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Zinc Hits Four-Year High As "Extremely Thin" Physical Supply Fuels Squeeze Zinc futures in London are headed for their largest monthly close since January, with prices hitting four-year highs this week amid tightening physical supplies. London futures for the industrial metal initially gained as much as 1% before reversing course. Zinc fell .8% to $3,861 a ton as of 11:40 a.m. local time, halting a seven-day rally. Despite the pullback, zinc's physical market remains extremely tight. "Supply constraints boosting zinc: Zinc price has risen 31% since March to $3,966, driven by declining mine...

Fiber-Optic Kamikaze Drone Found In Mexico Signals New Drone Threat South Of Border The global proliferation of low-cost suicide drones is setting off alarm bells across the US military and among national security officials and experts. The race to harden high-value assets in the homeland, from military bases and airports to power substations, crude oil refineries, stadiums, and data centers, is already underway as officials fear the next major threat could come from a cheap drone equipped with a warhead. The latest warning that Ukrainian-style drones are just south of the...

25,000 Ground Robots In Battlefield Planned By Ukraine For Frontline Logistics Authored by Mrigakshi Dixit via Interesting Engineering, In a move toward fully autonomous warfare, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry plans to procure 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles by mid-2026. This initiative aims to replace human soldiers with robotic systems for all frontline logistics and double the 2025 deployment rate. Reportedly, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated that the ultimate goal is to have 100 percent of frontline logistics handled by robotic systems. BIZON-L ground robot.DevDroid/YouTube The strategy is already yielding results. In March alone, Ukrainian forces logged...