Lockheed Martin has successfully validated designs for all elements of the nation’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Through a series of successful and on-schedule Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) of all NGI major subsystems, the company demonstrated it has achieved design maturity and reduced risk for critical technologies. Next Generation…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) on a dirt strip near El Mirage, Calif. The ability to take off and land on unimproved surfaces demonstrates Mojave’s departure from traditional fixed-wing aircraft’s dependance on prepared runways. This new capability provides greater versatility and…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a business unit of General Dynamics, have been awarded a contract by US Navy for the construction of three Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51). Currently, there are six DDG 51 destroyers in production at Bath Iron Works: John Basilone (DDG 122), Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) and…
Northrop Grumman Corporation has opened a new Hypersonic Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland to produce advanced propulsion solutions that can power hypersonic missiles beyond Mach 5. A factory-of-the-future, the HCC establishes the infrastructure and capacity necessary to cost-effectively produce hypersonic propulsion at scale supporting the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) growing demands for long range, rapid…
The Israeli Navy and Elbit Systems have successfully completed a series of sea trials for the DESEAVER MK-4 Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS) onboard Israeli Navy vessels. The trials tested the capability of the new maritime Electronic Warfare (EW) system to effectively respond to complex missile attack scenarios, including launching decoy rounds from several launchers…
It has been reported that India’s indigenously developed helicopter-launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ has completed all the trials. The missile is guided by an Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode. Further, it is touted as one of the most advanced anti-tank weapons in the world. Also, a variant of…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which regulated civil aviation in India, has 63 authorised Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) in the country as of July 25, 2023. The List of DGCA Authorised Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) is placed at Annexure. Further, the regulator has also issued 25 types of certificates for drone…
India’s third Moon mission’s ‘Chandrayaan-3’ spacecraft was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit on Saturday, ISRO said. The required manoeuvre was done from an ISRO facility. Basically, a retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network), Bengaluru, Worth mentioning, Perilune is the spacecraft’s closest…
Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, and C.A.B.I. Cattaneo (hereafter CABI), a leading Italian company in the design, development and supply of underwater vehicles for Naval Special Forces, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the assessment of commercial and industrial cooperation in the field of underwater vehicles and their integration with…
A meeting on the Ukraine crisis has begun in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. It has been reported that during the meeting on Saturday, the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine was backed by several countries. The meeting, attended by security advisors and representatives from some 40 countries, aims to work out a solution…
