Search Results
-
Indonesia May Purchase US-made F-35 Jets Instead of Russian Su-35s
March 18, 2020 @ 11:13 AMIndonesia has made a case for purchasing US-made F-35 fighter jets instead of Russian Su-35 aircraft, the countrys Deputy Defence Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said. However, the Su-35 deal had not been canceled and Jakarta is under no pressure from Washington to walk away from the deal, Trenggono said today in comments made to CNN Indonesia
-
China May Attack US Ships in South China Sea with Lasers, Electro-Magnetic...
March 18, 2020 @ 08:48 AMIrked by US Ships conducting patrols in the South China Sea, China could attack them with electro-magnetic weapons including lasers to temporarily incapacitate their weapons and control systems without visible conflict. While the Chinese government or Navy has not commented on deploying electro-magnetic weapons or lasers, state-owned Global Times said quoting Song Zhongping, a frequent commentator on Chinese military affairs as saying, “to counter US' repeated trespasses into Chinese territorial waters, the Chinese military has the option of using new approaches, including the deployment of electromagnetic weapons
-
US Okays Raytheon’s Coyote Block 2 Drone Killer for International Sales
March 18, 2020 @ 05:58 AMThe United States has approved the sale of Raytheons Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon as part of Howler counter-drone system for international sales. “The US government has cleared Raytheon to sell the Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon to approved allied nations as part of the Howler counter-drone system,” the company said in a statement Tuesday
-
Raytheon Completes First Testing of Lower Tier Air-Missile Defense Sensor
March 17, 2020 @ 12:06 PMRaytheon today announced the completion of the first round of testing of the first partially populated radar antenna array for the U.S
-
Pratt & Whitney to Provide Engines for US, Japanese F-35 Fighters
March 17, 2020 @ 06:34 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Pratt & Whitney $320 million to supply 32 F135 engines to power F-35 stealth jets of the US Air Force, US Navy and Japan. “United Technologies Corp
-
Iranian Army Holds Drills to Control COVID-19 Spread
March 16, 2020 @ 11:05 AMThe Iranian Army commenced exercises to prevent and monitor the spread of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, on Sunday. The drills came three days after Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei issued an edict to Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, emphasizing the need to establish a “health and treatment base” in order to contain the virus
-
US Navy's Ship's Crew Quarantined after Sailor Suspected of Coronavirus
March 16, 2020 @ 10:26 AMAll crew members onboard US Navys USS Boxer (LHD-4) amphibious assault ship have been quarantined after a sailor tested “presumptive positive” for the Coronavirus Disease, COVID-19. On Sunday, the Navy announced that the sailor assigned to the warship tested “presumptive positive,” meaning, the patient tested positive by a local public health laboratory but results are still pending confirmation at a Center for Disease Control (CDC) lab
-
Japan Wants Nuclear Reactors to Withstand 9/11 type Airplane Attacks
March 16, 2020 @ 09:21 AMJapanese nuclear regulator has shut down Kyushu Electric Power Co. reactor today for failure to comply with anti-terror measures that include being able withstand airplanes crashing into them
-
Ansat Helicopters Certified for ‘Safe’ Landing on Water
March 14, 2020 @ 07:28 AMRussias Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has given its approval to install floatation systems on Ansat helicopters for safe landing on water. Ansat has also received certification for the reduction in airworthiness limitations of its main parts, leading to reduction in maintenance and flying costs
-
BAE Systems Demos Small-form-factor Semiconductor Tech in DARPA Project
March 13, 2020 @ 06:57 AMBAE Systems under a DARPA project, has demonstrated new small-form-factor semiconductor technology designed to sense radio frequency and communication signals in battle environments in conjunction with a drone. The Hedgehog technology, which was used in this exercise to sense radio frequency (RF) and communication signals in congested and contested battle environments in conjunction with an unmanned aerial system, is a collection of general-purpose, reconfigurable MATRICs chips in a software-defined radio (SDR) system, the company said in a
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
Will Indian Air Force buy an Indigenous High Altitude Pseudo Satellite?
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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