Monthly Archives: October, 2021
Americas
First Movie To Be Shot In Space: Russian Crew Lifts Off To ISS Ahead Of Tom Cruise’s Film Project — Watch
A film crew has been given permission to go to the International Space Station (ISS) for shooting a movie after they were deemed fit...
India-Pakistan News
Chinese PLA Soldiers Raise Flag At Galwan Valley; Satellite Image Shows Rapid Development Of Crucial Airbase Near LOC
Pressure along India's de facto border with China (LAC) and Pakistan (LOC) seems to be increasing. Recent developments in geostrategically important locations of the...
South Asia
‘Horrible Scenes At Kabul Airport Will Haunt Me Forever’ – Former Adviser In Afghan Government
As the Taliban were seizing Kabul in mid-August, Sabur Shah Dawod Zai, an adviser in the Afghan government, found himself in the middle of...
Asia Pacific
China To Unleash Its New Super-Carrier With ‘Avant-Garde’ 5th-Gen Stealth Fighter Aircraft By Year End
As the US shifts its focus to the Indo-Pacific to contain a belligerent China, the latter is rapidly enhancing its naval capabilities. As part...
Americas
Inevitable ‘Clash’ Of F-35 Stealth Jets With S-400 Missiles As Poland To Station Its US-Origin Jets Near Russian Border?
Poland signed a $4.6 billion contract with the US to acquire 32 F-35A stealth fighter jets in January 2020 as part of its 'Harpia' (harpy...
South Asia
Chinese, Pakistani Or US – Which Country’s Planes Are Secretly Landing At The Bagram Airbase In Afghanistan?
Almost two months back in July, the US abandoned the Bagram Airbase in the middle of the night, cutting off the electricity supply and...
World
Prior To India, Pakistan Visit, Top US Diplomat Meets Uzbek Leader; Expresses Gratitude For Cooperation In Afghanistan
US Deputy State Secretary Sherman has thanked Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for the country's close cooperation with the US in Afghanistan and stressed the...
Americas
US Finally Admits That Russia Is The ‘World Leader’ In Hypersonic Missile Technology?
The US, the world’s largest and most technologically advanced military, has over the last few years has been losing its edge to Russia and...
Americas
US Army’s New Research Frontier — Squirrel-Inspired Land-Based Drones That Are Agile, Intelligent & Great Spies
The US Army has partnered with researchers at UC Berkeley to study fox squirrels and attempt to understand why these rodents are able to...
South Asia
Tejas Fighter Jets: As HAL Scouts For Potential Buyers, Here Are Five Allies Where India’s Tejas Remains A Big ‘No Go’
The EurAsian Times recently did a comprehensive analysis on India's HAL Tejas fighter jets and their potential export hurdles.
Earlier this year, India's state-owned Hindustan...
Europe
After ‘Breakthrough’ Rafale Deal, Five Reasons Why India Could Now Procure Nuclear Submarines From France
Op-Ed By Amit Gupta, USAF Air War College
The recent AUKUS deal which will allow Canberra to purchase American nuclear submarines has led to the...
Asia Pacific
China’s New BVR Missile Attached To J-20 Stealth Jets Promises To End US Air Dominance
For years, the US-made AIM-120 has remained one of the most potent modern air-to-air missiles. Now, China has unveiled the latest version of its...
EurAsian Region
Bayraktar TB2 Drones: Turkmenistan Proudly Parades Its Newly Acquired Deadly Turkish UAVs On Independence Day
With drones increasingly gaining prominence among the defense equipment stockpiled by countries around the globe, two major developments in the sphere of unmanned aerial...
Americas
F-22 Pilot Explains Why His ‘Super Stealthy’ Fighter Jet Will Avoid An Aerial Duel With Russian Su-35
When America's F-22 Raptor and Russia’s Su-35 are placed head to head, comparisons are inevitable. It is impossible to declare one as a clear,...
Expert Reviews
India-China Tensions Re-Escalate; Can S.Korean-Origin K-9 Vajra ‘Mow-Down’ Chinese PLA?
Amid re-escalating tensions with China, the Indian Army has deployed its first K-9 Vajra (Thunder) self-propelled howitzer regiment along the Ladakh border where it...
Americas
US Approves First Overseas Squadron Of F-35A Jets; F-35Bs Get Clearance To Operate From Japanese Carrier
The US Air Force's first overseas F-35A squadron called “Valkyries” will start operating from RAF Lakenheath later this year. In another development, US Marine...
Americas
Unnerved By Chinese Military Tech, US Air Force Moots Turning Its ‘Flying Mammoth’ Into Hypersonic Missile Platform
Russia and China have been aggressively pursuing the development of hypersonic weapons compared to the US. In an attempt to bridge this gap, the...
Americas
Denied F-35 Stealth Jets, Turkey Says Will Stick To Russian S-400 Missiles; May Seek Damages From The US
Two years ago, Turkey bought the Russian-made-S-400 missile defense system for its armed forces, sending Washington-Ankara relations on a downward spiral fraught with tensions....
Europe
Tempest – UK’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Program Tempts Japan To Join In; London Set To Sign Contract With Key Partners
There has been a race among western countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, etc to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet...
Asia Pacific
World’s Two Heavy-Duty Fighter Jets – Su-30MKI & F-15 Eagle – Prepare For ‘Aerial Faceoff’ Later This Year?
US' Boeing F-15 and Russian Sukhoi Su-30, along with their variants, are some of the most powerful fighter aircraft in the world. Who will...
