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North Korea Practicing Bombing with WWII Era AN-2 Biplanes

August 24, 2019 @ 09:32 AM

North Korea reportedly intricately cut grass in shapes similar to South Korean military hardware including F-15K jets just outside Sondok Military Airport, and has been practicing with its WWII-era Antonov An-2 biplane. The Soviet-origin obsolete aircraft have been put to use by Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) to simulate bombing...

N.Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles After South Breaks Intel-Sharing Pact With Tokyo

August 24, 2019 @ 08:01 AM

North Korea reportedly fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan early on Saturday, a day after South Korea lopped off a ‘key military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan. “North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles at 6:45 a

Russian Navy to Receive 4 Nuclear Powered, 2 Conventional Submarines in 2020

August 23, 2019 @ 11:59 AM

The Russian naval forces are set to receive as many as six submarines in 2020, of which four are nuclear-powered while the rest two are diesel-electric boats. "Sevmash Shipyard will deliver four nuclear powered submarines- first Project 955A serial-produced ‘Knyaz Oleg, first Project 885M serial-produced ‘Novosibirsk, Project 885M lead submarine ‘Kazan...

General Dynamics To Support UK's Dreadnought-Class Nuclear Sub

August 23, 2019 @ 05:53 AM

The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics a $64.8 million contract to support the second hull of the United Kingdom (UK) Dreadnought-Class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, christened "HMS Valiant

DARPA To Develop Advanced Tiny Chip-Scale Atomic Clocks For Military PNT Applications

August 22, 2019 @ 08:29 AM

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is presently working on an advanced version of its first-generation, battery-powered, miniature chip-scale atomic clock (CSAC) with 1000x performance improvements for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) applications. DARPAs Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) program aims to build the next-generation atomic clock owing to the...

First Rafale Jet Handover to India on September 20

August 22, 2019 @ 07:36 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will formally receive the first of its 36 ordered Rafale multi-role fighters in France on September 20. In September 2016, India

China’s First Indigenously-Built Carrier To Be Inducted By Year-End

August 22, 2019 @ 07:01 AM

Chinas first indigenously built aircraft carrier, the “Type 001A” is likely to be inducted into Peoples Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) by the end of 2019, Chinese media reported. The 65,000 tonne carrier will be countrys second carrier to be commissioned to service after the 58,000 tonne Liaoning

Houthi Air Defences Destroy US-Built Saudi MQ-9 Drone: Report

August 21, 2019 @ 10:24 AM

Air defence systems of Yemeni Houthis have reportedly destroyed a US-made MQ-9 drone belonging to Saudi Arabia and its allies, in Dhamar province, Yemen, on Tuesday night. Houthi spokesman Yahia Sarie said the MQ-9 type drone was shot down with a locally developed missile which will be introduced to the public “soon,” according to Al Masirah TV

Latrine Cover Is The First 3D Printed Aircraft Part Authorised For Use

August 20, 2019 @ 10:07 AM

The United States Air Force (USAF) has certified 3D printed latrine cover as the first aircraft part to be used built using additive manufacturing, Travis Air Force Base announced Monday. "The latrine covers we just printed usually take about a year from the time they've been ordered to the time they've been delivered

India To Axe Jaguar Engine Upgrade, Could Buy Additional Su-30MKI Jets

August 19, 2019 @ 11:02 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to pick the option of buying additional Su-30MKI fighters over conducting engine upgrade works of the Jaguar attack aircraft. Rolls Royce Adour 811 engines of the 1980s vintage twin-engine aircraft have seen 15-30 percent reduction in thrust

Russia to Reconstruct WWII era Tu-2 Aircraft Lying in US Museum

August 19, 2019 @ 09:51 AM

Russia plans to acquire a World War II era bomber, the Tu-2, lying in a United States museum, reconstruct the aircraft and put it into active service. "For the first time in the world, a Tu-2 bomber will be reconstructed to its operational condition on the premises of the Novosibirsk State Technical University

China Threatens Economic Sanctions Against US if F-16s Sold to Taiwan

August 19, 2019 @ 09:04 AM

Claiming that a potential sale of 66 F-16 jets to Taiwan by Washington has the capacity to threaten the Chinese mainland, Beijing has threatened economic sanctions against the US and has vowed to do “everything” to block the deal. Speaking through the voice of “military analysts,” state-owned media said the F-16Vs come equipped with AESA radar, advanced missiles and bombs which have the capacity to threaten the Chinese air force and military and economic targets in the mainland

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