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Moscow Rubbishes Trump Claim that Russia Stole Hypersonic Missile Info from US

September 21, 2020 @ 05:13 AM

Russia has categorically denied stealing hypersonic missile information from the United States as claimed by President Donald Trump. Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow began working on hypersonic weapons after U

India’s DRDO Tests Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle

September 7, 2020 @ 08:03 AM

Indias state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation flight tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) today. “DRDO has today successfully flight tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle using the indigenously developed scramjet propulsion system

Hypersonic BrahMos Missile to fly by 2028

August 26, 2020 @ 09:11 AM

BrahMos Aerospace has set 2028 as the target year for the hypersonic variant of BrahMos missile to take to the skies. “We plan to develop BrahMos hypersonic missile that can attain speeds of Mach 4

Iran Unveils Ballistic Missile Named After Assassinated General Qassem Soleimani

August 21, 2020 @ 08:33 AM

Iran exhibited two new weapons- a cruise missile and a surface-to-surface ballistic missile named after the slain top general Qassem Soleimani. "The surface-to-surface missile, called martyr Qassem Soleimani, has a range of 1,400 km, and the cruise missile, called martyr Abu Mahdi, has a range of over 1,000 km," Defense Minister...

Air Leak in International Space Station, Astronauts Safe

August 20, 2020 @ 05:16 PM

The International Space Station recorded a small air leak in the American segment, but it does not threaten the safety of the crew. "The ISS crew is isolated for three days in the Russian Zvezda module while searching for a leak in order to organize pressure control in the modules of...

US Air Force Test Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

August 4, 2020 @ 06:01 PM

An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile was launched early Tuesday morning over 4,000 miles from a base in California into the Pacific Ocean, the US Air Force Global Strike Command announced. The Minuteman III missile was fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located an hour from Santa Barbara, at 12:21 a

US Allows S.Korea to Develop Solid-Fuels for Space Vehicles

July 29, 2020 @ 07:21 AM

The United States has lifted decades-old restrictions on Seouls use of solid fuels for its space rocket launches. “Today, (the two sides) have adopted the 2020 revision of the missile guidelines to completely remove the restrictions on the use of solid fuels for (South Korea's) space vehicle,” Kim Hyun-chong, deputy national security adviser, told reporters on Tuesday

Some 90 Chinese Nuclear Scientists Resign

July 27, 2020 @ 03:57 AM

State Council of the Peoples Republic of China has set up a team to investigate to probe the recent resignation of over 90 nuclear security scientists at a Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology (INEST). In a statement, CAS said last week that the team consisting of officials from the State Council's general office, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the CAS and other departments, will be sent to Hefei, Anhui province, to investigate the situation

Trump's Super Duper Missile Unlikely Before 2023

July 17, 2020 @ 06:04 AM

Pentagon officials have revealed some details of the “super duper” hypersonic missile, which President Donald Trump claims cruises at a speed of Mach 17. “Trump has taken special interest in the missile

Thales Alenia to Supply Pressurized Element to Commercial Space Station

June 24, 2020 @ 10:22 AM

Thales Alenia Space, Joint Venture between Thales and Leonardo will provide two key pressurized elements for the worlds first commercial space station. On Wednesday, the company announced the signature of an ATP (Authorization To Proceed) with Axiom Space of Houston, Texas to initiate development of the Key elements

Donald Trump’s ‘Super-Duper Missile’ Failed in Test?

June 10, 2020 @ 04:54 AM

A missile test of the DARPA/US Air Force Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program was destroyed during a test flight recently, US based Aviation Week reported

China Reveals Hypersonic Cruise Missile Engine Test Success

June 8, 2020 @ 09:32 AM

A Chinese science institute recently announced the development of a scramjet engine that ran continuously for 600 seconds in a ground test which could lead up to the development of a hypersonic cruise missile. China Central Television (CCTV) reported over the weekend that the success was achieved by a team led by Fan Xuejun at the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences

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