Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti Developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau since 2009, PAK DA (Advanced Long-Range Aviation Complex) is the new bomber that Russia plans to field starting in 2023 to replace Moscow’s aging fleet of Tu-95 Bear, Tu-22M3 Backfire and Tu-160 Blackjack bombers. According to the latest update by the state-run Sputnik… Continue reading RUSSIA TO START BUILDING ITS NEXT GENERATION FLYING WING STEALTH BOMBER
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CHINA IS CLOSE TO COMPLETING ITS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Sourced : Defence Blog China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, experts said. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Type 001A class aircraft carrier’s scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship’s waterline in Dalian, northeastern… Continue reading CHINA IS CLOSE TO COMPLETING ITS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER
JOHN McCAIN’S PLAN CALLS FOR MORE MINI-ARCRAFT CARRIERS
Sourced : Popular Mechanics By Kyle Mizokami In his blueprint for increased defense spending released last week, Senator John McCain, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recommends building what he calls a high/low mix of aircraft carriers. The high end we already have. These are the Nimitz and now Ford-class of supercarriers. But what… Continue reading JOHN McCAIN’S PLAN CALLS FOR MORE MINI-ARCRAFT CARRIERS
RUSSIA MAKES PROGRESS ON FIELDING NEW FLEET OF NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINES
Sourced : The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady The Russian Navy’s fleet of Project 885-M Yasen M-class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarines is slowly but steadily starting to take shape with the fourth boat of the class, the Krasnoyarsk, recently completing crucial hydraulic tests of its pressure hull, according to local media reports. “A major construction stage… Continue reading RUSSIA MAKES PROGRESS ON FIELDING NEW FLEET OF NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINES
NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY
Sourced : Sputnik North Korea could conduct a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in February, Cheong Seong-Chang, Director of the Department of Unification Strategy Studies at the Sejong Institute, told Sputnik, commenting on recent reports that Pyongyang appears to be getting ready for a display of its military might. “Taking into account Pyongyang’s… Continue reading NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY
INDIA PREPARES TO START TEST-FIRING ITS K-4 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE (VIDEO)
Sourced : Defence Blog India is preparing to test-fire a new K-4 submarine-launch ballistic missile from an underwater platform in the last week of this month. That was reported by www.newindianexpress.com. A defence sources said the indigenously built most powerful underwater missile having a strike range of around 3,500 km will be test fired from… Continue reading INDIA PREPARES TO START TEST-FIRING ITS K-4 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE (VIDEO)
THE NOT-SO-SECRET WAY TO KILL AN F-22 OR F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER JET
Sourced: The National Interest By : Dave Majumdar The United States has poured tens of billions of dollars into developing fifth-generation stealth fighters such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. However, relatively simple signal processing enhancements, combined with a missile with a large warhead and its own terminal guidance system,… Continue reading THE NOT-SO-SECRET WAY TO KILL AN F-22 OR F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER JET
DELIVERY OF THE ENHANCED CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (ECDS) FROM INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS TO NAMFI
Τhe delivery from IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) to NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) of the Enhanced Control and Display System (ECDS) was successfully completed in mid-December 2016, a project awarded to IDE after an international tender. ECDS supports exercises with real ammunition of ground-to-air and ground-to- ground weapons defense systems for the armed forces of… Continue reading DELIVERY OF THE ENHANCED CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (ECDS) FROM INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS TO NAMFI
TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?
Sourced : Israel Defence By Yotam Gutman & Ami Rojkes Dombe A recent experiment conducted by the United States on a new version of the Tomahawk cruise missile – the Tomahawk Block IV – suggests that it will serve as a temporary solution for American warships facing Chinese ships, at least until the new Sea-to-Sea… Continue reading TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?
CHINA DEVELOPS NEW “HUMPBACK” SSBN WITH CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE U.S.A
Sourced : International Business Times By Tareq Haddad Images of China’s new nuclear submarines have emerged and are believed to carry a weapons arsenal powerful enough to reach the United States. The ‘Jin’ Type 094A has a large ‘hump’ concealing 12 submarine-launched ballistic missiles known as ‘big waves’, with a range of over 11,000km (6,835m).… Continue reading CHINA DEVELOPS NEW “HUMPBACK” SSBN WITH CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE U.S.A