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"Back in the 60's, I developed a weather changing machine which was in essence a sophisticated heat beam which we called a 'laser'...." Chinas first national key laboratory on laser propulsion and application established (Source: PLA Daily) 2012-05-09 The first national key laboratory on laser propulsion and application of China was officially established on May 7, 2012 at the Beijing Equipment Institute, marking that China has taken a solid step in exploring the research on new-type high-efficiency aviation and aerospace propulsion technology. Zou Peng, president of the Beijing Equipment Institute, said: The national key laboratory on laser propulsion and application, which was constructed by the Ministry of Science and Technology and relies on the Beijing Equipment Institute and the No.31 Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, is the first laboratory in China devoted to the intersection field of laser and aviation and a...

Marietta GA (SPX) May 03, 2012 -The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $156 million contract to provide new training devices to accommodate the growing pipeline of C-130J aircrews and maintainers. Lockheed Martin will develop 24 new training devices and provide program management and engineering services under the U.S. Air Force's C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System II, referred to as JMATS II. The devices include weapons systems, enhanced integrated cockpit systems, loadmaster fuselage and loadmaster part-task trainers along with enhanced cargo handling system training aids. "These new devices will support multiple C-130J communities as they receive their new aircraft," said Col. Peter Eide, Simulators Division Chief for Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. "High fidelity simulator systems provide safe, affordable training alternatives that can free up critical C-130J resources to fly airlift missions." ...

Arlington VA (SPX) May 03, 2012 -ITT Exelis has been awarded a $238 million contract to begin full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-214 on-board jammer system on the F/A-18 aircraft. This system (AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5) is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and can be installed on both the legacy Hornet (F/A-18 C/D) and Super Hornet (F/A-18 E/F) variants. Under this contract, Exelis will provide 104 systems through fiscal year 2016. "This contract award resulted from an innovative engineering approach and a proven track record of performance," said Chris Bernhardt, Exelis executive vice president and president of the Electronic Systems division. "Our long partnership with the U.S. Navy program team was essential to adopting a solution that will keep our Navy front-line fighters ahead of the most advanced threats to the F/A-18." The AN/ALQ-214 Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM) system combines sensitive receivers and active countermeasures to electronically s...

For the first time ever, China has launched more rockets into orbit in a year than the U.S. In 2011, the Chinese sent 19 rockets into space. The U.S. sent just 18. Russia, the Walmart of space launches, fired off no fewer than 31 rockets (a lot of US launches were probably outsource to Russia. How many launches did ESA made in 2011 ?). The numbers, parsed in recent reports from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the nonprofit Space Foundation, might seem to herald Americas orbital decline relative to its most bitter rival. In terms of sheer numbers of rocket launches, China has been steadily catching up to America for several years. In 2010, China fired off 15 rockets, matching the U.S. for the first time. But the raw figures obscure the real trends. Beijing is not about to catch up to Washington in space. For starters, the U.S. government spends more money than any other country on space launches and spacecraft: nearly $50 billion, compared to just $25 billion or so for all ...

This old rusty basket is being cleaned up at the Jiangshan Dao yard destined to be a tourist attraction in the Taizhou military theme park near by. GW 349 drifted around for 20 years in an unremarkable career with Wang Fushan, the current deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet, as its skipper being the only bright spot.

2012-05-06 (China Military News cited from zeenews.india.com) -- China today successfully launched a remote sensing satellite into space, stepping up its efforts to keep up with its schedule to put 100 satellites in space by 2015. The mapping satellite, Tianhui I-02 was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu province using a Long March 2-D carrier rocket. A similar satellite, the Tianhui I, was launched into space in 2010. The satellite, developed and produced by a company under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), will mainly be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land resource surveys and map territory, state-run Xinhua quoted an official statement as saying. The mission marked the 161st launch for the Long March rocket family since 1970. China launched 19 satellites last year surpassing the United States's 18 to become World number two after Russia, which launched thirty six. Early this mon...

2012-05-05 (China Military News cited from atimes.com and by Benjamin A Shobert) -- Few parts of the American mythology resonate more deeply in popular consciousness than the Cold War-era space race. Americans recall with a certain fondness a time when the country led the world in manned space exploration, a group of accomplishments set in motion only after the Soviet Union shocked the world with its Sputnik launch. Even today, during one of President Barack Obama's recent State of the Union addresses, he harkened back to this moment as an example of America's ability to come together and rally after being surprised by a foreign competitor, except this time it would be in an effort to build consensus domestically for a focused effort to match China's immense energies in the clean-tech and high-speed rail areas. Beyond this point, China's financial ability to entertain manned space travel As China continues to develop as a nation-state, it was inevitable that ...

After seeing Jianghu class FFG, K-8 Jet Trainer and VT1A MBT in the hands of the Burmese military, it is only fair that the United Wa State Army to show off their made-in-China gears at its HQ in Mongpawk township. The Chinese speaking UWSA commands over 30,000 troops in 5 divisions and has been at war with the Burmese military since 1989. Nice Type 03 ZFB05 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier-- all-welded steel armor body on a NJ2046 4 x 4 cross-country truck chassis United Wa State Army mark anniversary More Sharing ServicesShare http://www.dvb.no/news/united-wa-state-army-mark-anniversary/21541 By NANG MYA NADI Published: 17 April 2012 Burmas largest ethnic army marked their founding with dance performances and sporting competitions in the United Wa State Armys Mongpawk township. San Khun, deputy director of the UWSAs External Relations Department said the group was marking 23 years of peace building while a military parade is scheduled to take place today. The UWSA formed in 1989 after t...

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2012-05-03 (China Military News cited from washingtontimes.com and by Miles Yu) -- The Navys next-generation warship, the 15,000-ton Zumwalt-class destroyer, is no good and can be destroyed by Chinese fishing boats armed with explosives, according to a leading Chinese military commentator, Peoples Liberation Army Rear Adm. Zhang Zhaozhong. Adm. Zhang made the remarks April 30 during a nationwide broadcast of Defense Review Weekly, a program on state-run China Central TV. The admiral has been the stations chief military commentator since 1998. Zhang Zhaozhong Zumwalt-class destroyers are one of the Navys newest, most-advanced and most-expensive vessels. They have a rich history of budgetary and technological debates. Ultimately, the destroyers survived several Washington budget cuts. Three of them are under construction at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine; the lead ship, USS Elmo Zumwalt DDG-1000, named for former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., is sc...

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http://rusnavy.com/news/othernavies/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=13692 China demonstrated fighter J16 to the press at aircraft factory Shenyang Aircraft Co; it is a copy of Russian Su-30MK2, reports Hong Kong military magazine Kanwa referring to a Chinese authoritative military source. This airplane is a copy of Russian fighter Su-30MK2, the batch of them was sold to China early in 2000's, reports Interfax citing the source. According to the magazine, Chinese Navy is quite satisfied with performance characteristics of Su-30MK2 fighter. The military asked the Shenyang aircraft factory to copy that fighter with antiship capabilities adapted for Chinese-made missiles. Basically, the fuselage remained the same as J11BS airplane has, said the source. The magazine reports that the first batch of 24 fighters J16 had been already constructed. Since early 2010, Chinese Navy began to receive the first batch of domestically-designed multirole all-weather fighters J10A which significantly increased t...

Herndon, VA (SPX) Apr 27, 2012 -The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its electronic attack (EA) pods. The program has a potential value of $480 million including EMD, a low-rate initial production phase (LRIP) and five production options. "We are honored that the U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman to modernize their electronic attack pods," said Tom Vice, corporate vice president and sector president, Northrop Grumman Technical Services. "The Northrop Grumman team designed an innovative solution that provides our U.S. Air Force pilots with the electronic warfare protection they need while flying combat operations." Northrop Grumman's solution, an upgraded ALQ-131 EA pod, is fully capable of operating in support of A-10, C-130, F-15 and F-16 aircraft and aircrews. "A key capability for the pod upgrade is our proven digital radio frequenc...

The Hague (AFP) April 30, 2012 - Libya has honoured a deadline to hand in a detailed plan on the destruction of its aging stockpile of mustard gas, left from the Kadhafi regime, the world's chemical weapons watchdog said Monday. "We have received a detailed plan from Libya last week," Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' spokesman Michael Luhan told AFP, adding "it will now be reviewed by the OPCW's executive council". The Hague-based OPCW, the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), in January gave Libya an end-of-April deadline to tell it how and by when Tripoli planned to destroy around 13 tonnes of sulfur mustard gas. Libya's stockpile at Ruwagha, about 700 kilometres (430 miles) from the capital, consists mainly of artillery shells along with quantities of mustard gas and other chemicals declared by the Kadhafi government but not yet destroyed. Libya became on OPCW member state in 2004. But the desert site al...

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