Thales will develop Sea Fire 500, a fully solid-state four-panel phased-array multifunction naval radar for large surface combatants.
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Category: Research
Nirbhay cruise missile completes first successful test
India’s Nirbhay cruise missile was tested for the second time on Oct. 17 and this time the weapon successfully completed its flight profile.
Research suggests IIR resistant to laser jamming
Research carried out by Netherlands IR Consulting and Modelling (NIRCM) suggests imaging infrared senors on missiles might not be easily fooled by laser jammers.
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Unexplained explosion took out buildings in Iranian military compound
A mysterious explosion occurred at a military compound in Parchin, Iran. Using satellite photographs, Israel Defense found that structures in the facility had simply disappeared.
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Meet USN’s equivalent of Skunk Works: AIRWorks
The U.S. Navy now has an advance projects group modeled on Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Boeing’s Phantom Works.
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