Category: Notizie Estero
First Chinese-Built Carrier Shandong Sails on Exercise
The Shandong, China’s first domestically developed aircraft carrier – the country’s second overall – set out from shipyard on Tuesday for military exercises, which will reportedly be held in the Bohai Sea in the next 22 days. Experts expect the carrier to integrate with J-15 fighter jets that were n…
Finland to Make Up for Lost Time in HX Fighter Competition
HELSINKI — A response to a request for information, two rounds of calls for tenders, several weeks of negotiations with each tenderer, evaluation events abroad and a successful HX Challenge in Finland.
This is a summary of the data acquisition history of the HX project in recent years. Although…
DARPA Completes Key Milestone on Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapons Program
DARPA and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) today announced successful completion of captive carry tests x and are ready to proceed to first free-flight testing within the calendar year. The joint Agency and Service effort seeks to develop and demonstrate critical technologies to enable an effective and aff…
US Says China Pursues Own Nuclear Triad, Doubling Nuclear Capability
Over the next 10 years, it’s expected China will double the number of nuclear warheads it possesses, while embarking on an effort to expand the ways it can deploy its nuclear capability, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China Chad L. Sbragia said at the American Enterprise Institute.
He …
