DST Group Acquires Acoustic Projector System To Improve Underwater Research
Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group has recently acquired a new Towed Acoustic Projector System (TAPS) that will significantly improve how the organisation conducts its underwater acoustic research. For many years, DST has been using its much larger 10 tonne sonar research projector system (SRP) to conduct experiments that require the...
Lockheed Martin Designs Exoskeleton Technology To Assist Soldiers Carry Heavy Equipment
Lockheed Martin has designed FORTIS Knee Stress Release Device (K-SRD) that uses Dermoskeleton bionic augmentation technology to increase mobility and carrying capability for soldiers. The firm has designed the exoskeleton to assist soldiers who work in extreme conditions and environments and face problems like exhaustion and injury in light of the...
Lockheed Martin Lays Keel On 19th Littoral Combat Ship
Lockheed Martin laid the keel for the tenth Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), the LCS-19 and future U.S
Russia's Kamov Developing 500KMPH Coaxial Helicopter For Defence Missions
Russias Kamov design bureau is developing a new coaxial helicopter that can fly at speed of over 500 km per hour for defense missions. "Two types of work are currently under way
Russia Proposes Bartering Sukhoi Jets For Indonesian Rubber
Russia has offered to barter its Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets for natural rubber from Indonesia. "Russia is interested in our countrys crumb rubber
Northrop Grumman Wins $304 Million US Contract For Three Maritime Surveillance Drones
Northrop Grumman won has won a $300 million contract from US department of defense to supply more Triton maritime surveillance drones. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
Software Issue Dogs US Navy F-35 fighter Jet's Gun Pod Accuracy
The US Navy's F-35B fighter jet tested its gun pod for the first time earlier this week with doubts over the accuracy of fire owing to a software issue. The gun pod can fire 55 rounds per second and has capacity to carry 220 rounds of 25 mm firepower
Indian Air Force Identifies Air Bases To Locate Rafale Fighter Jets: Report
Indian Air Force has finalized plans to accommodate two squadrons of Rafale fighter jets that the country is receiving from France at Ambala on the Western front and Hashimara on the East. Hashimara was chosen by the air force in West Bengal long before and recently Ambala in Haryana they opted for the aircraft that would be arriving from France from 2019,
Pakistan To Get Turkish Corvettes To Defend Gwadar, Karachi Ports
Pakistan has signed a letter of Intent with Turkey to purchase four Turkish MILGEM Ada Corvettes for its Navy. Pakistan Navy will use these MILGEM Ada Corvettes to guard both its Gwadar and Karachi ports from external threats
Weight Restrictions On F-35A Pilots Removed
US Air Force has ended a restriction that prohibited pilots of a variant of the F-35 fighter jet from weighing less than 136 pounds. The restrictions were imposed after testing showed lightweight could injure pilots or even can be fatal while ejecting from the aircraft
Rheinmetall, Australia’s Supashock To Co-Develop Suspension, Integrated Intelligent Load Handling System
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) has partnered with Australias Supashock to develop a military suspension and integrated intelligent load handling system for its range of military trucks. RMMV has funded Supashock to develop the system for the Australian and global markets, Rheinmetall announced Monday
Singapore Navy To Acquire Two More German-Made Submarines From 2024
Singapore Navy (RSN) will receive two more Type-218SG submarines from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems from 2024. The submarines will join another two such submarines previously announced in 2013, scheduled to be delivered in 2021 and 2022, respectively, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced at this year's International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX) Asia, held Tuesday
Armed with Hypersonic & Cruise Missiles, Russian Navy Launches Nuclear Powered Submarine
Baykar Acquires Italian Aviation Firm Piaggio Aerospace
Day after Israel Hammers Sana’a, Yemen Launches Hypersonic Missile and Drones at...
Azerbaijan Suspends Flights to Multiple Russian Cities after Embraer 190 Crash
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...