Monthly Archives: January, 2022
EurAsian Region
After S-400 Missiles, Russia Deploys Its ‘Most Powerful’ Dogfighter To Belarus Amid Escalating Tensions With NATO
As fears about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine loom large, Moscow has raised the stakes by deciding to launch massive drills with its...
Expert Reviews
Blocked! Is Indian Defense Ministry Planning To Cancel Foreign Military Acquisition Projects For ‘Make In India’ Initiative?
By Amit Cowshish
There is a buzz in the defense industry circles that the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) may cancel the ongoing "Buy (Global)"...
Asia Pacific
China Goes ‘Ballistic’ In Its Hypersonic Weapons Program; Tests New Engine That Could Power Its Mach-5 Aircraft
China is reportedly developing and testing its hypersonic technology at a rapid pace. The communist nation created ripples across the world when it launched...
Asia Pacific
Rafale Fighters: Dassault Aviation On-Course To Grab Another Massive Deal As Indonesia Awaits ‘Contract Activation’ — Minister
Indonesia is moving ahead with its plan to procure 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft, Janes reported.  Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto told reporters on...
Americas
Lockheed Martin’s ‘Monopolistic Takeover’ Of Aerojet Rocketdyne To Be Challenged By US Trade Watchdog
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tuesday it will challenge in court Lockheed Martin's attempt to acquire the last independent missile propulsion...
Americas
F-22 Raptor Dogfights China’s ‘Mighty Dragon’ J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet In A Breathtaking Virtual Battle
China's prized possession, the J-20 stealth fighter jet, was once pitted against an F-22 Raptor, in what two US companies claim was the world's...
Americas
F-35 Crash: Another ‘Mighty’ Stealth Fighter Crashes — The Complete List Of Accidents Involving The 5th-Gen Warplanes
A US Navy F-35C had experienced a "landing incident" on the deck of the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. Seven...
Americas
Shocker For Beijing: Chinese Hypersonic Weapons Technician Working On DF-17 Missiles Defects To The West — Reports
Despite Beijing's threat of using stringent laws and harsher punishment against citizens defecting to other countries and/or spilling state secrets, quite a few Chinese...
Americas
Rival To S-400 System, American THAAD Interceptor Missile Makes Its First Operational Kill In The Gulf
As the Russian S-400 missile defense systems have been grabbing global headlines for quite some time, its US competitor THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area...
India-Pakistan News
Indian Army To Acquire 200 More K9 Vajra (Thunder) Howitzers Post Successful Deployment In Ladakh — Reports
The Indian government is expected to place an order for 200 new K-9 Vajra (Thunder) 155mm self-propelled howitzers worth over Rs 10,000 crore (approx...
Asia Pacific
China To Equip Its J-20 Fighters With Laser Weapons; Will PLAAF Stealth Jets Go ‘One-Up’ Over US, Indian Warplanes?
China's J-20 Mighty Dragon has been in the news for a week now. After night drills and the engine upgrade, there are now reports...
Americas
US Navy’s F-35C Stealth Fighter Jet Crashes On-Board USS Carl Vinson Aircraft Carrier In South China Sea
A US F-35C jet has crash-landed in the South China Sea, but the pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and was evacuated by a...
Americas
Washington Finalizing Plans To Dispatch US Army To Europe To Deter ‘Belligerent’ Russia – Reports
The Biden administration is finalizing the process of identifying the specific military units that will be deployed to Europe to counter Russia, CNN reported...
Americas
‘Biggest-Ever’ Fleet Of F-35 Fighters Conduct War Games In China’s Backyard; Beijing Responds With Massive ‘Invasion’ Drills
China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on January 23, the largest such intrusion this year. Experts have termed it...
Asia Pacific
France ‘Joins The Club’ To Thwart Chinese Monopoly In The Indo-Pacific; Looks To Assert Power In The Region
Security in the Indo-Pacific has been in news in recent times. There are multiple players involved in this geostrategically and economically important region.
Owing to...
Americas
Salvaging Pride After The ‘Dhruv Chopper Disaster’: Why BrahMos Missile Deal Is A Big Breakthrough For India
With the recent Brahmos missile deal with the Philippines, India has taken a giant step towards establishing itself as a key defense exporter in...
Asia Pacific
China’s ‘Most-Dangerous’ YJ-12 Anti-Ship Missile Can Breach US Defense Systems, Taiwan’s Natural Barriers – Military
As Taiwan faces increased aggression from China, Taipei fears that J-12 Anti-Ship Missile could override the island's natural barrier. Â
According to a Taiwanese military...
Asia Pacific
Moon’s Love For China’s Xi Jinping & North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Casts A Shadow Over Seoul’s Alliance With Washington
Strange it may seem, but it is true that President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, the most vulnerable country to increasing missile power of...
EurAsian Region
Turkey Signs ‘Massive Deal’ On Sale Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones To 16 Countries – Developer
Turkey has concluded contracts to sell domestically produced Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) to 16 countries and signed the first export contract...
Asia Pacific
China Tests New Variant Of Powerful Wing Loong Drones; Experts Call It Similar To American ‘Gray Eagle’ UAVs
Chinese drones have found widespread popularity globally, especially among the Middle-Eastern countries that have emerged as the biggest buyers of Chinese Wing Loong UAVs.
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