Out with the old: Polish land systems modernisation
Poland is pressing ahead with a wide-ranging military modernisation, seeking to build the capacity of its recently consolidated defence industrial sector and swiftly replace its…
Ver más Out with the old: Polish land systems modernisationSpecial delivery: exploiting the network for smarter weapon effects
Modern weapons are increasingly being outfitted with datalinks and one- and two-way communications for more precise control and to provide forces with greater flexibility in…
Ver más Special delivery: exploiting the network for smarter weapon effectsOn the mend: British Army looks to refreshed AFVs
After many years of underinvestment, the UK is injecting significant funding into its land forces over the next decade, most of it being spent on…
Ver más On the mend: British Army looks to refreshed AFVsArmour experts sceptical over T-14 ‘invisibility’ claims
Reuben F Johnson, Washington, DC IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly Armour specialists from both Russia and the United States are sceptical of recent claims made by…
Ver más Armour experts sceptical over T-14 ‘invisibility’ claimsUS Army’s combat vehicle strategy seeks capability, not platforms
Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The US Army is taking a new approach for developing and fielding combat vehicles, hoping a broader…
Ver más US Army’s combat vehicle strategy seeks capability, not platformsAustralia ready to sign EF88 Austeyr rifle contract
Julian Kerr, Sydney – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will begin taking delivery in 2016 of about 30,000 new EF88 Austeyr…
Ver más Australia ready to sign EF88 Austeyr rifle contractUK orders CTAS 40 mm cannons for new armoured vehicles
Nicholas de Larrinaga, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The UK Ministry of Defence has placed a GBP150 million (USD236 million) order for CTA International…
Ver más UK orders CTAS 40 mm cannons for new armoured vehiclesGrape waste could make competitive biofuel
The solid waste left over from wine-making could make a competitive biofuel, Univ. of Adelaide researchers have found. Published in Bioresource Technology, the researchers showed…
Ver más Grape waste could make competitive biofuelYellow chemistry’ turns sulfur waste into plastics
New chemical recipe could turn sulfur waste into key ingredient for lighter, cheaper electric car batteries While many scientists are hard at work on “green…
Ver más Yellow chemistry’ turns sulfur waste into plasticsResearcher Demonstrates How to Suck Carbon from the Air, Make Stuff from It
A novel electrochemical process sequesters carbon in the form of a versatile building material. By Mike Orcutt on August 19, 2015 A new method for…
Ver más Researcher Demonstrates How to Suck Carbon from the Air, Make Stuff from It