Yearly Archives: 2021
Asia Pacific
China Praises Modi Govt For Supporting Winter Olympics While PLA Gears Up For Border Confrontation
China has changed its tone and tenor and warmed up to India despite a protracted border conflict that enters its second winter.
A recent meeting...
Asia Pacific
China On Verge Of Gobbling Entebbe Airport Where Israel Once Conducted One Of World’s Most Daring Military Ops
Uganda's Entebbe International Airport is in the limelight due to its impending takeover by China on account of loan default. The last time it...
Americas
Russian Military To Unleash Ka-52M ‘Alligator’ As Tensions With Ukraine, NATO Escalate
The Russian military will receive a lethal attack helicopter, the Ka-52M 'Alligator', amid its tensions with Ukraine and NATO.
Earlier this month, the Ka-52M heavy...
Asia Pacific
PLAAF Vs ROCAF: Can China Prevail Over Taiwan As Chinese Air Force Continues To Pester The Islanders?
Taiwan’s defense ministry announced yet another incursion of its Air Defense Identification Zone by Chinese PLAAF aircraft. The intruding PLAAF aircraft totaled 27 including 18...
Europe
UK To Deploy ‘Future Soldiers’ As It Plans To Expand Military Footprint Across The Globe
The UK has introduced what it calls the 'Future Soldier' program, terming it as the military's most radical transformation drive in the past two...
Americas
Drone-Hunter: Meet SkyDome – A System That Promises To Fortify Arab Cities Against Hostile Aerial Threats
US company Fortem Technologies recently showcased its famed product - the SkyDome System at the biennial Dubai Airshow. The SkyDome System 3.7 assumes significance...
Asia Pacific
Japanese PM Warns Of Pre-Emptive Strikes Against Enemy Bases Amid China, North Korea Tensions
Japan has once again departed from its stated position of “passive defense” which has been its policy since World War II.
Its military policy stance...
Asia Pacific
China’s Newest Amphibious Assault Ship Aims To ‘Match’ US Aircraft Carriers Equipped With F-35 Jets
In another major challenge to the US, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been working on a new class of warships capable of...
Asia Pacific
Designed For ‘Top Down Strikes’, China Says Its New-Age ATGMs Can Inflict Maximum Damage In High-Altitude Conflicts
When China began to invest heavily in the modernization of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the 1990s, one area to which the country's...
EurAsian Region
Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile: Russia Begins Mass Production Of ‘World’s Fastest’ Missile That Putin Famously Called ‘Invincible’
The Russian Navy will now be armed with Tsirkon/Zircon hypersonic missiles. The move assumes significance amid Moscow's tensions with NATO and its increased interest...
Americas
Next-Gen Warfare: 4 Reasons Why Combat Drones Are Becoming The Fastest Growing Weaponry In Modern Military’s Arsenal
Around this time last year (2020), Azerbaijan had conquered almost the entire Armenian exclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. If the war had attracted global attention, it...
Europe
Before Crashing, How Stealth F-35B, Rafale Marine Fighter Jets Displayed Their Prowess During Gallic Strike Drills
The UK Royal Navy’s stealth fighter F-35B and the French Navy’s Rafale-M or Marine conducted joint drills along with their respective carriers, HMS Queen...
EurAsian Region
As F-35 Remains Elusive, Will Indian, UAE Air Forces Be The First Operators Of Russia’s New Stealth Fighter Jet?
The UAE, whose agreement for the F-35 stealth fighter with the US remains uncertain, has reportedly shown keen interest in Russia’s newest warplane, the...
EurAsian Region
Russia’s ‘Ground-Breaking’ MiG-31 Fighter-Interceptor Aircraft To Be Heavily Modified Amid Tensions With NATO
MiG-31: Russia has given a big boost to its combat capability by upgrading the Foxhound or MiG-31 fighter jet. This development comes shortly after...
Americas
China Showcases Y-8Q Anti-Submarine Aircraft As US Warships ‘Trespass’ Taiwan Strait — Watch
Call it Chinese power projection, the country's state-controlled CGTN news channel posted a 60-second video showing the Y-8Q anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
This development comes...
Middle East
After Pegasus Spyware Controversy, Israel Removes 65 Countries From Its Cyber Export List
The Pegasus spyware controversy seems to have prompted Israel to drastically reduce the number of nations to which it will be selling cyber products.
Mexico,...
Middle East
Morocco Looks To Acquire Indian-Israeli Air Defense System That ‘Shot Down’ Russian Ballistic Missile Near Baku
Israel and Morocco recently signed a landmark defense agreement, a major milestone following the normalization of ties after the Abraham Accords. The agreement laid...
Americas
With Super Hornets Out, Will Saab’s Latest Gripen-E Fighters Beat F-35 Stealth Jets To Win Canadian $15B Aircraft Deal?
Canada has reportedly informed aerospace giant Boeing that its proposal to replace the country's aging CF-18s with Super Hornet fighter jets did not meet...
South Asia
ISRO Says Working On New-Age Technology Where Spacecraft Can Self-Destruct Itself With A ‘Kill Button’
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking to develop futuristic technologies, which will help make "the country future-ready for the next four to...
Asia Pacific
Leaving Pakistan In Limbo, Turkey To Deliver The First T129 ATAK Helicopter To The Philippines Next Month
As Pakistan's deal to acquire the T129 ATAK helicopters from Turkey remains frozen, Ankara is scheduled to ship the first ATAK helicopter to the...
