During the heady years of the 60s, two things were clear. One, if you were a spy, you had to be James Bond. Two, if you were James Bond, you’d be dead rather than been seen stepping out of anything other than an Aston Martin. The most storied Aston, however…

On the date that you’re reading this, the flying car is over 100 years old. The first design came out in 1917. …

Got a spare tank lying around? How about racing against some of the toughest tank crews in the world? Sounds unbelievable but tank racing is a REAL sport in Russia. It’s called the Tank Biathlon, and since 2013, has become a huge hit in extreme sports circles. The competition involves…

Got a spare tank lying around? How about racing against some of the toughest tank crews in the world? Sounds unbelievable but tank racing is a REAL sport in Russia. It’s called the Tank Biathlon, and since 2013, has become a huge hit in extreme sports circles. The competition involves…

Believe it or not, the Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air Car almost became a commercial success. And it did that without having to look like a Blade Runner prop. In 1959, the U.S. Army’s Transportation Research Command was looking to induct a small-to-medium capacity all-terrain troop transport. Mind you, this was…

The Kalyani Group pavilion at the DefExpo 2020 had a huge armored personnel carrier take center stage. It’s called the Kalyani M4, and some news reports suggest that the Indian Army is eyeing it keenly. Partnered with the Tata Kestrel, the Kalyani M4 makes an interesting combination of armor and…

Although rare, Lithium-ion batteries do tend to catch fire. After investigations into a number of battery-related fires, some of the reasons have been identified. One of the most important, called thermal runaway, is when the entire battery-package overheats, resulting in a fire. Why is this alarming? Well, that is because…

The current India-China tensions have revealed a lot of — let’s call them gaps in India’s war fighting capability. We need missiles for the LCH, more Tejas squadrons, more oversight in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea, and generally more of everything Indian Navy’s Operation Sankalp- All You Need To Know Why has the Navy deployed two warships in the Gulf?medium.com India is a big country, and as…

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video conference from here today. …