Weapons – International Defense Security & Technology

Russia, US, and China leading the world Hypersonic Weapons Race for prompt global strike capability, Strategic bombing from outer space and defeating all missile defenses

2 weeks ago Geopolitics, Weapons Comments Off on Russia, US, and China leading the world Hypersonic Weapons Race for prompt global strike capability, Strategic bombing from outer space and defeating all missile defenses 2,205

Hypersonic refers to aircraft, missiles, rockets, and spacecraft that can reach atmospheric speeds in excess of Mach 5, which is almost 4,000 miles per hour or 6,125 kilometers per hour or more. Flying along the edge of space while gliding and maneuvering these missiles would strike targets with unprecedented speed …

Military employment of animals for Warfare

3 weeks ago BioScience, Weapons Comments Off on Military employment of animals for Warfare 15

Throughout history animals have accompanied men into combat as modes of transport and communication, protectors and companions. They have fulfilled a variety of roles – from carrying men and munitions to evacuating the wounded, performing guard and sentry duties to carrying out search and rescue operations, detecting gas in trenches to locating …

Counter drone swarm technologies, required as drone swarms being employed for surveillance and delivering weaponized explosives

3 weeks ago Threats, Unmanned, Weapons Comments Off on Counter drone swarm technologies, required as drone swarms being employed for surveillance and delivering weaponized explosives 1,423

Criminals have been using drones in a variety of ways. They use them to prepare house break-ins, observe larger targets, spot security gaps, and determine security guard patterns. Militant organizations have started employing drones to further their terrorism. The small drones such as a quadcopter or model airplane are readily …

DARPA MELT developing high energy lasers for directed energy weapons to counter drone swarms

April 27, 2023 Photonics, Weapons Comments Off on DARPA MELT developing high energy lasers for directed energy weapons to counter drone swarms 164

Laser technology provides major advantages for military applications over kinetic weapons due to High precision and rapid on-target effect, precise and scalable effects, avoidance of collateral damage caused by fragmenting ammunition, Low logistics overhead, and minimum costs per firing. The proliferation of small, low-cost Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on …

Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) protect against full spectrum of threats

April 14, 2023 Military, Weapons Comments Off on Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) protect against full spectrum of threats 71

Militaries around the world are increasingly facing a formidable strategic and threat environment in terms of complexity, lethality, range, sophistication, and number of threats. These range from Fifth-generation stealth fighters, cruise and ballistic missile and unmanned air vehicle technology that are becoming widely proliferated to become more accessible to emerging …

Petawatt laser technologies for Ballistic and Cruise to Hypersonic weapons defense

April 10, 2023 Geopolitics, Photonics, Weapons Comments Off on Petawatt laser technologies for Ballistic and Cruise to Hypersonic weapons defense 779

The Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) offer a transformational ‘ga me changer’ to counter asymmetric and disruptive threats, while facing increasingly sophisticated traditional challenges. Laser technology provides major advantages for military applications over kinetic weapons due to High precision and rapid on-target effect, precise and scalable effects, avoidance of collateral …

Supersonic Anti-ship missile torpedoes and missile assisted torpedoes will transform underwater warfare

April 4, 2023 Air Force, Navy, Weapons Comments Off on Supersonic Anti-ship missile torpedoes and missile assisted torpedoes will transform underwater warfare 803

Torpedoes are the primary weapons of most submarines and anti-submarine warfare platforms. Torpedoes are self-propelled guided projectiles that operate underwater and are designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. With advancements in technology, a modern torpedo can destroy a target at a range of 40 km …

Hybrid controllable solid propulsion thruster technology for next generation launch-vehicles and missiles

April 2, 2023 Energy & Propulsion, Material, Weapons Comments Off on Hybrid controllable solid propulsion thruster technology for next generation launch-vehicles and missiles 1,022

The function of the propulsion system is to produce thrust, which is the force that moves a rocket through air and space. Different propulsion systems generate thrust in different ways, but always through some application of Newton’s third law of motion. In any propulsion system, a working fluid is accelerated …

Active Protection Systems (APS) on Military tanks Detect, Track and Destroy Enemy RPGs and Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

March 31, 2023 Army, Geopolitics, Weapons Comments Off on Active Protection Systems (APS) on Military tanks Detect, Track and Destroy Enemy RPGs and Anti-Tank Guided Missiles 1,433

The war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of well protected armoured vehicles. The increased use of artillery weapons and precision rocket systems along with strikes against targets of opportunity using drones, caused widespread casualties among infantry soldiers caught out in the open. Such losses are again bringing into focus …

Aircrafts employing Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure (DIRCM) to counter threat of Manpads, the shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles

March 2, 2023 Security, Technology, Threats, Weapons Comments Off on Aircrafts employing Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure (DIRCM) to counter threat of Manpads, the shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles 1,650

The West in its continuous support to Ukraine has been supplying the besieged country with military aid in the form of arms as well as anti-aircraft and anti-tank defence systems. Joe Biden said the US will be sending an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine. Among other weapons …