PLA Navy Commissions Three New Tank Landing Ships
The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy commissioned three new tank landing ships at a naval port of a landing ship flotilla on Monday. The Wuyishan warship (hull number 914), Culaishan warship (hull number 915) and Wutaishan warship (hull number 917), independently developed and produced by China itself, are the same...
Pak Not To Share Nuclear Weapons Tech With Saudi Arabia
Pakistans Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has denied reports on a statement made by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Saudi Arabia may purchase nuclear bomb from the country. While giving a policy statement in the Senate on Tuesday, Aziz said that Pakistans nuclear technology is...
Human Error Tops Dhruv Helicopter Accidents
Since 2002, 14 military and 2 civil Indian home-grown Dhruv helicopters have been involved in accidents, out of which 11 occurred in India and 5 abroad. Out of 16 accidents, 12 occurred due to human error & environmental factors and the remaining 4 occurred due to technical reasons, Minister of State...
Norway Seeks Partners For Future Submarine Project
Norway is seeking partners for future submarine project with other nations in order to reduce cost and secure a robust submarine capability for the future. The current Norwegian Ula-class submarines will gradually reach their end-of-life in the 2020s
F-35 Operational Clearance Threatened As Radar Turns Off In-Flight
The US Air Force' F-35 fighter jet is facing a software glitch involving the radar as it requires the pilot to turn it off and on again in-flight and poses threat to delaying the USAF plans to declare the jet operationally deployable. "What would happen is they'd get a signal that...
UK Invests £225m To Ensure Efficiency Of Four New Nuke Subs Assembly
The UK ministry of defense is investing £225m towards new facilities where four new nuclear submarines will be assembled to ensure maximum efficiency. The first of the four submarines is expected to be delivered in 2028
General Dynamics To Assemble UK’s First Fully Digitized Ajax Armoured Vehicle In...
General Dynamics will begin assembling and testing UK Armys first fully digitised Ajax armored Vehicle in 2017. Following a £390 million commitment to the Ajax armoured vehicle by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), General Dynamics has decided to turn the former Linde Forklift Truck Factory into an assembly, integration and testing center for Ajax in Merthyr Tydfil, the
Overweight Sailors To Get Second Chance To Undergo US Navy’s Fitness Test...
The US Navy is reviving its rules on the body fat restrictions by allowing sailors to be retested who had failed the test earlier. This week, the force said that the 2,400 people will be allowed one more chance to be tested this spring, under the new limits, The Telegraph reported
Raytheon’s SM-6 Missile Test Fired From Aegis Destroyer
The US Navy and Raytheon have successfully tested the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) from the USS John Paul Jones on Monday. The test was a demonstration of the U
Israel Tests Patriot Missiles As Part Of Routine Exercise
The Israeli Air Force on Monday test fired a US-built Patriot surface-to-air missile from the Palmachim air base in central Israel as part of a “routine exercise”. The defense system was activated after the joint Israel-US Juniper Cobra exercise ended
Hungarian Gripen Fighters Commence Night-Flying
The Hungarian Air Force has started to train for night flying missions using newly-delivered night vision goggles (NVGs). This capability will further enhance the combat readiness of the Hungarian Air Force and boost the contribution of Hungarys Gripens to international missions
Mitsubishi Delivers Seventh Soryu-class Submarine To Japan
Mitsubishi has delivered the "Jinryu" submarine to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) in a ceremony held at the MHI Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works' No.3 pier in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
Ukraine Faces $5B Shortfall in Military Budget Amid Growing War Costs
MBDA Invests in Hybrid Drones, Maker of Jet-Electric Hydra 400 UAV
Indian Army Kills Three Terrorists in Kashmir's Shopian as Operation Keller Intensifies
South Korea to Assess K9, Cheonmu, Cheonma Weapon Systems for Upgrades
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
