The agency hopes to award Lockheed Martin a contract to study the cost of upgrading and returning Ship #1, the single-seat F-16XL, to flying condition to help with research into sonic boom propagation and mitigation.
Sikorsky-Boeing Unveil 'Defiant X' Helicopter to Replace Black Hawks
2021/01/25
DEFIANT X is a complete weapon system that builds on the handling qualities and transformational capabilities proven by the team's technology demonstrator, SB>1 DEFIANT. It will enable crews to fly low and fast through complex terrain, land quickly, deliver Soldiers and equipment to the objective area (referred to as "the X") and get out, the company said in a statement.
U.S. Navy Suspends Freedom-Class LCS Deliveries Pending Gearbox Fix
2021/01/21
The Freedom-class has experienced a series of propulsion breakdowns related to its combining gears, and the Navy recently launched a fact-finding investigation with Lockheed and transmission builder RENK AG to get to the root of the problem. In a statement to defense media earlier this week, the Navy confirmed that the team has discovered a "material defect" with the gearbox's high speed clutch bearings. The Navy says that Lockheed will fix the issue, and it will not take delivery of any more Freedom-class LCS vessels until it is completed.
Indian Army helicopter crashes in J&K's Kathua district, 1 pilot dead, another critical
2021/01/25
An Indian Army helicopter has crashed in Kathua district's Lakhanpur near Jammu and Kashmir-Punjab border. As per available information, two pilots were onboard the chopper.
Based on photos of recent J-20s, he believes that since mid-2019 all factory-fresh examples use WS-10C engines, and that a WS-15-powered aircraft is in testing. He reckons that the WS-15 will take until 2025 to reach operational service, but that the WS-10C is nonetheless a major breakthrough in that it erodes Chinese dependence on Russian engines – sawtooth exhaust feathers distinguish the WS-10C from the Russian engine. As for the WS-15, estimates suggest that its maximum thrust will be 18.4t (180 kN), potentially enabling ‘supercruise’, or the ability to fly at supersonic speed without maintaining the use of afterburners.
新德里體認到,北京具有龐大的軍事優勢,因此選擇採取經濟制裁,如禁用中方應用程式(app),還有限制中方參與政府採購等。然而,這類措施對中國產生的效果不大。另一方面,儘管新德里在中印未定邊界的印方「實際控制線」(Line of Actual Control,LAC)內採取一些大膽的軍事行動,但8月底時,它仍小心翼翼,以避免雙方軍事衝突升級,或演變為小型戰爭。
Gujarat CM gives Dragon fruit a new name ‘Kamalam’ for its resemblance to lotus!
2021/01/21
According to a report in a leading daily, Gujarat Government is planning to rename Dragon fruit as 'Kamalam' for it’s unique pink colour, scaly exterior which resembles a lot to lotus petals. Thus, the fruit will be renamed as Kamalam, which means lotus in Sanskrit.