US to Test Bombs that Glide at Five Times the Speed of Sound
The Pentagon plans a “very aggressive” expansion of its hypersonic weapons efforts this year, with at least four initial flight tests of prototypes for glide bombs that can fly five times th... Read more
Tigersharks: India Inducts First BrahMos Armed Sukhoi Fighters
The Indian Air Force inducted its first Su-30 MKI squadron-‘Tigersharks’ – at ThanjavurAir Force Station, Tamil Naduon 20 January. The Su-30MKI fighter jets are capable of carrying the... Read more
The Department of Military Affairs – Far more than a game Changer
hile making his rather unexpected announcement of the Government’s intention to appoint a Chief of Defence Staff in his Independence Day address to the Nation, the Hon’ble Prime Minister had... Read more
Iranian, US Inconsistencies After Soleimani killing
Iranian Major-General Qasem Soleimani was torn to pieces when American drones rained a salvo of missiles on his convoy at Baghdad International Airport on January 3. The attack also killed t... Read more
Navy Committed to Indigenisation: Admiral Karambir Singh
Naval Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said that the force is fully committed to the ‘Make in India’ vision. He emphasised Navy’s commitment by putting forward the its report card during the ann... Read more
Ultimate Weapon! US Army Prepares to Merge Soldiers with Robots
The US Army plans to enhance the capability of soldiers via a human-machine fusion programme, including connecting human brains to computers in order to control vehicles, reported the Army T... Read more
Nanotechnology Is Shaping the Hypersonics Race
A protective coating of carbon nanotubes may help the Pentagon field warplanes and missiles that can survive the intense heat generated at five times the speed of sound. Researchers from Flo... Read more
India Needs Foreign Talent to Indigenize Defence Equipment
At a recent discussion in one of our defence institutions, defence analyst Bharat Karnad made a striking point: that indigenization of defence equipment will remain an elusive goal if India’... Read more
40 Tejas Mk1 and 83 Tejas Mk1A will be powered by American developed F404-GE-IN20 after-burning engines to be followed up with F414-GE-INS6 after-burning engines which will be sourced for 20... Read more
Baghdadi is Dead, But What About the Rest of ISIS?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death brings the curtain down on the life of one of the most brutal exponents of violent jihad. His only peer was probably Osama bin Laden. The conduct of the op... Read more