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India Looking To Export Home-Made Weapons Locating Radar

March 3, 2017 @ 02:27 PM

India is looking to export its ‘Swati radar which can provide accurate location of all enemy weapons in a 50-km range. SWATI will track all enemy weapons like mortars, shells and rockets firing within in its effective zone of coverage and simultaneously handle multiple projectiles fired from different weapons at different...

Boeing Challenges Denmark In Court Over Its F-35 Fighter Jet Selection

March 3, 2017 @ 01:52 PM

Boeing has lodged legal action against Denmark Defense officials for refusing to fully disclose documents, showing how it evaluated competing fighter jets before it selected Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet. “Its been almost six months since we requested the documents, and the ministry has not responded as required,” said Tom Bell,...

USAF C-130 Gunships Laser Test Likely This Year

March 3, 2017 @ 12:00 PM

US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to test laser weapons on its AC-130 gunships within a year. The laser beams would be a defence against incoming missiles or enemy jets

China To Develop Hypersonic Missiles To Counter US THAAD

March 2, 2017 @ 03:38 PM

China is developing hypersonic weapons that can pierce the missile defense system in Japan and China's Taiwan, as well as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that is planned to be deployed in Republic of Korea (ROK). The development is aimed at piercing the missile defense shields of Japan...

Bangladesh Invites Bids For Twin-engine, Multi-Role Fighter Jets With AESA Radar

March 2, 2017 @ 03:35 PM

Bangladeshs Directorate General of Defence Purchases (DGDP) has issued a global tender for eight multi-role combat aircraft plus four options for the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). The new fighters are being sought for fortifying Bangladeshs defensibility against aerial threats as well as providing it with a platform for anti-surface, maritime and...

Taiwan Deploys Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile To East Coast

March 2, 2017 @ 01:47 PM

Taiwan has deployed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile batteries on the countrys east coast to improve integrated air defense capabilities of the country. The move is considered as a response to raising Chinese influence in the region,

Sikorsky's S-70i Prototype For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program

March 2, 2017 @ 01:45 PM

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky has transferred S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to Aselsan for use as prototype aircraft for Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). The TUHP program costs $3

Taiwan Aims To Complete Fighter Jet Prototype In 10-Years

March 2, 2017 @ 01:42 PM

Taiwan has set a target to complete a prototype of a new fighter jet in 10 years and is ready to develop the engine for it. A budget proposal for the jet engine program will be sent to the Legislature later this year for approval, Chang Guan-chung, president of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), said in a legislative hearing

US Sanctions Hinder India's Plans To Buy Russian Weapons

March 2, 2017 @ 10:47 AM

Indias plans to acquire strategic defense equipment, including a $5.5 billion shipbuilding contract from Russia are at stake as Russian firms are unable to furnish the required guarantees from Indian banks following US sanctions

Indian Navy Requests Myanmar To Issue Proposal For Training Facilities

March 2, 2017 @ 10:24 AM

Indian Navy has responded, asking to send proposal following the request of Myanmar Navy delegations to provide training facilties. The request was made during a visit of Myanmar Navy delegations, who were on a four-day official visit to Kochi from February 26 to March 2, Press Trust of India reported Wednesday

US to Launch Spy Satellite Today

March 1, 2017 @ 03:19 PM

The United Launch Alliance is readying to send one of its Atlas V rockets to space to launch a classified reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is designed and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is part of the US intelligence program

WSU Mathematician Clears Up Ways To Defend Against Quantum Computing Attacks

March 1, 2017 @ 03:18 PM

A Washington State University mathematician has resolved how to defend against Future quantum computers, which are likely to have the processing power and algorithms to crack the encryption codes that safeguard internet data today. Nathan Hamlin, instructor and director of the WSU Math Learning Center, is helping to prepare for this eventuality

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