BERLIN — The British Royal Navy plans to buy up to six new multirole support ships and give its future frigates the ability to attack land-based targets, the defense secretary announced Tuesday.
The offensive capability comes as the military learns lessons from recent operations in the Red and Black seas, Grant Shapps noted, with the former involving a fight against Yemen-based Houthi militants…
Some House lawmakers want to prevent the Air Force from retiring older F-22A Raptor fighters and keep the F-15EX Eagle II jets in production a year longer than the service had planned.
The House Armed Services Committee’s proposed fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization…
A defense policy bill released this week by the House Armed Services Committee expresses concerns over the Navy’s aging cruisers, the cost and capability of a planned amphibious ship, development of capability to rearm vessels at sea, and more.
The language in the…
VW just announced that the 2025 ID. Buzz, its electric “reincarnation” of the Microbus, will be offered in three trims in the US: Pro S, Pro S Plus, and a launch-only 1st Edition.
The US 2025 VW ID. Buzz
The 2025 US ID. Buzz’s range and pricing will be divulged closer to launch, but in the meantime, VW tells us all three trims will only be offered with a 91 kWh battery. RWD models will have…
It’s true: cargo e-bikes are replacing trucks and vans for city deliveries like we’ve never seen before. With an ever-increasing push towards removing those heavy vehicles from our roads, larger electric cargo bikes are starting to pop up, offering to handle more of the…
With losses piling up, Ford is cutting back on EV battery orders. According to sources, the move comes as Ford’s EV losses pile up, topping over $100,000 per electric car built in the first quarter.
After announcing plans to delay around $12 billion in EV spending…
Oasys Partners With SBI Group's SBINFT Market to Boost Crypto Gaming in Japan – News Bytes Bitcoin News
May 16, 2024
Oasys, a blockchain network focused on gaming, has partnered with SBINFT Market, an NFT platform operated by a subsidiary of the Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group, to expand the crypto gaming sector in Japan. The collaboration will allow developers on the Oasys platform to sell NFTs through the SBINFT Market, which now supports Oasys’ Hub-Layer and MCH Verse, promising broader…
US Lawmakers Urge Treasury Action on Russian Crypto Exchange Sanctions Evasion – News Bytes Bitcoin News
May 16, 2024
U.S. Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), along with Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Moscow-based cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. They expressed concerns that Garantex is reportedly…
The Zimbabwean government has formed a multi-stakeholder committee, tasked with consulting stakeholders in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This committee, known as the National Risk Assessment Coordination Committee (NRACC), aims to determine the nature and extent of the…
It is time to rebalance Department of Defense resources so that our men and women in uniform can fight, if necessary, and win in an increasingly dangerous world. Given the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and an array of nonstate actors, the United States is facing extreme challenges, the likes of which we have never confronted in our history. This threat situation drives a new…
