BAE Systems announced today it delivered its first shipment of next-generation radiation-hardened software defined radios (SDR) enabled by its RAD5545 computer to Lockheed Martin Space. The radios provide spacecraft with the performance, availability, reliability and on-board signals processing capacity needed to support future space missions — from planetary exploration to communications, national security, surveillance, and weather missions
South Korean police will begin probing into a case pertaining to massive data leak involving two former defense research officials. It has not been revealed what the data pertains to or who were the receipients of the leaked data
Russias United Engine Corporation (UEC) and Zyfra, a Finnish-Russian firm have begun testing the Zyfra Industrial Internet of Things Platform (ZIIoT) that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to manufacture Yak-130 engines. Testing is taking place at Russias Salyut production unit
Egyptian F-16 fighter jets and United Arab Emirates Airbus A330-243MRTT tankers have reportedly been spotted flying over Libyan skies on Monday. “Just heard a report on Egypt Air Force's F-16C/D fighter jets supported by UAE Air Force's Airbus A330-243MRTT Tankers are flying in Libya's airspace now,” Babak Taghvaee, a military expert tweeted, citing sources from Libyan National Army (LNA) sources
Japans announcement to cancel the $2.15 billion Aegis Ashore missile defence system is rooted in a fix costing nearly 200 Billion yen (US$1
The Indian Air Force (IAF) appears to have deployed Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in Ladakh as tensions between two Asian powers- China and India- escalate, images from ANI show. IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria is said to have visited Leh (largest town in Ladakh) and Srinagar on June 17-18 to review preparedness at the bases there
In addition to the confirmation of 3 Indian soldiers killed in border clash with a Chinese patrol, the Indian Army has confirmed the deaths of 17 other soldiers who were injured in the clash but later succumbed to their injuries. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020
The Japanese Defense Ministry is ‘halting plans to deploy Aegis Ashore missile defense system, Defense Minister Taro Kono told Journalists Monday, citing costs and technical problems. The decision to halt the proposed deployment comes after residents of the city of Akita and Abu district of Yamaguchi Prefecture opposed setting up the Aegis Ashore system in their area
The inferno that raged aboard the French Navys Perle nuclear submarines rear section on Friday morning may have sustained irreparable damage. “If the thick hull [made of 80HY high-tensile steel]…is deformed, the boat is screwed,” a veteran submariner told French Var Matin newspaper
The 2021 US National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) establishes the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) to send a strong signal to the Chinese Communist Party that America is deeply committed to defending its interests in the Indo-Pacific. The PDI will focus resources on key military capability gaps, reassure US allies, and bolster the credibility of American deterrence in the Indo-Pacific