Russia will resume production of the supersonic and variable-wing Tupolev Tu-160M strategic heavy bomber instead of continuing development of its already much delayed stealth strategic bomber, the Tupolev PAK DA. Production of the Tu-160, which is capable of lofting nuclear weapons, ended in 2008 and only 27 bombers were produced for use by the Russian…
Chinese state-controlled media is hyping the Chinese version of a western invention called a “rim-driven thruster” as the engine that will make the new nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) the best on the planet. Chinese engineers are reported to be planning a rim-driven thruster specifically being developed as…
The Indian Navy has awarded a $630 million contract to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel’s largest aerospace and defense company, to supply long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) defense systems for four ships of the Indian navy. LRSAM, which is known in Israel as the Barak 8, is an advanced air and missile defense system jointly developed…
Considering its pro-western backers and partners, the AN-132D looks suspiciously like a geopolitical project aimed at undercutting Russia in an aviation segment in which it has little to offer at present. Ukraine may be coming apart at the seams but the country marked a geopolitical milestone when the Antonov AN-132D, the first Ukrainian plane built…
The first satellite to be developed jointly by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) — the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite (NISAR) – is the world’s most expensive Earth imaging satellite. NISAR will cost both national space agencies over $1.65 billion to co-develop, build and launch. The huge satellite will be launched from…
New Delhi – Indian Navy wants three variants of the underwater vessel namely for detection/inspection, combat and training role. In fact, the Navy will purchase five underwater vehicles which may go up later. The purchase order is expected to be approximately $95 million: half of the total deal amount has to be invested in India…
The United States Navy of the future will need 12 aircraft carriers to meet tomorrow’s threats. Effectively, that means that the service will have to grow the carrier fleet by two vessels. There are currently 10 Nimitz-class carriers in service while the new Gerald R. Ford has yet to be commissioned. As such, the Navy…
