On-board USS Nimitz, July 1: A fighter jet takes off every 30 seconds from its flight deck of 4.5 acres. The height from its keel to the mast is 23 storeys. These are just two of the fascinating statistics of the USS Nimitz, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier bound for the waters off Chennai, amid opposition from some political parties and …
div class=”story-para”Russia has carried out a successful test of a sea-based intercontinental missile from a nuclear submarine, the military said Thursday./div div class=”story-para”The test on the new Bulava ballistic missile was conducted in the White Sea off Russia’s northwest coast, military spokesman Igor Dygalo told AFP./div div class=”story-para”“The missile warhead arrived in the foreseen deadline” in the Kura test range …
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wound up his visit to Russia on June 30 with a trip to a helicopter factory in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, accusing the United States of “aggression” and calling for a joint fight against “imperialism.”br /“Russia and Venezuela are brother nations … we want a multipolar world free of hegemony and imperialism, but we cannot …
WASHINGTON — The United States should consider slashing the number of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter aircraft it plans to buy, largely because it does not have the reach needed to fight well in Asia, a leading military research group said in a report Wednesday.br /The private Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments voiced fears the F-35, the Pentagon’s costliest …
NEW DELHI: An Indian defence panel approved the invitation of bids to buy 126 fighter jets on Friday, marking a key step towards modernising the country’s ageing air force in one of the world’s biggest military aircraft deals in over a decade.The Defence Acquisition Council headed by the defence minister gave its clearance for an early issue of the Request …
