The US Navy has grounded the aircrew acknowledging that one of its aircraft was used in the drawing of male genitalia in the sky over a county in Washington state. "The Navy holds its aircrew to the highest standards and we find this absolutely unacceptable, of zero training value and we are holding the crew accountable," the officials were quoted as saying by
The Indian Air Force Southern Command Chief undertook a solo flight of 30 minutes of the home-grown Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas Tuesday. The CMD-HAL, T Suvarna Raju thanked Air Marshal RKS Bhaduauria, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Air Command for ‘reposing the faith in the aircraft, HAL said in a statement Tuesday
Final preparations for test firing of the Brahmos Cruise Missile from the belly of a Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft are being made for possible launch in late November. "Some 20-30 hours of flying with the 2
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system to the US Navy facility at Point Mugu, for maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission. “Triton is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned system that delivers a critical autonomous capability to the Navy, expanding the services maritime patrol mission,” Doug Shaffer, vice president, Triton programs, Northrop Grumman said Friday
South Korea may develop its own nuclear-powered submarines or purchase them from US to deal with North Korean submarine-launched Ballistic missile (SLBM) threats. President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump reached the agreement during their summit in Seoul on Tuesday, to begin consultations on South Korea's acquisition and development of cutting-edge weapons that would include nuclear-powered submarines and surveillance assets, The Korea Times reported Friday
Australia's defense ministry announced Friday that the future British warships will likely feature home-made radars developed by local firm CEA Technologies. According to the announcement made during the Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement of UK, Harriett Baldwin, visit to Adelaide today, the British Government will conduct a capability study to fit CEA Technologies ‘CEAFAR radar to British ships and it will begin early next year
The Indian Air Force has said that the domestically manufactured Tejas Light Combat Aircraft is not fit enough to protect the Indian skies. The IAF said the Tejas is far behind its competitors like the JAS 39 Gripen manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab and the US made F-16 manufactured by Lockheed Martin, sources were quoted as saying by
French lawmakers approved a two billion euros defence spending hike in 2018 to fund renewing military transporters, fighter jets and other equipment used in anti-terror operations in west Africa and the Middle East. The 1
Yemen has unveiled domestically manufactured ‘high-precision naval missiles, Mandab 1 at an exhibition in the western port city of Hudaydah. Senior Yemeni officials and military commanders of the Houthi Ansarullah movement have inspected domestically-manufactured naval missiles showcased by Yemen's armed forces at an exhibition,
Defense Minister Song Young-moo discussed defence cooperation and equipment sales with Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Lebanon where South Korean troops are based during his visit last week. Song met with Oman Defense Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi in Muscat on Saturday where South Korea's Cheonghae Unit, deployed in the Gulf of Aden to counter pirates, is based