Defense One is reporting that the Russian military test fired an RS-24 Yars intercontinental missile on Wednesday Sept 20th. The missile also known as Topol’-MR is one of Russia’s newest ICBM’s. Washington is insisting the missile is a variant of the Topol M which is forbidden under arms-control treaties. Russia denies the claim and says […]
Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Makes Hard Landing
Aviation Week is reporting that Lockheed Martin, which acquired Sikorsky in 2015, is continuing support for its S-97 prototype after the chopper suffered a hard landing at its development center in West Palm Beach, FL. The hard landing is being blamed on the digital flight control system. Sikorsky said the system unexpectedly transitioned from simple […]
Would You Store Your Data in Space?
Virgin Orbit is reporting a deal has been inked with Cloud Constellation at the World Satellite Business Week in Paris. Cloud Constellation selected Virgin Orbit as a launch partner for a dozen satellites that will become the backbone of its communication SpaceBelt System. Sensitive data here on Earth is stored in the “the cloud,” which […]
Here Comes the Abrams Super Tank
General Dynamics has been awarded contracts worth $580 million to develop and integrate System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) for the M1A2 Abrams tank. General Dynamics will also develop seven prototypes of the SEPv4 variant for testing in 2021. The SEPv3 will add significant new capabilities to the M1A2 Abrams tanks. The SEPv3 will have […]
U.S. Navy’s Powerful New Missile Detection Tool Reaches Milestone
The U.S. Navy’s powerful new tool to detect and defeat incoming anti-ship missile threats is on schedule to be constructed in early 2018. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is reporting that its new Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system has passed Preliminary Design Review. The AOEW system will provide MH-60 helicopters with enhanced electronic warfare surveillance and […]
Raptor Hoverbike Turns Heads at Defense Show
The 25th annual MSPO 2017, an international defense industry exhibition took place on September 4th 2017 in Kielce, Poland. The event showcased products for land, sea, and air defense including technological equipment, weapons systems, missiles, tanks, guided weapons, and much more. There was one specific vehicle that seemed to grab all the attention at the […]
U.S. Air Force Testing Dangerous Gravity Bomb
The U.S. Air Force recently tested its most advanced nuclear weapon, the B61-12 gravity bomb. This new bomb, dubbed the B61-12 LEP, is part of the B61 life extension program. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force completed two qualification flight tests of a B61-12 gravity bomb […]
Navy’s New Missile Shoots Down Advanced Ballistic Threat
Raytheon is reporting that its new Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) intercepted an advanced medium-range missile at sea. It was the third successful ballistic missile intercept for the SM-6. The SM-6 is the only missile that supports anti-air, anti-surface, and sea-based ballistic missile defense. A Raytheon (NYSE: RTN)-built Standard Missile-6 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in […]
Chinese are Building a ‘Hack Proof’ Quantum Communications Network
Chinese scientists have successfully sent the world’s first quantum key distribution (QKD) from the world’s first quantum satellite which was launched on August 16th, 2017. The QKD traveled over a record breaking 1,200km (746 miles), shattering the previous record which was a mere 100km (62 miles). Any attempt to steal the keys changes the particles […]
USAF Seeks New ICBM in Troubling Nuclear Times
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing $349 million and Northrop Grumman $328 million in development contracts for America’s next intercontinental ballistic missile. The new missile will replace the aging Minuteman III ICBMs currently in service. The USAF will choose either Boeing or Northrop in 2020 for the final development phase. The USAF estimated, in […]
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