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Supersonic Jets Are Fast, But the Real Trick Is Something You Cannot SeeSupersonic flight could soon be a reality for overland travel. NASA's X-59 aircraft is designed to fly faster than sound, but with a quiet ...
US military stages "attack demo" Near Venezuela ahead of Maduro 'terror designation'In a bold military display off the coast of Venezuela, the U.S. has ramped up tensions as it approaches a pivotal deadline for potentially ...
US Air Force F-22 Raptor breaks fifth-generation fighter record with AIM-120 AMRAAM shot, find out what it isIn fall 2024, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor achieved the "longest known" shot with an AIM-120 AMRAAM F3R during tests at Eglin Air Force Bas...
Supersonic flight: Will planes go faster than sound again?Supersonic aircraft have been criticized by environmentalists for burning more fuel per passenger than comparable subsonic planes.
Trump offers top-end jets, trade deal to India in Modi bromanceUS President Donald Trump offered to sell advanced F-35 fighter jets to India during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They pled...
NASA's Parker solar probe makes a historic Sun encounter as fastest man-made object ever: Explained in 10 pointsNASA's Parker Solar Probe: NASA tasted the Sun on Christmas Eve. The agency’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest-ever approach to the sun ...
Can India’s Rafale slay China’s ‘Mighty Dragon’ deployed near LAC?New satellite imagery reveals the deployment of J-20 stealth fighter jets by PLA Air Force near LAC. India seems confident that newly-acqui...
Moving beyond Airbus & Boeing: What will it take for India to make its own commercial airliner?India is already a growing sourcing hub for the global defence and aerospace industry. With government help, this ecosystem can, in time, b...
China's drone near Philippines coincides with India's BrahMos delivery, US drillsA Chinese drone's proximity to the Philippines, coinciding with the country's receipt of Indian BrahMos missiles and upcoming US drills, ra...
Russian fighter plane crashes into apartments in southern city near UkraineFootage showed a large fireball erupting from a multi-storey building. Russian news agencies said the pilots had ejected.
Pentagon report says UFOs can't be explained, and this admission is a big dealThe report's release is a profoundly important moment in the history of the UFO mystery, largely because of its institutional context. To f...
'Unprecedented moment': Rajnath describes experience of flying on RafaleJust before taking off for the sortie, the minister performed a brief Shastra Puja on the new aircraft as he emblazoned it with an 'Om' til...
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
- Mysterious loud booms heard across the world: Report
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Mysterious booming sounds have been recorded from different places across the globe leaving people as well as experts...
The fastest supersonic passenger airliner Boom XB-1, to be launched in 2017The XB-1 is powered by three General Electric J85-21 turbojet engines, fed by two variable geometry supersonic intakes.
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
- Goa tourism: Drug trade & infrastructure woes ail the sector; in dire need of a boost
Goa has been labelled a racist state in the international media. Incidents also shed a light on the unfettered growth of the drug mafia in ...
- India to test missile defence shield once again in August
India needs to develop an effective missile shield as soon as possible.
- India to have missile defence system in 3 yrs
The first tests of India's home-grown anti-ballistic missile system have been successful and the country expects it to be ready for militar...
- Japan to build stealth jet in 5 yrs
Japan's defense ministry has decided to build a stealth fighter and wants a first test flight within five years.