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Syrian Army Rides Motorcycles To Liberate Border Town From Militants

January 20, 2016 @ 08:09 AM

To recapture the town of Salma, located in northeastern Latakia, roughly 15 miles from the Turkish border, Syrian army relies on motorbikes. The army opted for a new strategy because the citys narrow alleyways and surrounding forests which made it difficult for the armed forces to fight against the militants
New DARPA Program Aims To Create Channel Between Human Brain and Modern...

January 20, 2016 @ 07:44 AM

A new DARPA program aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to provide unprecedented signal resolution and data-transfer bandwidth between the human brain and the digital world. The interface would serve as a translator, converting between the electrochemical language used by neurons in the brain and the ones and zeros that constitute the language of information technology
Lockheed Martin Wins $14 Million Target Sight System For Pakistani AH-1Z Choppers

January 19, 2016 @ 02:48 PM

Lockheed Martin has won $14.2 million contract for the procurement of non-recurring engineering requirements on the Target Sight System (TSS) for Pakistan
Orbital ATK Tests 3D-Printed Hypersonic Engine Combustor

January 19, 2016 @ 02:44 PM

Orbital ATK has successfully tested a 3D-printed hypersonic engine combustor at NASA Langley Research Center. The combustor, produced through an additive manufacturing process known as powder bed fusion (PBF), was subjected to a variety of high-temperature hypersonic flight conditions over the course of 20 days, including one of the longest duration propulsion wind tunnel tests ever recorded for a unit of this kind
China To Finalize $22 Billion Aircraft Engine Development

January 19, 2016 @ 02:28 PM

China is planning to merge more than 40 companies working on plane engines into a mega group with $22 billion in assets. China is keen to develop engines to power its own planes including the C919, Bloomberg reported unnamed people familiar with the proposal as saying Tuesday
Kuwait Allocates Additional $10 Billion For Military Modernization

January 19, 2016 @ 02:16 PM

Kuwait has allocated an additional $10 billion funds to purchase new fighter jets, tanks and air defense systems over the next decade. Kuwaits parliament unanimously approved a request by the state government
China Sets Up New Strategic Support Force To Safeguard National Security

January 19, 2016 @ 02:09 PM

China has set up a new Strategic Support Force (SSF) in waging special operations and information warfare. the structure of the newly-created force and the national security tasks it is set to tackle
Rafale Jets Offered To India At French Air Force Price: Reports

January 19, 2016 @ 12:11 PM

France may have lowered the price of the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft for India offering it at price it charges to the French Air Force in a bid to quickly conclude the deal. The deal to buy 26 fighter planes is expected to be signed during the visit of French President Hollande to New Delhi where he has been invited to the chief guest during the Republic Day Parade
Chinese PLA Shuts Down Regional Military-Run Newspapers

January 19, 2016 @ 11:14 AM

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has shut down several military-run newspapers recently as part of the ongoing reform. The newspapers were run by China's seven regional commands, respectively headquartered in Shenyang, Beijing, Jinan, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Lanzhou, Global Times reported Tuesday
Vietnam To Sell Former US Airbase For $540 Million

January 19, 2016 @ 10:46 AM

Vietnam plans to sell former US airbase measuring more than 186 hectares in Nha Trang valued at around US $540 Million. The airbase is open for sale to investors for a shopping-services mixed development under a build-transfer project, thanhnien news reported Tuesday

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