Pakistani fighter jets on Sunday launched air strikes on militant hideouts inside the northwest, killing at the very least 38 people, in step with officials, inside the latest retaliation for attacks by the insurgents which have derailed peace talks. The early morning strikes made on militant hideouts within the Tirah valley of the Khyber tribal district were the third within the series of raids by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) since February 20. They follow the execution of 23 Pakistan soldiers by the Taliban last week, which cast doubts over dialogue initiated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on January 29.... Read More »
Calling Israel’s self-defense capabilities and its qualitative military edge “central to both Israel and U.S. security interests,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced tonight that Israel will buy six V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for its air force. Hagel made the announcement during his keynote address on the 1200th annual Anti-Defamation League meeting in Big apple. “Israel gets six V-22s out of the subsequent order to head at the assembly line, and they’re going to be compatible with other [Israeli military] capabilities,” he said. “The Israeli and American defense relationship is stronger than ever.” With Afghanistan — the second one of America’s... Read More »
The F-35 Lightning II executed its first live-fire launch of a guided air-to-air missile over an army test range off the California coast on Oct. 30. The AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) was fired from an F-35A (AF-6) conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variant fighter operating from the F-35 Integrated Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The test pilot, Air Force Captain Capt. Logan Lamping employed the purpose-120 radar-seeking missile from the F-35′s internal weapons bay against an aerial drone target in restricted military sea test range airspace. Test data and observers confirmed the F-35 identified... Read More »
Technology advancement has brought in so many benefits more so in surveillance and security gadgets. One of these gadgets is the night vision CCTV. This is used to observe proximity areas, even in low light conditions. The CCTV is designed to create images through thermal imaging, infrared illumination and low light image enhancement. • Low light image enhancement This involves image intensifier that amplifies the available light to create images from energy of the electrons of the object being observed. • Infrared illumination Infrared rays are used to illuminate the object under observation where the CCTV is installed with an... Read More »