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BREAKING: The Israeli Air Force has struck the Ilam Petrochemical Plant in western Iran. It produces some of the chemicals used to propel Iran’s ballistic missiles.

The U.S. Space Force is tracking debris in space after a satellite manufactured by Boeing exploded earlier this week, the satellite's operator said. The Intelsat 33e satellite, which was launched in 2016 and provides communications across Europe, Asia and Africa, experienced "an anomaly" on Saturday, Intelsat said in a news release. Attempts were made to work with Boeing and repair the satellite, but on Monday, the U.S. Space Force confirmed that the satellite had exploded.

Large explosion at Iran's aviation and space force headquarters in Tehran. These headquarters supply missiles and UAVs to regime proxies in the region.

Update from Ukraine | We lost the first Challenger 2 Tank. Why? | Ruzzia lost more Ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqSagIp47y0 The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 2nd September 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-556-summary/ [two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

In Finland, an unhappy Tesla owner decided to blow up his Model S after learning it would need a new expensive battery pack. In the video on YouTube with English subtitles, Tuomas Katainen explains his 2013 Model S was in the shop for more than a month for service. When he heard back from the shop, they told him they couldn’t repair his car, and the only option was to change the entire battery cell. Katainen said the fix would’ve cost him upwards of €20,000 ($22,500). He told the dealership that was absurd, and he donated the car to a...

Unless you have been living on different planet, you should be fully aware that America is currently under attack. You have probably also read or overheard many reports of illegal fireworks and explosions that are currently taking place throughout many different US cities. If you do a google search for "fireworks complaints" you will find countless articles posted just in the last week or so. Most of these news reports are local, since local news is far more likely to have boots on the ground and residents reporting an accurate assessment as to what is actually going on. However, national...

WASHINGTON - A massive exploding faraway star — the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen — has scientists wondering whether a similar celestial fireworks show may light up the sky much closer to Earth sometime soon. The discovery, announced Monday by NASA, drew oohs and aahs for months from the handful of astronomers who peered through telescopes to see the fuzzy remnants of the spectacular explosion after it was first spotted last fall. Using a variety of Earth and space telescopes, astronomers found a giant exploding star that they figure has shined about five times brighter than any of the...

LONG-range American bombers will be able to drop live bombs on an Australian training range in the Northern Territory under a key plan announced today. Under the new arrangements United States B52, B-1 and B-2 stealth aircraft could fly from as far away as the continental United States for training operations at the Delamere air weapons range in the Northern Territory. Defence Minister Robert Hill said such strategic bomber training had been conducted some time ago. He said the US had now asked Australia whether it could be resumed. The plan was announced during the Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) meeting...

Andrew Greff drove to a Bismarck hospital with one arm Saturday morning after he blew apart his other arm with a pipe bomb. "I lit a pipe bomb, and it went off in my hand," the 21-year-old Bismarck man told St. Alexius Medical Center staff at about 6:30 a.m. when he ran through the emergency room doors. He said the accident happened at Kimball Bottoms, about 10 miles south of Bismarck. The explosion blew apart Greff's left arm between his hand and mid bicep, Bismarck Police Lt. Dan Donlin said. The Tribune was unable to contact Greff for comment, and...