Monthly Archives: September, 2021
Americas
Boeing Delivers The ‘Most Advanced’ F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Jets To US Navy
Boeing has delivered the first of the 78 contracted Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets to the US Navy, the company said in...
Americas
7th-Gen Fighter Jet Or UFO: Netizens Spot A Mysterious Aircraft Being Towed Away To A Top-Secret Location In California
A UFO-like aircraft was spotted while being carried to a top-secret US military base in California. Earlier, another alleged UFO (unidentified flying object) was...
Americas
British Rolls Royce Engines To Keep US Air Force’s B-52H Bombers Up And Running Till 2050
B-52 bombers are a key asset of the US Air Force. Now, the aircraft will receive a major upgrade that will extend their service...
Expert Reviews
India’s ‘White Elephant’: Why Is Indian Army Acquiring Bulky Arjun Tanks To Battle China In High-Altitude Ladakh?
The Indian Army will receive 118 homegrown Arjun MK1-A tanks as part of a mammoth procurement deal. But does this defense deal make sense...
Americas
NASA, Boeing Helping Russia To Fix Cause of Cracks On The International Space Station (ISS)
Engineers from NASA are helping Russia in its investigation into the possible causes of cracks and air leaks at the International Space Station (ISS).
Paul...
World
Hold On Rafales! Indian Air Force Pushes For Rehashed Fighter Jets To Prepare For Two-Front Clash?
French-origin Mirage-2000 and Russian-origin Mig-29 jets have been the backbone of the Indian Air Force (IAF). With the possible threat of a two-front war...
Asia Pacific
After J-20 Mighty Dragon, China Introduces WZ-7 ‘Soaring Dragon’ Meant To Keep A Hawk-Eye On Indian Troops
Amid a protracted border standoff with India, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will, for the first time, display the WZ-7 'Soaring...
Americas
F-22 Bomber: Why Did US Air Force Reject Modified F-22 Raptors For B2 Stealth Bombers?
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is one of the deadliest fighter jets ever built. Its superior maneuvering and dogfighting capabilities are simply awe-inspiring. Yet,...
EurAsian Region
Why Is India Upgrading Its Air Force With Older MiG-29, Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets As It Looks To Battle China?
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been on a weapon acquisition spree for the past few years and the 2020 Galwan Valley clash with...
Asia Pacific
Why China’s PLA Navy Sidelined Its Much-Touted Z-10 Choppers For Russian Ka-52K Helicopters For Amphibious Ops?
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will soon have up to two squadrons (36 units) of the Russian-made co-axial (or contra-rotor) Kamov Ka-52K ‘Katran’...
Americas
As QUAD Transforms From Idea Into Action, There’s A Clear Message For ‘Iron Brothers’ China & Pakistan
The first-ever in-person summit of the Quad leaders that was hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House on September 24 seems to...
Americas
F-22 Raptor Of Warships: Why US’ Fully Stealth, Revolutionary Zumwalt Program Finds Itself In Troubled Waters?
The third and the final of the US' Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) stealth destroyers, the Lyndon B. Johnson, completed her ‘builders trials’ (or harbor trials as...
Asia Pacific
As The UK ‘Revives’ Its Diego Garcia Naval Base, Is London Set To Join QUAD Nations To Challenge China?
As PM Narendra Modi attends the QUAD Summit in Washington DC with US President Joe Biden and Japanese and Australian Prime Ministers Yoshihide Suga...
Americas
Narendra Modi, Joe Biden Agree On Shared Fight Against Terrorism During 1st In-Person Meeting
Indian PM Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden committed to taking concerted action against terrorism during their first in-person meeting at the White...
Americas
VIRAL Again: Mid-Air Collision Caught On Camera As Pilot, Passengers Jump-Off The Aircraft
A video clip that shows pilots and passengers onboard a skydiving plane jumping off seconds before a disastrous mid-air collision has again gone viral...
Asia Pacific
China’s ‘Most Capable’ Strike Fighter Jet Gets Deadlier With Twin EW Pods Capable Of Jamming Enemy Radars, AWACS
China's J-16 fighter jet will soon appear in a new avatar, which is reportedly capable of destroying enemy radar installations and early-warning aircraft.
US Air...
South Asia
‘Not Purchasing Pakistani JF-17s’ — Argentina Shoots Down Media Reports Over Fighter Jet Acquisition
Argentina's Defense Ministry has issued a statement dismissing media reports that the country decided to purchase a dozen of Chinese-Pakistani-made JF-17 fighter jets.
Why China’s...
Americas
US Navy, Air Force Order 16 More F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jets From Lockheed Martin – Pentagon
The US Navy and Air Force have ordered from Lockheed Martin another 16 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets costing more than $1 billion in...
Americas
F-117 Nighthawk: US Air Force Confirms It’s Bringing World’s First Stealth Fighter ‘Back In Action’
The US Air Force (USAF) has confirmed that the country's first stealth fighter, the F-117 Nighthawk, which was retired more than a decade ago,...
South Asia
India Goes Big On Defense Acquisition; Orders 118 Indigenous Arjun Tanks, 56 C-295MW Military Planes From Airbus
India has placed an order for 56 C-295MW transport aircraft with the Spanish branch of Airbus Defense and Space, the country's defense ministry said...
