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The lightest fighter on this list of titanic pugilists weighs in at an astonishing 31 tones, the heaviest at over 63 tones, is the same weight as 12 adult elephants. These formidable fighter aircraft were created in such generous proportions for a reason, and are generally long-ranged, very fast...

3.Mikoyan MiG-29K When Russia selected the Su-33 for its carriers many thought it had gone for the wrong type as the smaller MiG-29 offered more versatility. A complicated saga ensued, made more complicated by the fall and then rise of the Russian economy, MiG’s precarious position and the...

Carrier-borne fighters are a rare beast, with only the US boasting a sizeable force. Selection for a top ten was easy, as there’s barely ten types in total! The ordering of these types was a lot harder and to some extent subjective, though the winner is certainly an extraordinary aircraft...

India wants to apply BrahMos experience to other platforms: Pranab Mukherjee India today said it wants to replicate the success of Russian-assisted BrahMos supersonic missile project to other defence platforms and equipment as military-technical cooperation between the two strategic partners...

Left: CARTOSAT-1 during integration at ISRO - Image of San Francisco Bay by the Satellite The launch of Cartosat-1 Satellite on May 5, 2005 heralded a new era in Indian Remote Sensing Applications with the unique configuration of payloads (Fore camera at +26 degree and Aft camera at -5 degree)...

In an effort to convince the defenders of Kweres that they were indeed going to be overrun, the Islamic State made pamflets offering the defenders a chance to repent and thus supposedly escape the fate of mass execution. ''Allah ruled that you must be killed by the sword. We swear that we will...

To further strengthen the perimeter, the defenders have made great use of the eleven Hardened Aircraft Shelters located at the Northern and Eastern part of the airbase. These Hardened Aircraft Shelters have literally been turned into fortresses, and most have either one anti-aircraft gun or...

Battlefront Syria: Kweres airbase Kweres airbase, also known as Rasm al-Abboud, Quweires and a host of other names, has reportedly been under heavy pressure by the fighters of the Islamic State since early May 2015, which seek to capture the airbase. A social media censorship imposed by the...

Gift from our Neighbors... Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered from Poonch (J&K)

Naval Base At Porbandar Commissioned As INS Sardar Patel 'Sardar Patel', the latest Naval establishment of Indian Navy, was commissioned at Porbandar, Gujarat by Smt. Anandiben Patel, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat today 09 May 15. The commissioning ceremony was attended by...

The actual range of Brahmos is classified and as per MTCR the range should not exceed 300 KM and not more than 500 KG playload. India in non signatory however Russia is. So If a Kolkata Class destroyer detects an enemy ship that is 290 KM away, then it lock on the target and system transfer the...

Impeccable Accuracy Demonstrated by BRAHMOS Today on the 9th of May 2015, an advanced version of BRAHMOS land-attack cruise missile was successfully test fired for the second time in the eastern sector, stamping the impeccable accuracy possessed by this formidable weapon’s precision strike...

The Osprey has always lacked firepower in its forward hemisphere. Beyond its ramp-mounted gun, various concepts have been tested and fielded in an attempt to provide fire towards where the aircraft is headed, not just where it has been. This issue is compounded by the fact that the Osprey...

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Whereas the Russian Navy's Akula-II could be equipped with 28 nuclear-capable cruise missiles with a striking range of 3,000 km (1,620 nmi; 1,864 mi), the Indian version is reportedly armed with the 300 km (162 nmi; 186 mi)-range3M-54 Klubnuclear-capable missiles.[32]Missiles with ranges greater...

India's Akash Missile Capable Of Kill At 30-Meter Altitude; Finds Takers Abroad Too Indian Army has inducted its first Akash Surface-To-Air Missile System that boasts of a kill range as low as 30 meters in altitude. The first regiment of the Akash missiles will be deployed at the Amritsar...

The local control panel for the four propulsion gas turbines is located between the two main (boost) gas turbines. This panel is generally manned whenever the engines are started, and can provide local control if contact with the MCR is lost. This panel provides direct control to all four...

The heart of HMCS IROQUOIS: her engine room is home to four propulsion gas turbines, producing between 12,788 shaft horsepower (cruise) and 51,000 shaft horsepower (main), along with various other equipment. The port main (boost) turbine enclosure (left) and the local controls for all...

Port variable (or controllable) pitch propeller. A V-shaped strut supports the shaft just ahead of the propeller. Starboard "running gear": the propeller shaft showing both intermediate and V-shaped support struts. The original variable pitch propellers fitted to IROQUOIS and her sisters were...

Following on from my earlier post with a tour of IROQUOIS' engine room, this post will trace the path of the propeller shaft after it leaves the gearbox. After departing the gearboxes, each propeller shaft passes through a thrust block (which transfers the thrust of the propeller to the hull)...