General Dynamics says the Columbia-class lead submarine is running ahead of contract schedule. (US Navy)
Amid government oversight concerns about lead-ship construction delays of the new Columbia-class strategic ballistic missile submarines, the programme is actually running ahead of contract schedule, according to Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics, whose submarine-building Electric Boat (EB) unit is building the boats.
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India tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) today (January 27) from Kalaam Island off the coast of Odisha.
In 2019, the Defense Research and Development Organisation conducted the first tests of the HSTDV. It is a pilotless aircraft designed for hypersonic flight (five times greater than that of sound).
The HSTDV project’s goal, as stated in 2008 by then-DRDO chief V K Saraswat, was to show the “performance of a scram-jet engine at an altitude of 15 km to 20 km.” The HSTDV’s scram-jet engine allows it to reach speeds of Mach 6 (7408.8 km/h).
The German Army will receive additional IdZ-ES VJTF 2023 solider systems
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The variant is based on Rheinmetall’s modular Gladius 2.0, showing (l) the CeoTronics CT-MultiPTT 3C central operation and control unit and chest-mounted tablet and (II) the single central hub. This configuration has two radios, suited for a platoon commander.
(Giles Ebbutt)
Rheinmetall is to expand delivering its latest dismounted Future Soldier command-and-control (C2) system to the German Army.
On Thursday, a top Islamic State official named Bilal-al-Sudani was killed in a US counterterrorism operation in northern Somalia. Lloyd Austin, the US defense secretary, has stated that no civilians or service members were killed during the operation.
US counterterrorism forces on Thursday eliminated a top Islamic State leader in northern Somalia. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has stated that no US personnel or civilians were harmed during the operation.
Thursday marked the beginning of India’s 74th Republic Day celebrations, and the march down Kartavya Path in Delhi gave onlookers a look at the military’s power in the form of cutting-edge technology and equipment developed in the country.
The Egyptian Armed Forces contingent marched to start the Republic Parade 2023 in the presence of chief guest Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Indian President Droupadi Murmu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Travis Pike, Sandboxx News
These 5 firearms are the most underrated weapons that the U.S. military has used and deserve way more respect than they currently get.
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Top acquisition executive Frank Calvelli said the Space Force must focus on advancing satellites systems for military operations on Earth
Dante K. Earle, Military Strategy Magazine
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For centuries, military theorists, planners, and commanders alike have looked to the past for guidance.