The US military is in the process of testing the PD-100 Black Hornet 2, a $40,000 high-tech camera drone. The Black Hornet 2 is specifically designed to be extremely stealthy, from it being able to fit in the palm of your hand to the fact it only weighs 18 grams. Developed by the Norwegian company […]
Read MoreAirbus Group has named Siemens executive and former Renault research engineer, Dirk Hoke, the next head of the company’s Defense and Space division. Europe’s largest aerospace group says the 46-year-old Hoke will progressively take over from Bernhard Gerwert in January, who is due to retire in mid-2016. Hoke, who currently runs Siemens large industrial drives business, will be […]
Read MoreLockheed Martin debuted its new amphibious assault vehicle, the ACV 1.1, in a bid to replace the 40-year-old fleet of amphibious assault vehicles the US Marine Corps currently operates. The ACV 1.1 is an eight-wheel-drive armored beast capable of hauling up to 13 marines over land or water, built to be modular, easily upgradable, use […]
Read MoreThe US military’s Humvee has become an iconic vehicle over the years, and even though it has widespread admiration, the vehicle itself is old. As a result, the military awarded the $6.7 billion contract to replace the Humvee to Wisconsin-based truck maker Oshkosh. Oshkosh is expected to produce approximately 17,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) […]
Read MoreIn 2014, the United States defense budget surpassed the combined expenditures of China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, India, and South Korea. Yep. You read that correctly… In fact, the world’s second-largest military spender, China, spent merely 22% of what the US spent on defense in 2014. The infographic below from the […]
Read MoreSeoul’s military procurement agency has announced that Airbus beat out Boeing for a $1.33B contract to supply air refueling tankers to South Korea. Airbus Defense and Space will supply four A330 MRTT aircraft by 2019 to South Korea’s air force as part of the 1.488 trillion won deal. The state agency added that the A330 […]
Read MoreThe term “transparent aluminum” has been tossed around for some time now, but no one has ever really come close to creating a viable product. That is, until now… While the United States Navy is working diligently to develop a new bulletproof material called Spinel, Surmet Corportation is already commercially producing its own version called […]
Read MoreThis past Sunday, United Technologies announced it would be selling its Sikorsky Aircraft unit and getting out the helicopter business as a whole. CEO Gregory Hayes said in a statement that the, “separation of Sikorsky from the portfolio will allow both United Technologies and Sikorsky to better focus on their core businesses.” In the end, […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force recently announced the of a brand new hypersonic aircraft capable of going 5 times the speed of sound. For now, the target date for completion of the unmanned flying weapon is 2023, which is obviously subject to change. “The key thing is, hypersonics go really fast,” outgoing Air Force chief scientist […]
Read MoreAirbus Group NV have won a $1.87 billion (119.3 billion rupees) order from India, encompassing 56 military cargo planes in order to help modernize the country’s military. The C-295 planes will be jointly built with India’s Tata Advanced Systems Ltd., and will replace the outdated Avro cargo planes which currently make up the Indian Air […]
Read MoreThe United States Army has awarded Airbus a $220.5 million contract order for 41 UH-72A Lakota helicopters equipped with Airborne Radio Communications 231 radios. The FY2015 omnibus appropriations bill signed on Dec. 16, 2014, approved $401.6 million overall to procure additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters. U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee said, “The […]
Read MoreThe United States Army has been actively looking for a replacement for the iconic Humvee, resulting in Russia coming up with its own new multi-purpose military vehicle. Russia’s biggest manufacturer of trucks and heavy machinery, ZIL, unveiled a concept called ZIL Army Car, which is lightweight and features big tires, huge axles, and a neat outer […]
Read MoreThe United States government has given the go ahead regarding $2.5 billion in upgrades and modifications of U.S. military vehicles set to be sold separately to the United Arab Emirates as surplus equipment. Navistar International Corp, Britain’s BAE Systems and Oshkosh Corp, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency are set to perform the maintenance should […]
Read MoreThe Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) is the latest innovation from the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, in conjunction with the Office of Naval Research, which is essentially a monster amphibious assault vehicle. The UHAC began testing in early July and can do a whole slew of things, including landing multiple tanks at once and bringing […]
Read MoreBoeing delivered the new, updated CH-47F Chinook helicopter to Army officials last week in Pennsylvania featuring a variety of improvements over previous Chinook models. The heavy-lift transport helicopter is specifically designed for cargo missions, moving artillery, ammunition, troops, fuel, and supplies among other things. With this in mind, one of the major improvements made on […]
Read MoreThe awesome photo above is showing the US Air Force conducting Maritime External Air Transportation System (MEATS) training, which is a way to move a watercraft using a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook helicopter of the 160th SOAR (A) “Night Stalkers.” Incredibly, those aboard the watercraft attach the boat to the helicopter hovering above, before climbing […]
Read MoreThe 300-foot-long Soviet Lun-class Ekranoplane was once thought to be a potential revolutionary transport vessel, capable of being faster than any ship and bigger than any plane. Through an effect generated by its wings, the Ekranoplane could fly fly as close as four meters above water or land. Not to mention, this beast of a […]
Read MoreA senior US Air Force officer recently went on record saying that Britain’s insanely expensive stealth fighter is a complete waste and may be no better than existing aircraft! He went on to explain that the $117 million jet is being built based on outdated ideas of air warfare, potentially incapable of evading enemy radar. When writing […]
Read MoreThe United States is preparing to sell almost $1 billion in armored vehicles, warplanes, and surveillance equipment to Iraq. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency says, “The proposed sale of these aircraft, equipment and support will enhance the ability of the Iraqi forces to sustain themselves in their efforts to bring stability to Iraq and to […]
Read MoreThe US Military is developing a stealth motorcycle, which is basically a dirt bike with a hybrid-electric engine and the first dirt bike of its kind. Logos Technologies is in charge of building the engine, which will contribute to the stealthy bike by being essentially silent no matter what terrain the soldier riding the motorcycle […]
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