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
In view of the recent terrorist attack on Pathankot air base, the Indian government announced a decision to undertake a time-bound security audit of all "vulnerable" installations of armed forces, paramilitary and police organisations. A decision was taken at a high-level meeting on Friday, which was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and NSA Ajit Doval besides top officials of intelligence and security agencies, Tribune India newspaper reported today
The US Army is implementing secure Command Post Wi-Fi from Aruba at Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve Tactical Units worldwide to cut network deployment and dismantle times. Fielded as part of the Armys Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 1 (WIN-T), the deployment of Aruba 802
India might use drones on its eastern frontier with Bangladesh in a move to stop infiltration from across the border. “UAVs are being used along the Western Sector to stop infiltration from across the border with Pakistan
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to replace Global Positions Systems with Atomic Clocks with Enhanced Stability (ACES). “All of our modern communications, navigation and electronic warfare systems, as well as our intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, depend on accurate time-keeping,” said Lutwak, who will oversee the new program, called Atomic Clocks with Enhanced Stability (ACES) Wednesday in an official press release
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered seven additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters, bringing to 67 the total number of Tigers that will eventually be operated by the French Army Aviation. The additional Tigers will be delivered in 2017-2018
Orbital ATK has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Helicopter Active Protection System (HAPS), a system to protect helicopters against airborne threats. This represents the first patent awarded to Orbital ATK for its development of methods and systems of active protection from aerial threats by dispensing a kill vehicle from either aerial or ground platforms, the company said in a press release Thursday
China has installed a next generation flight data recorder (FDR) also known as the ‘black box with high invulnerability performance on its Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)s military aircraft. China will also use the new FDR in civil aviation and relevant industrial sectors in China, ChinaMil reported quoting unnamed sources as saying Thursday
Thales has completed a test firing of the 70 mm laser-guided rocket, onboard Rooivalk helicopter in service with the South African Air Force (SAAF). The test firings of the new FZ275LGR rocket, being developed by Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ), were conducted in South Africa in late October, the company announced Friday
Russia will be completing trails of its latest version of KAB-250 precision guided bomb. The guided bomb is a follow-on of KAB-500 PGM that appeared performing in Syria last month