Lockheed finishes 60% work on US Navy’s 3rd Littoral Combat Ship

The warship, named Fort Worth, remains on schedule and on cost, and will be delivered to the US Navy in 2012, says Lockheed.

Work increases in Russian segment of ISS

Scientific experiments have increased in the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) with the arrival of more crew members and integration of new modules, says flight engineer Fiodor Yurchikhin.

IAF to switch over to modern communication system, AFNET

AFNET or Air Force Net is a fibre optic-based network on which the Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) of the IAF would ride.

Northrop begins work on new drones for US Navy

Work on the first MQ-4 Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aircraft system has begun at Northrop’s Mississippi manufacturing facility.

'India, Arianespace have good working relationship'

Arianespace has a long-established partnership with India – which includes 13 satellites orbited by the company for Indian customers since 1981, starting with launch of the Apple experimental spacecraft in 1981.

US Army begins network integration exercise

During this integration exercise the soldiers will be able to connect network nodes to one another through one seamless battlefield network and through sensors they can share voice, video, data and images across the force in real time.

NASA honours shuttle External Tank workforce

The final External Tank, designated ET-138 will be processed for flight, mated with twin solid rocket boosters and attached to space shuttle Endeavour in preparation for the last scheduled orbiter mission.

GD receives $52 mln maintenance work on USS New Mexico

General Dynamics (GD) will perform the maintenance, repairs, alterations and testing of the post-shakedown availability (PSA) on the nuclear submarine USS New Mexico (SSN-779).

Iran working on long-range anti-air missiles: Minister

The country has begun efforts to produce its own long-range anti-air missile systems after Russia’s refusal to supply the S-300 missiles to it, Iranian Defence Minister has said.

Boeing demonstrates Network System for US fleet forces

DNW - the next generation of 100 megabytes-per-second+ mesh networking - was the core system used in the operational tests, conducted recently by Boeing and the US Navy.

UK scientists begin work on mission to Mars

British scientists have announced the start of work on a new mission to Mars in 2018 that will explore the possibility of life on the planet.

Gorshkov refit on track; panel to monitor work

India and Russia have constituted an apex monitoring committee to supervise the Admiral Gorshkov refit programme even as work on the warship has gained pace in the last six months.

Raytheon links combat systems for networked lethality

At the recent Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment, Raytheon linked a number of combat sensors and weapons systems for improved lethality.