China is developing a new type of spy satellite using ghost imaging technology which could spot stealth aircraft and see through smokescreens and camouflage. Above – A 2009 US Air Force Research lab presenter on quantum ghost imaging satellites. Quantum ghost imaging can achieve unprecedented sensitivity by detecting not just the extremely small amount of …
The US Navy was taking risks by scaling back crew size and piling work onto remaining sailors, who sometimes work more than 100 hours a week while deployed. The US Navy has been flexing its muscle through frequent exercises like those conducted near Korea. The US must address the fleet’s “diminishing surge capacity” as a …
The head of Russia’s defense council Viktor Bondarev confirmed the Zircon cruise missile is now available in Russia’s arsenal while speaking on Tuesday. The weapon – which Russia boasts is capable of Mach 8 – was last tested back in June. In April 2017, it was revealed that the Zircon had reached a speed of …
The United States Navy has 11 active supercarriers. Supercarrier is an unofficial descriptive term for the largest type of aircraft carrier, typically those displacing over 70,000 long tons (71,000 metric tons). China and the UK will each have two active supercarriers by 2021. The United Kingdom’s first Queen Elizabeth-class carrier is undergoing sea trials and …
The weight of China’s J15 fighter is one of the key reasons China will use an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) on China’s third carrier. Construction of the third carrier is expected to start next year and will use electromagnetic launch rather than steam-powered catapults. The carrier is expected to have 80,000 ton displacement which …
Declassified documents on White House discussions on North Korea policy show the plans and approach have remained the same. * They considered military action but decided against it (Dick Cheney was the one who said military action should not be used against North Korea.) * Tighten economic sanctions * Try to work with South Korea …
China may be considering sharing its J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter jet technologies with allies such as Pakistan. Sino-Indian ties following a stiff face-off since June on the Doklam Plateau, a border area claimed by both Beijing and New Delhi. Beijing may invest for a stake in Russia’s Su-57 program. The Russian stealth fighter program …
Pentagon directed energy plan was delivered internally in the fall of 2017 and will be fully completed by early 2018. This will be an update to a roadmap made in 2015. They will be creating a detailed plan for high-energy lasers and radio frequency weapons. AFRL (US Air Force Research Lab) plans to test the …
Around 2000, the US Department of Defense expected China to deploy the DF-41 missile between 2005 and 2010. The three-stage solid-fuel DF-41 is larger than the DF-31 missile, and has a range of up to 13,000-15000 kilometers. The DF-41 has ten warhead MIRV capability. It is an 80 ton missile. The 8,000 km range DF-31 …
On average it takes about 50,000 bullets to kill one soldier. Soldier have protection and are working together to avoid getting killed. A bullet costs about 50 cents. It costs about $25000 to kill each soldier. It costs less to kill civilian soft targets. There is also the issue of protecting hydro dams and oil …
War on the Rocks has an article about how the US is looking for home run technology that will provide long term military dominance. This is called the “Third Offset”. The First Offset was nuclear weapons. The second offset was precision weapons. Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, improvements in precision-guided weapons, stealth technology, and …