The MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial vehicle is gaining recognition in the field for which it was created – as a flying tanker. Its producer, Boeing, announced from the very beginning that when the design would become more mature, work on adapting the MQ-25A to other tasks would begin. We have apparently reached this point. Boeing has revealed that it has conducted a virtual demonstration of the Stingray’s operation as a reconnaissance aircraft with US Navy manned machines. Boeing’s BD Gaddis confirmed in an interview with Defense News that a virtual lab demonstration in May proved that three types of aircraft…
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Mirjana Rakić, a journalist and long-time foreign policy editor, analyzed in Novi dan the development of the war in Ukraine and the consequences that Europe is suffering as a result of that war. She said about the Ukrainian counter-offensive: “At this moment, I don’t think anyone can talk about a faster end to the war. It is uncertain. What we can say is that the forces are regrouping before the winter, which must be survived one way or another.” However, he points out that it is clear that the Ukrainian forces are better armed and trained. “With that alone, they…
Aircraft carriers are a manifestation of American superpower, their task is to ensure the ability to project power in various regions of the world. But is it profitable for the United States to maintain a ship of this class in order to deter Iran? President Joe Biden’s administration has indicated from the outset that it is not the Islamic Republic that is the greatest threat to US security. The threat lies in the Indo-Pacific region and the growing role of the People’s Republic of China’s navy, which is painstakingly building its aircraft carrier fleet. This is also the opinion of…
Ivan Perkov, a sociologist from the Faculty of Croatian Studies, spoke in Novi dan about society in the circumstances of various crises. “It seems that we live in a period when major global crises happen one after the other, so that we don’t have time to be aware of one, and another one is already coming. We have the feeling that the crisis has been going on for years,” said Perkov. He adds that there have always been crises, but due to globalization and social changes in the last 30 years, they have become more and more intense and are…
The historic Avro Vulcan B.2 bomber, number XM655, suffered an accident today while taxiing at Wellesbourne Mountford Airport in central England. For an undetermined reason, the machine ran over the threshold of the lane and stopped just in front of the road. There is currently no information on the exact damage it has sustained, but it is most likely not serious. The crash, however, forced the cancellation of the event planned for the day after tomorrow at the airport. The XM655 is no longer airworthy, but can still taxi on its own, and its owners – who also own the…
Political analyst and editor at the Telegram.hr portal Jasmin Klarić commented on current topics in Novi dan. He criticized the lack of empathy and cynicism with which HŽ referred to the state of security at railroad crossings. “It is true that it takes time and money, and of course it is not from yesterday and there are a number of strategies. What particularly hurts and is painful in this case is the tone, that HŽ Infrastruktur washed its hands so that everything is according to the law, the total absence of empathy, and they also gave statistics that show that…
The Northrop Grumman company yesterday presented the first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle intended for the Australian Air Force. Construction of this machine at the Moss Point, Mississippi facility began in October 2020. Final assembly at the Palmdale facility will be completed next year and Triton will be shipped to Australia in 2024. Ultimately, the RAAF wants to acquire six or even seven MQ-4Cs. So far, however, only three have been ordered, and the decision on the second party is not to be made until next year. Canberra has the status of a collaborating partner in the Triton program, which…
A member of the ruling coalition and the Croatian Democratic Party (HDS), Hrvoje Zekanović, accused Marijan Pavliček, the president of the Croatian Sovereigns, in the Croatian Parliament on Thursday that he offered a coalition to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in secret meetings, which Pavliček denied. “Recently, Pavliček was driven around Zagreb in a car with tinted windows, going to secret meetings with Andrej Plenković and offering him a coalition,” said Zekanović, asserting that it is hypocritical to attack Plenković and try to sneak up on him secretly. Zekanović, who was expelled by the Croatian Sovereignists at the beginning of the…
Fighting continues on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Azerbaijani armed forces continued their attacks on Armenian territory most of the day, while the Armenian armed forces tried to counteract violations of the territory and fire at civilian targets to the best of their (relatively modest) capabilities. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian admitted on the side of Armenia that 105 soldiers have already died. In the provinces of Sjunik and Gegharkunik, more than 2,500 people, mainly women and children, have had to flee their homes. In the afternoon and evening, there was information about attacks on several localities in the…
The Croatian Banking Association (HUB) said on Wednesday that the increase in interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB) will “at some point” be reflected in interest rates in Croatia, but that an increase in “not expected” in the short term, state agency Hina said. “The European Central Bank has continued to raise key interest rates, which will eventually be reflected in interest rates in Croatia. We are not able to precisely forecast the intensity or timing of the increases in Croatia, but there are several factors that will ease the pressure on the current increase in interest rates…