USS Gerald R. Ford will have to undergo shock tests

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has ruled that the U.S. Navy is required to conduct shock tests on its latest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford before deploying the ship.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on the James River in 2013
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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In tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam, India’s hypersonic missile will be named BrahMos-II (K)

India will redesignate its hypersonic missile to BrahMos-II (K), a tribute to late President APJ Abdul Kalam who had lead the nation’s missile program.

A scaled down model of Brahmos-II at Aero India 2013
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Iran may be trying to hide nuclear evidence

Satellite photos take last month have shown unusual activities at Parchin military base. Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) believes such activities could be “related to refurbishment or clean-up prior to any IAEA inspection or the taking of environmental samples.”

ISIS Iran Jul 26
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