Monthly Archives: September, 2021
Asia Pacific
AUKUS: China Urges Other Countries To Prevent Australia From Acquiring Nuclear Submarines
China calls upon the international community to prevent Australia from violating the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which could occur if the country receives technology for...
Americas
US Begins ‘Low Rate’ Production of Anti-Radiation Missile For F-35s, Super Hornets & EA-18G Growlers
The US Navy has awarded a contract to launch initial low-rate production (LRIP) of an extended-range version of the Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM-ER), Northrop...
Asia Pacific
Fighter Jets, Missiles & Drones – Chinese Aerospace Firms Display Its Latest ‘Hi-Tech’ Military Hardware At Zhuhai Airshow
The biennial Zhuhai Air Show opened earlier this week showcasing China’s best and lethal platforms in aerospace technology, proudly paraded by their arms makers...
Europe
France, Czech Republic To Sign Deal On Purchase of 52 French Howitzers – Prague
French Defense Minister Florence Parly plans to sign a $390-million contract on imports of 52 Caesar self-propelled howitzers to the Czech Republic during his...
Expert Reviews
‘Export Restrictions’: Why India’s HAL Tejas Fighter Jets, Despite No Customers, Face Foreign Sales Hurdle?
India is actively upgrading its homegrown HAL Tejas fighter jets and looking for foreign buyers. But the country also faces a major export hurdle...
Americas
PLA Catching-Up! Why China’s J-16D EW Aircraft Presents ‘Big Challenge’ To India, Taiwan & Even The USA
China's J-16D Electronic Warfare (EW) aircraft made its first public appearance at the Zhuhai Airshow, sporting dual jamming pods. This led military observers to...
Americas
China Factor Pushes US Air Force To Accelerate B-1B Lancer Retirement & Make Way For A Super Stealth Bomber
The US Air Force has begun the process of retiring B-1B Lancer long-range bombers this week, part of an effort to make way for...
Americas
After US’ Big Breakthrough With Hypersonic Tech, North Korea Stuns The World With Its Own Hypersonic Missile Test
North Korea’s latest test of a hypersonic missile, its third missile test in September alone, has serious ramifications not only for neighboring Japan and...
Americas
Loaded With A Fighter Jet Engine, American Fire-Breathing Truck Surpassess Aircraft In A Drag Race — Watch
Former motorsports events producer Neal Darnell took on a unique venture to get back the adrenaline rush that he was missing in his new...
Expert Reviews
India Successfully Tests Akash Prime Missile; Experts Say Pakistan Has A ‘Very Similar’ Missile In Its Arsenal
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Akash Prime, an upgraded variant of the existing Akash surface-to air-missile (SAM).
‘Export Restrictions’: Why...
Americas
Boeing’s ‘Cutting Edge’ Block III Variant Of F/A-18 Super Hornets Gearing-Up For Indian Navy Carriers?
US aerospace giant Boeing has delivered its first Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet to the US Navy. The defense firm has also pitched the same...
Americas
US Achieves Big Breakthrough In Hypersonic Missile Technology After Back-To-Back Failures
The world is currently witnessing a hypersonic arms race where the US is clearly lagging behind. It has now stepped up research and development...
Americas
After B-52 Bomber, Russian Fighter Jets Now Escort Another US Spy Plane Over Black Sea – Defense Ministry
Russian Su-27 fighter escorted the US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center (NDCC)...
Asia Pacific
China Ends Western Monopoly In Aircraft Technology; Powers Its J-20 Stealth Fighter Jets With Indigenous WS-10C Engine
China’s pride and joy, the J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’, was spotted with what is believed to be the domestically made WS-10C engine at the Zhuhai...
Europe
Prague To Buy Israeli SPYDER Missiles That Accidently Downed An Indian Mi-17 Chopper In Kashmir
The Czech Republic will buy Israeli-made SPYDER surface-to-air missile systems for 13.7 billion korunas ($630 million) to replace Soviet-era systems in its possession, Defense...
Expert Reviews
Missing In Action: Rafale Fighter Jets ‘Conspicuously Absent’ From Kashmir Airshow; Experts Decode The Reason
The absence of India's most advanced fighter jet - Dassault Rafale from an air show in strategically important Kashmir has raised many questions.
P-8 Poseidon:...
Americas
Boeing Wins $3.4B Order To Sustain US Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster Fleet Including Foreign Military Sales – Pentagon
Boeing has won a more than $3.4 billion US Air Force contract to maintain the Air Mobility Command force of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft...
Europe
P-8 Poseidon: Indian Navy Bets Big On Boeing’s Maritime Recon Aircraft To Puncture China’s Swelling Military
Boeing has won a US Navy contract to build five new Poseidon P-8A maritime reconnaissance aircraft for Germany, the Defense Department said.
Missing In Action:...
Asia Pacific
China Flaunts Its Triad Stealth Power; Showcases Its Very Own B-2 Strategic Bomber At Zhuhai Airshow
China is exhibiting a wide array of stealth aircraft at an ongoing airshow in Zhuhai. The most prominent among them are the GJ-11 attack...
Europe
ANGRY BIRD: A Raven Attacks A Drone Mid-Air & Video Goes Absolutely Viral — Watch
In Australia, an innovative home-delivery system that utilizes drones to drop packages at customers’ doorstep faced an unlikely challenger. A drone, which was carrying...
