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NASA Tests First 3-D Printed Rocket Engine Prototype

September 19, 2017 @ 02:35 AM

NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center has tested its first 3-D printed rocket engine prototype part made of two different metal alloys. NASA has been making and evaluating durable 3-D printed rocket parts made of one metal, but the technique of 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, with more than one metal is more difficult, NASA said in a statement on Monday
Russian Helicopters’ Ka-226T Clears Iranian High-temperature Tests

September 13, 2017 @ 01:23 PM

Russian Helicopters Ka-226T light multi-purpose helicopter has cleared tests with support from Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC). The tests were carried out in the framework of a memorandum signed by Helicopters of Russia JSC (part of Rostekh State Corporation) and IHSRC at the HeliRussia international exhibition in May 2017, and their purpose was to confirm the possibility of operating the helicopter at ambient temperatures up to +50 degrees Celsius, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Saab Displays Mobile Camouflage System at DSEI 2017

September 7, 2017 @ 02:17 PM

Saab Defense Group will be displaying its business unit Barracuda's Mobile Camouflage System that is designed to be applied to vehicles in several varieties to provide infrared, thermal and radar masking protection against enemy sensors. The system will be displayed at the Defense and Security Equipment International 2017 trade show, the company announced Wednesday
India To Buy Advanced Observation Systems To Monitor Line of Actual Control

September 6, 2017 @ 01:31 PM

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has purchased advanced long-range reconnaissance and observation systems (LORROS) that will be equipped with a thermal imager to strengthen vigilance. The thermal imager can detect the human at a minimum range of 10 kilometers and vehicles at a minimum distance of 20 kilometers
Russian Helicopters To Test Ka-226T Helicopter At High Temperatures In Iran

August 10, 2017 @ 08:40 AM

The Russian Helicopters together with Iran Helicopters Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) will test the light utility helicopter Ka-226T for its usability at extremely high temperatures. The tests will be conducted on the Iranian company site within the framework of a memorandum signed by the parties in May 2017 at the international exhibition HeliRussia-2017
Underwater Gliders to Help China Track Foreign Submarines

July 27, 2017 @ 12:07 PM

China is deploying a network of underwater gliders to help it track the movement and activities of foreign submarines in the disputed South China Sea. While China says it has sovereignty over the whole South China Sea, the US and some of its allies have been conducting ship, air and submarine patrols in the area claiming freedom of navigation
Russian T-50 Stealth Fighter Jet's Chassis Control Systems To Be Showcased...

July 18, 2017 @ 11:57 AM

Russian Space Systems (RSS) will present Chassis Control Systems that were developed on the basis of space technologies for monitoring the systems of the fifth generation T-50 stealth fighter jet at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 this week. The RSS will exhibit the chassis parameters control system, the temperature-measuring system and the cooling control of the wheels, as well as the sensors for the hydraulic system of the aircraft, the company announced Monday
South Korea, US Fire Missiles In Response To Pyongyang's ICBM Launch

July 5, 2017 @ 11:16 AM

South Korea and the US fired a barrage of missiles, including Souths Hyunmoo-2A and US ATACMS sending a warning message to North Korea. North Korea had claimed a successful long-range missile test Monday
Rheinmetall Wins €370 Million Order To Supply Soldier Systems To Germany

June 28, 2017 @ 01:10 PM

Rheinmetall has won a contract with a gross value of €370 million (net value: €310 million) to supply enough “Future Soldier – Expanded System” (IdZ-ES) soldier systems to equip German Bundeswehr's 68 infantry platoons. The new systems will be delivered between 2018 and late 2020, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Blast At Ordinance Factory In India Kills Two

June 15, 2017 @ 02:06 PM

Two employees of Indian Ministry of Defences Ordnance Factory near Pune were killed in an blast while shifting explosives. The explosion occured in one of the magazines where propellant powder is stored before processing at the Ammunition Factory, Khadki (AFK) in Pune

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