The US Air Force first cyberspace weapon system has attained the Final Operation Capability (FOC) status earlier this month. Achieving FOC means the Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) Weapon System is fully capable to serve as the top-level defensive boundary and entry point for all network traffic into the Air Force Information Network, USAF said in a statement Tuesday
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
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
Pakistan-India border in Punjab will be covered by the laser wall technology to prevent cross-border infiltration, according to media reports. “All these riverine stretches located in Punjab will be covered by the laser wall technology developed by Border Security Force (BSF) to completely eliminate the chances of breach of the international border by Pakistan-based terror groups,” a Home Ministry official was quoted as saying by NDTV
Three former employees of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) were charged in the State Courts of Singapore on 13 January for their involvement in the corruption racket. As part of 2011 investigation launched by Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), former ST Marine employees - chief operating officer Han Yew Kwang, President of commercial business Tan Mong Seng (Tan) and Senior Vice President Mok Kim Whang (Mok) are charged under the section 477A of the Penal Code of the Prevention of Corruption Act
Israel has received fifth submarine capable of arming nuclear warheads from Germany for US $540 million. Germany delivered advanced Dolphin-class submarine at the Haifa port Tuesday
Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has reached one million operational hours with the US military forces, the company announced Tuesday. The system is currently being employed strategically by the U
The Indian Army may have taken more than 100 hours to eliminate six terrorists who infiltrated into the Pathankot air base, but it engaged the terrorists in firefights for only about 11 hours leading up to their killing. None of the soldiers involved in the firefight suffered any casualty and the army was able to block the terrorists from venturing close to where the Indian Air Force aircraft were parked
Belgium has decided against supplying arms to Saudi Arabia citing mass executions carried out on Jan 2 and the nations role in Yemeni conflict. “We have rejected the request (for military shipment to Saudi Arabia),” RTBF broadcaster cited Belgiums Flanders Minister-President Geert Bourgeois as saying to the Flemish Parliament Wednesday
South Korea and Indonesia have signed a US $1.3 billion deal to jointly develop the next generation fighter jet KF-X for Seoul amid rising threats from the nuclear-armed North Korea