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From spacewar.com: China commander says space weapons inevitable: state media Beijing (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 A top China air force commander has called the militarisation of space an "historical inevitability", state media said Monday, marking an apparent shift in Beijing's opposition to...

http://www.spacearchitect.org/ Website established for architects and industrial designers working and researching in the international field of space architecture and design. The website is operated by the Space Architecture Technical Committee (SATC) of the American Institute of Aeronautics...

I've been reading up on the DDG-1000 for a project I'm doing for Shipbucket and throughout everything, I keep getting a quote that says the Zumwalt-Class can't operate the SM series missiles. Can someone please explain to me how that's possible? The primary anti-defense missiles of the USN can't...

It is interesting to know, that it will take probably only months and we will have a new COMMERCIAL spaceship. California based company Space-X (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) received under NASA COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services) multimillion contract to develop a...

A couple of interesting documents emerged recently on DTIC regarding some hints of what near future long range US ballistic missile could look like. Dates are late 90's ealrly 2000's. Here: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA318768 non-nuclear, manouvering SLBM warhead...

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/AeroIndia2009/shiv/mcaai2009.JPG.html

Is the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) dead after Lockheed-Martin's USS Freedom (LCS-1) and General Dynamics/Austal USS Independence (LCS-2). The last I heard the US Navy was going to re-open bidding. Has the Navy decided to not resurrect this program or has it just not gotten around to sending its...

Hi everyone. I couldn't find anywhere outlines, sideviews of Nasa+Darpa+USAF's X-37 (with dimensions). Only 3D artistic renderics and "old" 2003-2004 pictures. Could anybody help? AG

Shortly after the recommissioning of the ex-Hermes as the the INS Viraat in 1987, there were reports from India of long term plans for a 4 carrier fleet,with two new construction hulls and both ex-Hermes/Viraat and ex-Leviathan/Vikrant being retained in service until the late 1990s. A contract...

Northrop-EADS wins U.S. Air Force tanker, beats Boeing Feb. 29, 2008 • An international consortium led by U.S. giant Northrop Grumman and European conglomerate EADS has won the U.S. Air Force’s competition for the next fleet of new aerial refueling aircraft, officials announced late Feb. 29. The...

the Japanese have unveiled their new 44 ton tank View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnjfYKhcU4

European missile manufacturer MBDA is starting to flesh out its plans for a common family of anti-air weapons, being supported by research funding from the UK Defense Ministry. The family, known as the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM), is aimed at meeting tri-service requirements from...

My first post, I think. Bear with me... I've tried several times now to find more info on this Abrams CATTB (Component Advanced Technology TestBed), but Google and co lead me to VERY limited information. Text in the pic tell you all I know. Does Anyone know if Jane's International Defence...

Have any specs on this version offered to India been released?

In February 2006, it was certified the OAO Region KAB-500S "GLONASS/GPS" guided bomb by the Russian Air Force's 929 GLITS, at Akhtubinsk Air Force Base in the Volga Region and the weapon was introduced formally into the Su-34 arsenal (another weapons that would be included into the Fullback...