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DARPA To Test ACDC Tech Against Actual Chemical Warfare Agents In Months

May 1, 2017 @ 07:24 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will test the Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC) program technology scrubber with the Tactical Plasma Arc Chemical Warfare Agents Destruction System (PACWADS) against actual chemical warfare agents in the coming months. ACDC technology demonstrator is capable of removing bulk stores of chemical warfare agents (CWA) without creating any hazardous waste by-products
DARPA's Field Deployable System For Destruction Of Chemical Warfare Agents

April 19, 2017 @ 12:45 PM

A DARPA program that is developing a field-deployable system for onsite neutralization of bulk stores of chemical warfare agents (CWA) has successfully demonstrated a waterless soil-scrubbing technology that neutralized toxic chemicals simulating sarin, soman, and mustard agents. Created under the Agencys Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC) program, the technology demonstrated greater than 99
China Offers USD 870 Million Worth Projects To Private Firms For Military...

April 18, 2017 @ 09:43 AM

China is offering 6 billion yuan ($870 million) investment for research on equipment and weapons to the private Chinese firms and institutes for boosting military-civilian integration and upgrade military technologies. The Central Military Commission's equipment development department issued a guideline on its website saying that 2,000 projects will be funded under the plan this year,
India Approves Purchase Of Israeli Barak Missiles

April 4, 2017 @ 10:32 AM

The Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved purchase of Barak surface-to-air missiles for the navy among other proposals for an estimated $132 million. The new missiles are urgently needed to replace the current ones which have completed their shelf life
Russian Helicopters Plans KA-226, Anset Chopper Assembly In Iran

April 1, 2017 @ 12:48 PM

Russian Helicopters and Irans Industrial Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO) have planned a joint venture to assemble KA-226 and Anset light civilian helicopters. The JV to assemble light civilian helicopters in Iran was announced by Russian Helicopters firm last week
China J-20's Engines to Incorporate Powder Metallurgy Superalloys

March 22, 2017 @ 03:02 PM

China is planning to equip J-20 stealth fighter jets with home-made engines that incorporate Powder Metallurgy superalloy turbine disks. China intends to replace the current Russia-produced Saturn AL-31F engines between 2018 and 2019,
Russia's Rostec Delivers Laser Rangefinders To China

February 7, 2017 @ 03:07 PM

Russias Shvabe, a part of Rostec Corp, has delivered LDM-2VK laser rangefinders to China for use in shooting practise. The LDM-2VK laser rangefinder, which defines target coordinates in the GLONASS and GPS satellite navigation systems, is produced at the holding company's Shvabe – Defense and Protection enterprise
N Korea Restarts Weapons-Grade Plutonium-Producing Reactor

January 28, 2017 @ 11:00 AM

Fresh satellite imagery shows that North Korea has apparently restarted its plutonium-producing nuclear reactor. "Imagery from January 22 shows a water plume (most probably warm) originating from the cooling water outlet of the reactor, an indication that the reactor is very likely operating," the website 38 North said in a report
India’s Future MBT To Be More Lethal: DRDO Chief

January 24, 2017 @ 02:22 PM

Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has planned to equip its future MBT tanks with a 125 mm gun, third-generation anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) and an air-defense machine gun. Speaking at the International Armoured Vehicles 2017 conference in London, Dr U
India To Build Modern Bunkers Along Its Border With China

January 24, 2017 @ 12:56 PM

Indian army is building a large number of modern bunkers in Sikkim as part of its efforts to boost the countrys defenses along the border, shared with China. The new bunkers are being built using hallow block structures that can be transported easily to hill areas after having been constructed in plain areas

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