Category Defence & Military Systems

U.S. Navy’s undersea supremacy led by Super stealthy Virginia class Attack submarines, with Nuclear weapons capability

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US Navy  plans to add as many as 32 attack submarines in just the next 15 years. Overall, the addition of attack submarines represents the largest overall platform increase within the Navy’s ambitious plan to grow the fleet to 355 ships. “Battle…...

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Auxiliary ships for Afloat support sealift capacity is decisive in maintaining the wide spectre of current naval operations around the globe

Auxiliary ships are vital to maintaining a strong and efficient naval fleet. They are designed to perform multiple roles to effectively support combatant ships in and out of battle, as well as complete other similar naval operations. Although auxiliaries assist…...

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Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLORAN) will complement GPS under Navigation Warfare environment

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The world’s shipping industry is experiencing strong growth, which is expected to continue. Ships are getting larger and faster, sea-lanes are becoming more crowded, and crews are increasingly relying on electronic navigation systems to operate in this environment . The…...

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Race to develop Deepsea manned Submersibles for mineral exploration and Naval Surveillance

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The mineral scarcity and rising prices of gold, copper and rare earth minerals is creating great interest among many nations for deep ocean mineral mining. The oceans, which cover seventy percent of our earth’s surface are believed to be able…...

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Antennas breakthroughs enabling IoT, 5G, WiFi, Wearables, Military communications, radar, and electronic warfare.

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Antennas are our electronic eyes and ears on the world. They play a very important role in mobile networks, satellite communications system, military communications, radars and electronic warfare by transforming a Radiofrequency ( RF) signal, traveling on a conductor, into…...

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Brazilian regional military and economic power in South America giving boost to its defense industry

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Brazil is the largest and most important nation in South America, with 35 percent of its total population, 47 percent of its total size, and nearly half of its total GDP. It is the largest and most populous country in…...

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DARPA AI Next pioneering AI technologies which are explainable, secure, resiliant and with common sense reasoning.

Traditionally, we have designed machines to handle well-defined, high-volume or high-speed tasks, freeing humans to focus on problems of ever-increasing complexity. In the 1950s and 1960s, early computers were automating tedious or laborious tasks. It was during this era that…...

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Militaries looking for anti-laser weapon defences as laser DEW threats to airline pilots, soldiers and military vehicles is rising

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Laser attacks targeting pilots and air crews are a major concern across the world with most attacks reported to take place during take-off and landing. According to figures from the US Federal Aviation Authority, there were 6,753 laser illuminations reported in…...

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Rising conflicts and terrorist threats driving large growth in Military Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes items that must be worn in combat and in training. Military personal protective equipment has become a crucial and standard element of soldier equipment. Increasing awareness about safety and security of military personals along with…...

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Propulsion motors are enabling stealthy warships and submarines  propelled with an electric propulsion system

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Navies of various countries have announced making their warships and submarines  propelled with an electric propulsion system. Instead of driving the ship’s propellers directly, diesel engines turn electric generators, which in turn power electric motors that drive the propellers. This arrangement…...

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