Technology
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May- 2018 -23 May
Robotic vehicles: Russia’s quest for the weapons of future wars
After years of research and testing, multipurpose unmanned ground vehicles are finally being accepted for service alongside Russia’s troops.
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21 May
China reveals Lingyun-1 hypersonic missile at National Science and Technology expo
China’s National University of Defense Technology displayed the Lingyun-1 hypersonic missile in public for the first time, as the 18th National Science and Technology Week began in Beijing
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21 May
India flight-tests BrahMos cruise missile twice in two days
India successfully conducted a flight test of its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in a trial to validate life extension technologies, officials said.
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14 May
US Air Force tests unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
The U.S. Air Force's 91st Missile Wing conducted an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
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5 May
Russia has adapted 10 MiG-31 fighter jets to test Kinzhal hypersonic missile, minister says
Ten Russian MiG-31 fighter jets adapted to carry the new Kinzhal hypersonic missile "have gone on test combat duty," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said
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1 May
Signaling strength: Russia’s real Syria success is electronic warfare against the US
Syria has become Russia's “ultimate testing ground” for weapons, and Russian forces have been particularly successful at using electronic warfare technology to interfere with Coalition-led operations.
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Apr- 2018 -25 April
US Air Force tests Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
The U.S. Air Force test launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
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19 April
Lockheed awarded $928 million to develop air-launched hypersonic conventional strike weapon
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $928 million contract for the development and integration of a hypersonic conventional strike weapon for the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. Department of Defense release said
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9 April
UN reopens lethal autonomous weapons talks with eye on defining ‘killer robots’
A new round of talks on the use of so-called killer robots reopened at the United Nations, with a focus on defining the characteristics of autonomous lethal weapons.
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Mar- 2018 -22 March
India successfully flight tests BrahMos cruise missile with indigenous seeker
India successfully flight tested its supersonic medium-range ramjet-powered BrahMos cruise missile fitted with an Indian-made seeker, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
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