Новости ВПК иностранных СМИ за 04.02.2019

ST. LOUIS -- A former Marine was sent to prison Thursday after admitting he tried to rob two black men, then lied to police and blamed the victims for the crime.Police arrested the black men, who are brothers. City prosecutors eventually charged the Marine, who is white, ...

Russia's plan to develop a long-range version of the Kalibr naval cruise missile is a mistake, warn critics. The missile is too big to fit on many Russian warships. But what's surprising is that this criticism isn't coming from the Pentagon or CIA. It's coming from Russia's own defense experts, ...

With surgical strike across the Line of Control, India has shown the world its new policy (neeti) and tradition (reeti) in tackling terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday. Addressing a function here, ...

Lightweight with mild recoil, even the .338 BAR weighs just eight pounds three ouncesРІР‚'a mere pound more than a Browning bolt action rifle in the same caliber. Hunting, more than other countries in the Western world, lingers in America's DNA. ...

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is seeking $400 million or Rs56 billion loan from the World Bank (WB) for a risky venture of fixing the country's ailing tax system amid apprehensions that foreign-funded reforms package in the past had not yielded desired results. ...

The noticeable changes in China's foreign policy in recent months, particularly the conciliatory tone, are attributable to a large extent directly to pressure exerted on Beijing by the 'trade war' initiated by the US. ...

The Buick Regal GS isn't the kind of comfortable cruiser you'd expect from the brand, but we think that's a good thing.It has handling to rival sports sedans from Audi and BMW, though it doesn't quite match the powertrain refinenment of the German luxury brands. ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. РІР‚' President Donald Trump has appointed his former doctor to be his assistant and chief medical adviser. Saturday's announcement by the White House follows Trump's decision to re-nominate Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson for a second star due to inaction by the previous Congress. ...

Within days of tensions escalating between New Delhi and Islamabad over Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's phone conversation with Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the British government heeded India's strong objections, a source told TOI, ...

Stealth fighter jets, such as the F-22 and F-35, have an entirely different configuration and rely upon some vertical flight control surfaces such as tails and wings. Being more vulnerable to lower frequency surveillance radars due to having a fighter jet configuration, ...

American defense experts say Saudi Arabia has been pursuing a missile program with the help of China and Pakistan, in a potential divergence from the US and policy shift towards the East that may raise concerns in Washington.Last week, ...

Tesla CEO and entrepreneur Elon Musk sees commuters using a system of high-speed tunnels below ground in Los Angeles and other cities to beat the traffic.In a recent interview with CNBC, the head of the American Society of Civil Engineers agreed that the ambitious idea is no pipe dream, ...

On January 12, 1942, all American personnel on Wake Island (except for a group of civilians who remained as laborers) boarded transports for the long voyage to Asian prison camps. Before the transports reached their destination, the Japanese selected five Marines, led them on deck, ...

The walking dead are ravaging Capitol HillРІР‚'again! I refer not to literal ghouls but to misleading ideas about navies that refuse to die in policymaking circles. The living dead shamble around during election season or just afterРІР‚'in other words, at times of political flux like this one, ...

CARACAS, Venezuela РІР‚' Venezuela's opposition leader called on more members of the military to abandon the country's socialist government following Saturday's defection of a high-ranking general, ...

In a rare interview with WION's diplomatic correspondent, Sidhant Sibal, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid talked about the future of Afghanistan as well Hindus and Sikhs if they come back to power. He added that he wants a cordial relationship with all neighbouring countries and added, ...

The Pentagon's apathy towards a full-scale railgun demonstrator is bad news for those excited about the prospect of eventually watching the supergun wreak havoc downrange. ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. РІР‚' The military is aiming to ease Alabama's shortage of teachers. Military officials are leading two efforts designed to increase the number of teachers in the state's public schools, The Montgomery Advertiser reported. ...

'We own today's fight,' said Lt. Col. Tucker Hamilton, F-35 Test Director, Edwards AFB, told reporters. However, Tucker went on to say that, in the absence of aggressive modernization, sustainment and various improvement efforts, this will no longer remain the case. ...

OSCODA, Mich. -- Democrat U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is criticizing the U.S. Air Force for taking an 'aggressive and defensive posture' with the state of Michigan related to toxic contamination cleanup at a former base in northern Michigan.In a Jan. 31 letter, ...

The Indian Air Force would soon be having indigenously developed fiberglass mats that will enable it to undertake rapid repair of runways that have been damaged by enemy bombs during war.Referred to as foldable fiberglass mats, ...

MANILA, Philippines РІР‚' Philippine troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf gunmen in fierce jungle fighting that left five soldiers and three militants dead, as the military pushed forward with a fresh offensive following a deadly church bombing last weekend. ...

NEWINGTON, N.H. РІР‚' The New Hampshire Air National Guard is set to become the first guard unit in the country to receive the Air Force's new aerial refueling tanker, the KC-46A Pegasus. Seacoastonline. ...

HOMER, Alaska (AP) РІР‚' A crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory died in an industrial accident in Homer.The crew member died after being struck Thursday by a crane that rolled over. ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan -- A U.S. service member was arrested Saturday in the home of a Japanese couple who found him naked after he'd used their shower, according to local news reports.Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathaniel Williams, 27, ...

British fintech start-up Bud says it secured $20 million in a funding round co-led by HSBC and Goldman Sachs.Australia's ANZ, South Africa's Investec and Spain's Banco Sabadell also backed the Series A round. ...

The Coast Guard has identified the chief warrant officer who died after being injured in a Thursday crane accident in Homer, Alaska. Local emergency medical services personnel performed CPR on CWO2 Michael Kozloski and rushed him to South Peninsula Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, ...

The QBZ-95-1 is issued with a bayonet and, along with six WY-91 hand grenades, forms the firepower of the average PLA soldier. Each nine man PLA squad has two fire teams, with one grenadier per fire team. ...

Ninety-two-year-old World War II veteran Richard 'Dick' Hackley handed over the watch Saturday to Lt. Ben McFarland, a sailor assigned to the Navy's newest submarine.Hackley served as a radar operator on the USS South Dakota (BB 57), among the most decorated battleships of the war.McFarland, ...

Three Marine Corps installations in North Carolina suffered catastrophic damage during Hurricane Florence, requiring billions of dollars in repairs so forces there can remain ready to respond to the nation's crises.Last year's late-summer hurricane hovered over the East Coast for days, ...

In fact, because the Navy's reaction was so favorable, Lockheed later pitched a modified version of its NATF proposal for the ill-fated AF-X project that the Navy was ultimately forced to cancel in favor of the Joint Strike Fighter program. Some Navy officials are bitter about that fact to this day. ...

Once operational, this expanded F-35 intercept ability will better defend surface ships operating in the proximity or range of enemy missiles by giving integrating an ability to destroy multiple-approaching attacks at one time. ...

On Feb. 2, 2019, eight naval aviators based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. flew four F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters in the first 'missing woman' formation to honor the passing of the first female U.S. Navy jet pilot, Capt. Rosemary Mariner. The following is a U.S. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' The Pentagon says it will send 3,750 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to put up another 150 miles of concertina wire and provide other support for Customs and Border Protection. The additions announced Sunday will bring the total number of active-duty troops on the border to 4,350. ...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Centre will use technology to seal the international borders of both West Bengal and Assam with Bangladesh, through an integrated border management system.Addressing a rally here in Alipurduar district, ...

The Colombian air force's appetite for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk has not waned five months after the government in Bogota signed an agreement ending a 50-year-old conflict with FARC guerrilla fighters.'I hope we will have enough budget to continue acquiring this aircraft, ...

The UK Royal Air Force is advancing with preparations to mark the departure from service of its last Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft next March.In early November, a specially painted example of the variable-geometry type emerged at RAF Marham in Norfolk. ...

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. РІР‚' An Air Force Academy cadet has been convicted of sexual assault in a military trial. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports Cadet 2nd Class Armis Sunday was convicted Friday after a four-day court-martial. ...

FARGO, N.D. РІР‚' James Buchli's path from Fargo to space was anything but meteoric. The first native North Dakotan to fly in space brought a wide-ranging resume to his application to be part of NASA's first space shuttle class in 1978. It included a stint aboard a submarine while in the Naval Academy, ...