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DARPA Seeks New Materials, Technology for Hypersonic Air Platforms

January 29, 2019 @ 08:59 AM

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has begun to solicit for new materials and technology to accelerate R&D of hypersonic air vehicles and platforms. “The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of high performance leading edges for hypersonic air platforms,” US Department of Defense said Monday
Drones drop Poison to Eradicate Galápagos Rats

January 25, 2019 @ 03:18 PM

Thousands of Invasive rats in Ecuadors Galápagos archipelago have been killed with the help of drones dropping bait laced with poison on two small islands in Ecuadors Galápagos archipelago. A conservation group used this technique to eradicate rodents causing extensive damage to the endemic species of flora and fauna
US Reps Missing as Russia Shows 9M729 Missiles to Foreign Military Attaches'

January 24, 2019 @ 11:18 AM

Representatives from the United States gave a miss to a briefing about the Russian 9M729 missiles given to foreign military attaches in Kubinka near Moscow yesterday. The US claims that the 9M729 missiles which operate with the Iskander-M launch system, violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty between the two countries and has threatened to walk out of the deal amidst fears of a nuclear missiles arms race
India's Tejas Fighter Jet To Get Advanced Laser Pod

January 24, 2019 @ 09:24 AM

India has developed an advanced laser targeting system for indigenously-made Tejas fighter jet. State-funded Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed the cost-effective Laser designator pod (LDP), Sputnik reported, quoting sources as saying Monday
Iron Fist Light Installment On Bradley Fighting Vehicle Advances to Phase II

January 21, 2019 @ 01:08 PM

Installation of Iron Fist Light (IFL) Active Protection System (APS) on the United States (US) Army's Bradley armoured fighting vehicle has advanced to Phase II, RADA said in a statement Monday. The team providing the system comprises General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), Elbit Systems, RADA Electronic Industries and Israel Military Industries (IMI)
India’s Larsen and Toubro Opens new K9 Vajra Self-propelled Howitzer Manufacturing Facility...

January 19, 2019 @ 10:37 AM

Indias Larsen and Toubro (L&T)has opened the first private facility in the country to manufacture K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer guns. L&T won INR 4500-crore contract to supply 100 K9 Vajra-T155mm/52 calibre tracked self-propelled gun systems to the Indian Army in 2017, under Make-in-India initiative
India Instructs Drone Makers to Install "Kill Switch" To Deal with Rogue...

January 18, 2019 @ 08:10 PM

The Government of India has directed drones to be installed with a kill switch that can disable a drone in case it turns rogue. “The government wants drone manufacturers to add a chip at the hardware level to ensure that security agencies can disable the drone remotely in case it turns rogue,”
Northrop Grumman to Perform Aging Surveillance on Deactivated Minuteman and Peacekeeper Missile...

January 18, 2019 @ 10:47 AM

Northrop Grumman has won a $86 million US Air Force contract for Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) Peacekeeper and Minuteman Solid Rocket Motor Aging Surveillance. The contract includes component dissection, motor plugging, propellant properties testing and hazards analysis and overall program support, the company said in a statement Thursday
ST Engineering Secures Fast Patrol Boats, other Contracts Worth $414M in 2018

January 14, 2019 @ 01:17 PM

ST Engineerings marine arm has won contracts worth S$560 million ($414 million) combined, in the last quarter of 2018. The Ministry of Home Affairs awarded a contract for the design, construction and maintenance of Fast Patrol Boats for the Singapore Police Coast Guard
Indian Army Unveils Indigenously-made Quadcopter UAV

January 13, 2019 @ 04:02 AM

The Indian Army has unveiled a Quadcopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) capable of surveillance and dropping grenades on targets at the Army Technology Seminar 2019. The UAV has been created by a team of two army soldiers

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