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ISRO IRNSS Navigation Replacement Satellite Launch Fails
September 1, 2017 @ 07:49 AMIndian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying a replacement satellite for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) failed after reaching sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit Thursday. The IRNSS-1H constellation or NavIC, program was launched on schedule from the Second Launch Pad late evening Thursday
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Did North Korean Missile Outsmart Japan’s Defence Systems?
August 30, 2017 @ 02:03 PMThe North Korean ballistic missile which overflew Japanese territory and landed in the Pacific Ocean yesterday appears to have got the better of Japans sophisticated defence systems including the land-based PAC-3 and ship-mounted Standard Missile-3. These anti-missile systems had been on alert in view of Pyongyangs threat to launch missiles at the US military base in Guam
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Hyundai Stops China Car Production As Sales Fall Over THAAD Missile Row
August 30, 2017 @ 07:07 AMHyundai has stopped auto production at its four factories in China as tensions between South Korea and Being rose over US deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system. All four of its factories that have been in operation in China had stopped manufacturing vehicles as of Tuesday after a local parts supplier refused to supply components when Hyundai delayed payment
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Yemen Airstrike Legitimate Claims Saudi, Admits To Collateral Damage
August 27, 2017 @ 01:52 PMThe Saudi-led coalition has claimed that a residential area it bombed in Yemen Friday had housed a rebels communications center but admitted to the collateral damage that caused 14 deaths. The spokesman for the Arab Coalition forces Col
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India's ITI Competing To Bag $1 billion Army Contract To Deliver Communication
August 24, 2017 @ 02:48 PMState owned Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) is competing with BEL and RailTel to bag a 7,000-crore ($1 billion) contract from Indian army for delivering and maintaining its strategic communication network for 13-year duration. The equipment and warranty are provided as part of the project for five years and maintain the network for eight years, said S
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US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Fires Harpoon Missile Near Guam
August 23, 2017 @ 04:21 PMIndependence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Coronado has conducted a live-fire exercise of the GM-84D Harpoon Block 1C missile system near the coast of Guam on August 22. The Harpoon missile, an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system, has reportedly destroyed a surface target at significant distance beyond the ships visual range, US Navy announced Tuesday
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China's NORINCO Demos New Gen Infantry Fighting Vehicles At Armour Day
August 23, 2017 @ 10:29 AMThe China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) recently unveiled a new generation infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and a new active protection system (APS) during the Armour Day it held in Baotou, Inner Mongolia from 15-16 August. The company demonstrated a new VN-17 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to about 230 guests from 50 countries which is as described by
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Russia Likely To Build Seven-Tonne Unmanned 'Convertiplane'
August 22, 2017 @ 03:18 PMRussia has plans to develop seven-tonne unmanned 'convertiplane' that has speed and range of a plane and vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter. “The mass of a remote-controlled convertiplane being created in Russia may reach seven tonnes,” CEO of the Kronshtadt Group, Armen Isaakian was quoted as saying by
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Amidst Doklam Stand-off With India, Chinese Troops Practice ‘Plateau Warfare’
August 21, 2017 @ 05:22 AMChinese troops conducted an exercise at an undisclosed location in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to ‘lay the ground for plateau warfare. The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Western Theater Command conducted the exercises amid tensions in Doklam from a standoff with ‘trespassing Indian troops, state-controlled Global Times reported
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Israel’s Meteor Aerospace Developing New MALE UAV
August 18, 2017 @ 06:41 AMIsraels Meteor Aerospace has started full-scale development of a new medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. The UAV, known as Impat 1300 will offer a take-off weight of 1300 kg at an operating ceiling of 30,000ft and an operational endurance of 30 hours,
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...