Watch the PAK-FA in a spin

Source: Watch the PAK-FA in a spin

In tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam, India’s hypersonic missile will be named BrahMos-II (K)

India will redesignate its hypersonic missile to BrahMos-II (K), a tribute to late President APJ Abdul Kalam who had lead the nation’s missile program.

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Source: In tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam, India’s hypersonic missile will be named BrahMos-II (K)

Info-graphic for all the USAF aircraft in six parts

The folks at CIGeography have done it again, this time they are tackling all the aircraft in the U.S. Air Force in a six-part info-graphic posters.

Source: Info-graphic for all the USAF aircraft in six parts

Turkey has offered U.S. access to more air bases

A Western diplomat told Today’s Zama that the Turkish government has offered the use of more air bases to the United States.

Photo: SAC Helen Farrer RAF Mobile News Team/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Turkey has offered U.S. access to more air bases

South Korean researchers found way to disable drones by using sound

A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have found a simple way to disable a flying drone by knocking them out of the sky with sound.

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Researchers discovered that many commercial drones have cheap gyroscopes that resonate when exposed to certain sound frequencies.

Source: South Korean researchers found way to disable drones by using sound

Simulated LHD under construction at Beaufort

Remember the concrete aircraft carrier the Chinese built in Wuhan? The U.S. Marine Corps is building one at MCAS Beaufort as well.
Construction has begun on a simulated Landing Helicopter Dock aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The simulated LHD will have all the working lights and equipment found onboard a ship. The base is solid concrete exactly the dimensions of the real one. The dock will also feature a control tower.

Source: Simulated LHD under construction at Beaufort

USS George Washington to arrive in San Diego, three carrier swap continues

USS George Washington (CVN 73) will arrive at NAS North Island Aug. 10 to kick start its hull swap with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
150805-N-MH885-001SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2015) An infographic showing a development timeline for a 3 carrier crew swap between the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Smith/Released)

The former forward-deployed carrier will then proceed to Norfolk, Virginia, where it will prepare for its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH).

Source: USS George Washington to arrive in San Diego, three carrier swap continues

Spain to buy four MQ-9s

The Spanish defense industry has set aside €25 million ($27 million) to buy four MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicles, together with two ground stations.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Spain to buy four MQ-9s

Saudi Arabia keen to buy completed Mistral carriers for Egypt

French daily Le Monde reported that Saudi Arabia is keen to buy the two Mistral carriers ordered by Russia and transfer them to Egypt.

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A source told the daily that: “King Salman of Saudi Arabia wants to build a fleet in Egypt which could project regional power in the Red Sea and Mediterranean.”

Source: Saudi Arabia keen to buy completed Mistral carriers for Egypt