Indian and Russian companies work on hypersonic version of BrahMos stealth cruise missile which is supposed to be 7 times faster than sound, said director of BrahMos Aerospace Sivathanu Pillai on Oct 9. “We’re about to design new thrust motor, new materials resistant to high temperatures and vibrati
The Marine Corps will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX®to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment for the U.S. Navy’s Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. A formal report, released last week by Comman
National Maritime Foundation (NMF) has awarded the Excellence Award to the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR). The award consisting of a plaque and citation was accepted by Dr PJ Cherian, Director of KCHR from Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma arrived at Kochi on 04 Sep 11 on an official visit to Southern Naval Command. The Admiral was received at INS Garuda, the Naval Air Station by Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command. The Admiral’s itinerary at Koc
American research center Heritage Foundation published an article saying that China is interested in procurement of Russian cruise missiles Club to equip Type 93 nuclear-powered submarines, as well as Type 041 and Kilo-class submarines (two latter are supplied by Russia). It is also said in the arti
Having commissioned new Russian-Indian supersonic missile systems BrahMos, Indian Army held another successful test launch on Aug 12, reported RIA Novosti referring to a source in India’s defense ministry. The launch was recognized effective as the missile hit the target. It was the 25th launch, and
South Korea’s state-run ocean research center built an observation system that provides a customized map of ocean currents in waters off Som… (yonhapnews) [mappress] Source: yonhapnews,April 6, 2011;
A 300ft long warship, believed to be of World War II era, was today discovered in the Bay of Bengal near Chandrabhaga beach here by a scuba… (indiatimes) [mappress] Source: indiatimes,March 13, 2011;