INS Kiltan commissioned into Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam

Indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kiltan was commissioned an into the Indian Navy at the Eastern Naval Command (Naval Dockyard) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh It is India’s first major warship to have a superstructure of carbon fibre composite material resulting in improved stealth features, lower top weight and maintenance costs. About 81% of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Anti-submarine Ship • Carbon Fibre • Defence • Eastern Naval Command • Indian Navy • INS Kiltan • Stealth Corvette • Stealth Technology

China tests 5th-generation fighter jet FC-31 Gyrfalcon

China has successfully tested the latest version of its fifth-generation stealth fighter jet J-31 (now renamed the FC-31 Gyrfalcon). The newest version of twin-engine FC-31 took to the air for the first time recently. It is considered as China’s answer to the US F-35, the world’s most technically advanced fighter. Key Facts The newest FC-31 ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016

Topics: Defence • FC 31 Gyrfalcon • International • Stealth Fighter jets • Stealth Technology

China tests stealth-defeating quantum radar

China has claimed that it has successfully developed and tested a radar system that uses quantum entanglement to beat the stealth technology of modern military aircrafts. This first Chinese quantum radar was developed by the Intelligent Perception Technology Laboratory. Prior to it, US was only the country stealth-defeating quantum radar. Key Facts Quantum radar is ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016

Topics: China • Defence • International • Quantum radar • Science and Technology • Stealth Technology

Japan’s first stealth fighter X-2 jet successfully completes its maiden flight

Japan successfully tested the maiden flight of its first domestically developed single-pilot stealth fighter jet X-2. With this Japan becomes fourth country in the world to have indigenous full-size stealth combat aircraft. Other three countries viz. United States, Russia and China have successfully developed and flown manned stealth jets. Test: The prototype X-2 jet took ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016

Topics: Defence • International • Japan • Stealth Technology • UPSC