BY : HT

The laser is emerging out of the realm of sci-fi to debut in combat. For the first time, coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are planning to unleash the technology’s vast potential to combat the threat of insurgent missile and rocket attacks.

Signalling a revolution in military hardware, India too can grab a slice of that technology with the US proposing to equip the navy’s second-largest warship INS Jalashwa with a new generation laser system that would enable it to blast enemy missiles in the sky.

The new weapon can easily be mounted alongside the Jalashwa’s Phalanx close-in weapon system for shooting down incoming targets at the speed of light, claimed US defence firm Raytheon that has found military application for the laser. The Phalanx

BY : PTI

To keep up with the trend amongst major powers, Indian army today set in motion the process of building a futuristic main battle tank (MBT), which will be inducted post 2020.

Army is visualising that the future tanks could be network operated sans the crew and has given the nod for framing general qualitative staff requirements (GQSR) for such a mean machine.

Plans for going in for such smart tanks and infantry combat vehicles were unveiled today at an international seminar on future MBTs, which was attended by the Defence Minister A K Antony and Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor.

BY : IANS

In a desperate bid to save the main battle tank (MBT) Arjun it has developed, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) had suggested a joint assessment of the vehicle with the Indian Army to keep the project alive but this has been summarily rejected by the army. The army is also ambiguous on a suggestion by the DRDO that the tank be assessed head-to-head with the T-90 MBTs the army currently operates.

“Following the army’s adverse report on the tanks after winter trials last year, the DRDO had suggested a joint assessment be conducted but the army refused this outright,” a defence ministry official told IANS.

BY : NATIONAL JOURNAL GROUP

The Navy has uncovered problems with plans to extend the life of its F/A-18 Hornets that could exacerbate efforts to mitigate a shortage of strike fighter aircraft that is expected to vex the service until 2025.

Preliminary results from a continuing Navy review have found that keeping the A- through D-model Hornets flying longer will "require additional inspections, modifications and a longer time out of service," a Navy spokesman said Thursday.

To minimize the size of the shortfall, the Navy has hoped to eke 10,000 flight hours out of each of its Hornets instead of the 8,000 hours under an earlier plan.

BY : star-telegram.com



Just a few years ago, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter was widely viewed as the world’s leading next-generation, high-technology aircraft, with no strong Western competitor.

That’s no longer the case.

Saab, the Swedish industrial conglomerate better known in the U.S. for performance cars than airplanes, has impressed potential aircraft buyers with an aggressive marketing campaign for its upgraded Gripen fighter jet.

BY: Seattle, WA



As top military fighters descend on Tacoma and Seattle air shows to spotlight their flying skills during the next few weeks, they will be joined by some very talented women.

At McChord Air Force Base, two from the nation's growing group of female fighter pilots will appear this weekend, building on the hard-fought legacy of flying women such as the famed Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II -- the WASPs.

Maj. Samantha Weeks, 32, a member of the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, will handle the lead solo F-16 Fighting Falcon jet in two Air Ex

BY: Vladimir Radyuhin For The Hindu


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Encouraged by the remarkable success of their pilot co-development defence project, the Brahmos missile, India and Russia are planning to design and build a futuristic main battle tank.

Defence industry experts will discuss the new project when a delegation of the Russian Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) tank-building factory visits India this week to participate in an international seminar on the Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT) organised by the Army along with the Confederation of Indian Industry.

BY : Statesman News Service

As many as 1244 trainees, who have become confident and disciplined sea warriors after undergoing a rigorous basic training curriculum for about 24 weeks, successfully passed out from here yesterday. They included 965 Senior Secondary Recruits (SSRs), 123 Matric and Non-Martic Recruits (MR/NMRs), 131 Naviks (General Duty) and 23 Naviks (Domestic Branch) of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard.
The passing-out parade was reviewed by Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, AVSM, NM & BAR, Controller Personnel Services IHQ (MOD) Navy. Commodore MVS Kumar, VSM Naval-Officer-in-charge Orissa and Commanding Officer, INS Chilka was the conducting officer for the parade.
Among the passing out trainees, Shankar Singh, SSR ,No 217784 R was awarded for

BY : ANI

The Indian Air Force placement cell will launch its website www.iafpe.co.in on July 22 at the Air Force Auditorium.

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major would inaugurate the website.

The website which has been designed by the ICICI group, would be dedicated to the Ex-Air Warriors by ICICI Bank’s Joint Managing Director M. S. Kochhar.

The website would have separate log-ins for employers and job seekers.

BY :DNA INDIA

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is relying on the agility of its Russian-made Sukhoi-30 strike fighter jets to win dogfights at the upcoming Red Flag aerial war games to be held at the Nellis Air Force Base in the United States from August 9 to 23.
“The Indian Air Force has a contingent of eight SU-30MKI fighters, two IL-78 mid-air re-fuelling aircraft and one IL-76 transport aircraft taking part in the exercise,” an air force official told DNA.

Captain D Chaudhury is leading the 247-personnel strong contingent to the US, which includes some of India’s best pilots who will duel with the French in their Dassault Rafale multi-role aircrafts and Americans in their F-15 and F-16 bombers.