Indian Institute of Science has bagged a research and development contract on Solar Powered Micro-grid by US military. The contract worth US $52,900 was awarded by US Pacific Air Forces, Yokota Air Base in Japan to develop solar powered micro-grid and super capacitor energy storage system, Hindustan Times news daily reported Thursday
Indian Navy will soon be issuing a Request For Proposal (RFP) to carry out the first refit of its newest aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya which is set for overhaul by September 2016. “Dry docking of an aircraft carrier is a critical task and the Navy has asked the two shipyards to ready their existing infrastructure to meet the requirement
North Korea is claiming to have developed its own hydrogen bomb, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports Thursday citing the countrys leader Kim Jong-Un. "We have managed to become a great nuclear power capable of protecting the independence and national dignity of our Motherland with the might of strikes by nuclear and hydrogen bombs," Kim Jong-Un was quoted by the KCNA agency as saying, noting the North Korean leader delivered the speech during his visit to an ordnance factory in the capital of Pyongyang
The US Missile Defense Agency and the military development agency of Japans Ministry of Defense conducted a successful test of Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3 in California on Tuesday. The firing was the second such test of the SM-3 Block IIA on the Point Mugu Sea Range, the US Navy announced
Raytheon has won a $98 million contract to supply projectile and 120 millimeter Precision Extended Range Munitions (PERM) to US Marine Corps. The 120mm PERM will provide an extended range, guided, precision-capable projectile with improved lethality for the Expeditionary Fire Support System, US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a $543 million contract to Raytheon to produce and deliver up to 17 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptors for operational testing and initial deployment Wednesday. The contract comes a day after Japans Ministry of Defense along with US Missile Defense Agency successfully tested Standard Missile-3 interceptors
Boeing has delivered the fourth and final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Turkish Air Force. Boeing delivered the final aircraft at Konya Air Base Wednesday, completing the Turkish AEW&C fleet and enhancing Turkeys airspace surveillance and battle management capabilities
Raytheon has won a $543 million from the US Department of Defense to manufacture, assemble, test, and deliver 17 Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles. Work expected to be completed by March 2020, the US DoD statement said
Singapore has deployed six F-16 fighters for a joint military exercise with the Indian Air Forces four Su-30MKIs held from Nov 12 to Dec 17 at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India. The Joint Military Training (JMT) exercise saw air assets from both countries involved in mission-oriented training, as well as and air combat 'dogfight' training
Russia has further intensified its attacks against IS with Kalibr missiles that was fired by the Rostov-on-Don submarine from the Mediterranean Sea at the Islamic State facilities. "It was the first time that Kalibr cruise missiles were fired by the Rostov-on-Don submarine from the Mediterranean Sea to target the IS positions," Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin, TASS reports Tuesday