and British Columbia. “(The city of)…
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CryptoNews

Indian National Pleads Guilty in Case Involving 'Largest Single Cryptocurrency and Cash Seizure in DEA History'

January 30, 2024
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a case involving “the largest single cryptocurrency and cash seizure” in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) history. The defendant “is designated as a Consolidated Priority Target, which makes him one of the most significant drug trafficking threats in the world,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) described. This Case Involves Largest…
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