The team behind India’s Nirbhay cruise missile have been given six months by the government to troubleshoot the faults and deliver a successful test-firing.
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South Korea researching on laser weapon to bring down N. Korea drones
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense said it will develop a laser weapon system from next year that can shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles from North Korea.
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In future, U.S. warfighters will communicate via undersea optic fiber backbone
In a future conflict, U.S. forces might be denied the use of traditional tactical networks by the enemy. DARPA has come up with a plan to keep communications in contested environments alive by using an an undersea optical fiber backbone.
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India may abandon Nirbhay cruise missile program
The New Indian Express disclosed that India is reviewing the indigenous Nirbhay cruise missile program and might give up its development following a string of failures over the past four years.
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Nirbhay cruise missile fails again
Indian scientists were forced to destroy a Nirbhay cruise missile during the type’s four test attempt, less than four minutes after launch.
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