The eighth J-20 prototype “2017” made its maiden flight on November 24, 2015 at the Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) factory in Chengdu, China The most significant change in the new prototype is the reshaped cockpit canopy, which provides the pilot with greater visibility. The lack of othergreat design changes suggest that “2017” is very close …
India selected Japan to help build its first high-speed rail link in a coup for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a defeat for China, which also had bid for the signature project. The US$15 billion deal clinches three years of negotiations and reflects the deepening relationship between India and Japan stemming from the personal relationship …
SpaceX could return its Falcon 9 rocket to flight as soon as next week, a mission that would close out Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s 2015 launch campaign. CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said the company was “aiming” to test-fire a Falcon 9’s main engines on Wednesday at Launch Complex 40, then launch “about three …
China’s defense budget is expected to almost double by the close of this decade. In 2010, China spent an estimated $134 billion on defense. By 2020, that figure is forecast to almost double to $260 billion. Across this decade, China is expected to spend almost $2 trillion on defense. China is now the third largest …
The Chinese scientist who led the development of the world’s first cloning factory says his technology is ready to clone humans. Boylife cloning factory will clone 1 million cows a year by 2020. Other animals to be cloned include racehorses, pets and police dogs. The Boyalife group, which is behind the factory, is collaborating with …
Russia has expanded its military operations in Syria to include a second airbase as well as other posts, according to a U.S. official briefed on the latest intelligence from the region – even as President Obama expresses muted optimism that Russian President Vladimir Putin eventually will “shift” his strategy and work with the West. Moscow’s …
A guest article by Joseph Friedlander Given that energy supply is severely limited, and the Peak Everything people tend to take that as a given, sharp limits appear in vital mineral resources in many areas of supply; thus the Peak (fill in the blank) articles you read now and then. But what if technology develops …
Use of the phrase “World War 3” picked up after a Russian fighter jet was shot down by Turkey near its border with Syria on Tuesday. It has been tweeted more than 21,000 times over the past week. Despite the alarmist nature of the trend – and the seriousness of recent world events – a …
NASA took a significant step Friday toward expanding research opportunities aboard the International Space Station with its first mission order from Hawthorne, California based-company SpaceX to launch astronauts from U.S. soil. A standard commercial crew mission to the station will carry up to four NASA or NASA-sponsored crew members and about 220 pounds of pressurized …
Israel has shown renewed interest in acquiring Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft and additional Boeing F-15 multirole fighters, according to information obtained by IHS Jane’s . The aircraft are being considered as part of a defence package that Israeli and US defence officials are negotiating in the wake of the deal aimed at …
The fight against tuberculosis (TB) is paying off, with this year’s death rate nearly half of what it was in 1990, but 1.5 million still people died from the disease last year, with more than half occurring in China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan. “Most of these deaths could have been prevented,” according to WHO’s …