Monthly Archives: November, 2021
Europe
Rafale Jets: Why Is Indian Air Force Already Upgrading Its Brand-New Fleet Of 4.5 Gen Dassault Rafale Fighters?
The Indian Air Force is gearing up to modify its fleet of Dassault Rafale fighter jets. IAF has so far received 30 French-made aircraft...
Americas
Joe Biden’s $778B Defense Budget Goes Unnoticed But His $170B Social Agenda Triggers A Huge Debate
The House of Representatives passing President Joe Biden’s contentious legislation on social spending and climate plan that will be a package of $1.7 trillion...
Americas
Three New F-35A Lightning II Fighters Touch Down At Australian Air Force Base; Total Aircraft Now At 44
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) received the delivery of its 44th F-35A 5th-gen fighter jet from the United States last week, seen as...
Expert Reviews
Indian Military Inducts Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) – ‘World’s Only Attack Chopper’ That Can Operate From 15K Feet
The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Indian PM Narendra Modi symbolically handed...
Asia Pacific
After Swarm Drones, China Now Develops ‘Mini Aircraft Carrier’ To Train PLA Navy To Counter Drone Menace
After showcasing swarm drone technology, China has now developed a naval platform to train its forces to defend against drone swarm threats. Drone swarm...
Asia Pacific
France Eyes Rafale Fighter Jet Deal With Indonesia After AUKUS ‘Disaster’
After the AUKUS setback, France is aggressively eyeing the Indo-Pacific region for its arms exports. New reports suggest that France might be pitching its...
Asia Pacific
US Navy Teams-Up With Allies India, Japan To Contain PLA Navy; China Calls US Military Actions ‘Aggressive’
Recently, India, Australia, Japan and the US, teamed up for the latest round of Malabar exercises off the coast of Guam in the Pacific...
South Asia
AK-203: Indian Defense Minister To Hold Acquisition Council Meeting On Kalashnikov Deal – Reports
Indian Defense Minister will hold a special meeting of the Defense Acquisition Council to discuss the Rs 5,124-crore AK-203 Kalashnikov deal with Russia, the...
Americas
X-59 QueSST: NASA-Lockheed Martin’s Supersonic ‘Game-Changer’ Airplane Reaches Crucial Structural Testing Phase
The X-59 QueSST is an experimental aircraft that is being developed by Lockheed Martin for the US space agency NASA. The project, aimed at...
Americas
US Selects Top Defense Firms To Develop New Interceptor System That Can Kill ‘Chinese, Russian’ Hypersonic Arsenal
The Pentagon announced on November 19 that Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have been selected to design Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a missile...
Americas
Why US May Finally Admit The Loss Of Pakistani F-16 Fighter To MiG-21 Bison As IAF Pilot Gets Gallantry Award
Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who claimed to have shot down a Pakistani F-16 during the 2019 conflict, was conferred upon the...
South Asia
India Could Become 4th Country With Indigenous Stealth Fighters; To Get Prototype Approval Early Next Year — Reports
In what could be a big boost to India's fifth-gen AMCA fighter program, the proposal for full-scale engineering development of its prototypes has been...
Americas
3 Russian-Origin Mi-17 Choppers Land On US Air Force Base In Arizona; No Clarity On Ownership
Three Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters probably belonging to the now-defunct Afghan Air Force arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on November 19 and...
Asia Pacific
China Responds To Taiwan’s F-16 Viper Deployment; Inducts ‘Most Advanced’ J-10 Fighters With Powerful BVR Missiles
China has made significant changes to its Eastern Theatre Command that oversees Taiwan and the East China Sea, shortly after the self-governing island inducted...
Americas
Australia Inks AUKUS Deal To Exchange Information On Nuclear Submarines – Defense Minister
Australia has signed an agreement on nuclear submarine technology exchange with the United States and the United Kingdom under the framework of the AUKUS...
Americas
US Air Force’s 5K Pound ‘Bunker Buster’ Weapon Gets First Test; France Sells Its Own Heavy-Duty Armament To India
The US tested a new bunker-buster bomb in October. This trial, which US Air Force has described as the “largest-ever arena test”, comes almost a...
South Asia
Indian Air Force ‘Activates’ Its Aging Nuclear-Capable Ground Attack Fighter Bombers Amid China Tensions
In what could be termed as an effort to sustain its existing fleet, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a deal with Hindustan...
EurAsian Region
S-400 Missile: Why Is India Deploying Powerful Air Defense System Near Pakistan Border & Not Against China?
Russia has started delivering the S-400 'Triumf' missile defense system to India, a top Russian official has recently disclosed. Indian military experts confirmed to...
Americas
New US Air Force Video Offers A Glimpse Of Highly Secretive RQ-180 ‘White Bat’ Spy Drone — Watch
A recently released video provides some insight into one of the most intriguing but little-known modern airframes, tentatively designated as RQ-180.
Only a few images...
South Asia
China Raises Red Flag As Indian Army Deploys ‘By Far The Most Powerful Weapon’ Along The Disputed Border
Since May 2020, the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA have been engaged in a bitter standoff at one of the harshest terrains in...
