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US-Pakistan Military Relations Seen Thawing as Washington sends Fighter Jets for Joint...

January 23, 2019 @ 01:10 PM

In a sign that frosty relations between Islamabad and Washington could be thawing, the latter has sent fighter jets to the Falcon Talon-III joint air exercise, scheduled to take place at PAF Base Shahbaz in Sindh Province later this week. The joint exercises come only a day after senior US Senator Lindsey Graham urged President Donald Trump to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, as intense contacts between the two countries continue over negotiations to end the 17-year war with the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan
Boeing Unmanned Passenger Aircraft Completes First Flight

January 23, 2019 @ 01:00 PM

Boeing yesterday conducted the first test flight of its electric-powered autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in the US city of Manassas, Virginia. The PAV prototype completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing during the flight, which tested the vehicle's autonomous functions and ground control systems
China’s PLA Downsizes Land Forces in Pursuit of Modernisation

January 23, 2019 @ 12:20 PM

The Chinese Army forces have been halved while the Navy and Air Force has been significantly boosted in an attempt to transform the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) into a comprehensive modern force, Xinhuanet reported on Sunday. The army now accounts for less than 50 per cent of the total number of PLA troops; almost half of the non-combatant units have been made redundant and the number of officers in the PLA has been reduced by 30 per cent, the report stated
DARPA to Launch Satellite with Reflectarray Antenna to Enable Space-based Internet

January 23, 2019 @ 10:54 AM

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is preparing to launch a 150 kg satellite into low-earth orbit to qualify a new type of Membrane Reflectarray Antenna (MRA) which could lay the groundwork for space-based internet. DARPAs Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is set for launch in late February to space-qualify the MRA
HAL to Build Tejas Trainers for Indian Air Force

January 16, 2019 @ 07:48 AM

India's state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will build trainer aircraft to train pilots fly the Tejas multirole combat aircraft. "The two-seater Tejas trainer aircraft are not expected to be delivered before 2021
US Navy Commissions New Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship

January 13, 2019 @ 06:22 AM

The United States Navy commissioned USS Wichita (LCS 13) – the nation's seventh Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at Naval Station Mayport. The LCS is designed to complete close-to-shore missions and is a growing and relevant part of the Navy's fleet
India to Replace Russian Dragunov Rifles with US, Italian Sniper Rifles

January 12, 2019 @ 04:21 PM

The Indian Army has procured 5,719 Beretta .338 Lapua Magnum Scorpio TGT and Barrett
China Considering New Overseas Military Bases

January 10, 2019 @ 09:10 AM

China is considering setting up new overseas military bases to provide logistical support to Chinese units operating overseas, a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) strategist said Thursday. “It is possible for China to build new overseas support facilities depending on two factors- the new base should help China better fulfil missions given by the United Nations; Second, it depends on the approval of the nation where the new base will be located,”
Former Israeli Minister Jailed 11 Years on Charges of Spying for Iran

January 9, 2019 @ 02:55 PM

Former Israeli cabinet minister Gonen Segev has been sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment on charges of spying for Iran. The 63-year-old will be formally sentenced at a hearing on 11 February
US Navy Test-fires Missile-Killing Hyper Velocity Projectiles from Deck Gun

January 9, 2019 @ 11:01 AM

A US Navy warship has fired 20 hyper velocity projectiles (HVP) from a standard Mk 45 5-inch deck gun for effective defence against cruise missiles and unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Though standard fixtures on most US Navy warships, the Mk 45 5-inch deck gun is based on World War II concept of defending warships against decades-old threats

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