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How Rolls-Royce powered two daredevil aviators into the record books?

Derby. 14 June 2019. On June 14th 1919, British pilots John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown set out from St. John’s, Newfoundland, on a journey that would change…Read more ›

Tagged with: Arthur Whitten Brown, British pilots John Alcock, daredevil aviators, Eric Platford, Great War, Henry Royce, Rolls Royce, St.John’s, World War I

Wright Brothers Patent on aircraft resulted into a great patent war

On 23rd March 1903 brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright applied for a patent on their method of control of their glider. During their experiments of 1902 the Wrights…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aero Club of America, Aircraft Association, aircraft manufacturers, American aircraft, American-designed aircraft, European lawsuits, Flying Machine, French airplanes, Glenn Curtiss, Glenn L. Martin, great patent war, Henry Toulmin, long legal conflict, patent war, U.S. Circuit Court, U.S. forces, Wilbur and Orville Wright, World War I, Wright Brothers, Wright-Martin Corporation

US Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship Charleston

Charleston. 02 March 2019. The Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a 10 a.m. ceremony at Columbus Street…Read more ›

Tagged with: Charlotte Riley, Columbus Street Terminal, Littoral Combat Ship Charleston, Lockheed Martin, Mayor Joe Riley, PG-51, Quasi-War, Richard V. Spencer, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, US Navy Commissions, USS Charleston, World War I

US Navy to Commission Submarine South Dakota

Connecticut. 01 February 2019. The US Navy will commission its newest fast attack submarine, the future USS South Dakota (SSN 790), during an 11 a.m. (EST) ceremony Saturday,…Read more ›

Tagged with: anti-surface ship warfare, Commission Submarine, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mrs. Deanie Dempsey, Naval Submarine Base New London, Navy tradition, Richard V. Spencer, Santa Cruz, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds, USS South Dakota, Virginia-Class Submarine, World War I, World War II

Indian Navy in 2018 surges ahead with the undersea advantage

By Commodore Anil Jai Singh Vice President, Indian Maritime Foundation 03 December 2018. The recent completion of the first ever deterrence patrol by India’s indigenously built ballistic missile…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Independent Propulsion, Akula-II class SSN, armed nuclear submarine, Asia-Pacific Region, ASW capability, ASW helicopters, built ballistic missile, Carrier Battle Groups, Cold War, David Bushnell, Dr John Chipman, HMS Eagle, Indian Navy, India’s strategic intent, Indo-Pacific countries, INS Arihant, INS Chakra, Jacky, Karl Donitz, legendary British Admiral, LFVDS, Long Range Maritime Patrol, Low Frequency Variable Depth Sonar, LRMP, Naval force, Navy Day 2018, New York Harbour, one-man submersible, Prime Minister, revolution in Military Affairs, Search and Attack Unit, Sgt Ezra Lee, Shangri-La Dialogue, Sikorsky MR-60 helicopters, SSBN, submarine capability, surges ahead, SURTASS networks, the Asia Pacific, Torpedo Counter Measures, undersea advantage, wolf-packs, World War I

Remembrance of Indian Army’s role in World War I

New Delhi. 11 November 2018. As the day dawns the nation is celebrating one of the greatest contribution India has made to world history – the Indian Army’s participation…Read more ›