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Chinese J-20 Jet Engines could get 2D Thrust Vectoring Nozzles

April 20, 2021 @ 07:11 AM

Chinas J-20 jet could be upgraded with 2D thrust vectoring nozzles for its engines, a feature that will give it enhanced maneuverability and stealth capability. The J-20 is expected to be equipped with engines with 2D thrust vectoring nozzles, said Li Gang, the pilot of the J-20's first flight, when asked about his expectations on the future development of the J-20's thrust vector control capability in a recent interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV aired on Monday
Nexter Proposing New Ammunition for Franco-German MGCS Tank Gun

April 19, 2021 @ 07:45 AM

Nexter (KDNS Group) is proposing a new artillery projective built around the ASCALON concept (Autoloaded and SCALable Outperforming guN) for the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) main battle tank designed to cope with the latest generation of heavy armour while staying ahead of the threats of the next half-century. Based on technical solutions that will be fully mature by 2025, ASCALON offers an open architecture designed to serve as the basis for cooperative development under the Franco-German MGCS programme
General Atomics Wins DARPA’s Nuclear Thermal Rocket Development Contract

April 10, 2021 @ 04:53 AM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today awarded General Atomics $22.16 million for the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) - Track A program
DRDO Tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet Technology

March 6, 2021 @ 07:54 AM

India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) carried out flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Friday. All the subsystems including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor performed as expected
Rheinmetall to Supply Artillery Ammunition and Propelling Charges to NATO Customer

January 25, 2021 @ 09:49 AM

A NATO customer has awarded Rheinmetall a contract valued €25 million for modern artillery ammunition. The Groups South African subsidiary, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd
Northrop Grumman Tests New Motor for U.S. Space Force’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket...

January 22, 2021 @ 07:38 AM

Northrop Grumman Corporation conducted a validation ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) today in Promontory. This variation of the companys GEM 63 strap-on booster was developed in partnership with United Launch Alliance (ULA) to provide additional lift capability to the Vulcan Centaur rocket
U.S. Navy to Test HELIOS Laser Weapon System

January 12, 2021 @ 05:39 AM

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Bundeswehr Orders Heavy Tractor Trailers from Rheinmetall

December 22, 2020 @ 08:35 AM

The German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with additional heavy tractor trailers with a 70-tonne payload. Delivery of a further 24 unprotected heavy tractor trailers – dubbed the SaZgM 70t mil in German military parlance – is to take place in 2021, with a further 24 to follow in 2022
India’s DRDO Sets up Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

December 20, 2020 @ 05:45 AM

An advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility was inaugurated at the Defence Research and Research Organization (DRDO) in Hyderabad on Saturday. The HWT Test facility is a pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle exit diameter of 1 meter and will simulate Mach No 5 to 12 (Mach represents the multiplication factor to the speed of sound)
Russian New Engine for Su-57 Stealth Jet to be classified as 5+

October 25, 2020 @ 05:52 PM

The upcoming ‘Second Stage engine for the Russian Su-57 fighter jet could be classified as 5+ generation, due to its increased thrust over current fifth-generation fighter aircraft engines. “I would even say that this (Second stage engine) is the 5+ generation, slightly ahead of the 5th generation, because the specific characteristics of this engine correspond to this generation

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