Monthly Archives: March, 2022
Americas
Canada Dumps SAAB Gripens; Selects Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Stealth Fighters For Multi-Billion Dollar Deal
Canada is finally looking to dump SAAB Gripen for Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighter jets and will acquire 88 new aircraft in a multi-billion...
Americas
US Navy To Deploy EA-18G Growler Fighters To Germany To Boost NATO’s Posture – Pentagon
Six US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft are being deployed to Spangdahlem airbase in Germany to bolster NATO's defense posture, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby...
EurAsian Region
Su-75 Stealth Fighter – Russia’s Sukhoi Patents Its Latest, Single-Engine Checkmate’s Unique Aerodynamic Design
Sukhoi (part of Rostec State Corporation’s United Aircraft Corporation) has patented its newest stealth fighter, the Su-75 'Checkmate'.
The patent confirms that the Russian-design aircraft...
Americas
America’s ‘Invisible Aircraft’- As Russia Controls Titanium Supply Chain, How US Secretly Sourced This Mineral To Build The Blackbird
The Russia-Ukraine war has the aerospace companies worried as it may disrupt the supply of titanium, a key mineral used in the manufacture of...
Americas
“Policing The Moon” – US Looks To Develop An ‘Eye In The Sky’ That Can Patrol The Far Side Of The Lunar Surface
In a bid to increase its capabilities in space, the US military is working on a satellite that will allow it to patrol around...
EurAsian Region
Ukraine’s ‘Big Win’ Over Russia! Kyiv Now Boasts More Tanks Than Pre-War Time’s Figure — Independent Analysts
Ukraine's army now possesses more tanks than it had when the battle with Russia began a month ago, while Russia's military has lost hundreds...
Americas
Invisible To Radars – Why Russia’s Hypersonic Missiles Are ‘Undetectable’ To Powerful Air Defense Systems?
Last week Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced that it used hypersonic missiles ‘Kinzhal’ to destroy a large underground warehouse of Ukrainian missiles and other...
EurAsian Region
SAAB Gripen, F-16 Fighters Conduct Patrols With JEF Partners; UK-Led Forces In Estonia Get Resupplied By NATO Ships
NATO ships have delivered military vehicles and equipment to Estonia to support the UK-led battlegroup in the country, the British Defense Ministry informed.
"Royal Navy...
EurAsian Region
Protecting Russia Tanks Against US Javelin ATGMs, Moscow Uses ‘Defensive Shield’ To Ward-Off US-Origin Missiles
Russian forces appear to be attaching makeshift metal cages to the tops of their tanks in Ukraine in a crude effort to protect themselves...
Asia Pacific
After Ukraine, Russia ‘Intimidates’ Japan With Massive Military Drills Using Su-35 Jets, Bastion-P Missiles, Orlan UAVs
Amid the ongoing war with Ukraine, Russia conducted massive military drills on disputed islands near Japan. The exercise involves nearly 3,500 troops, besides Su-35...
EurAsian Region
Russia Says Looking At China, Middle-East Nations To Fund ExoMars Mission After EU Pulls Out Over Ukraine Invasion
The head of the Russian space agency has said that Roscosmos was exploring options to fund the ExoMars 2022 mission after Europe suspended cooperation...
EurAsian Region
British Tanks To Fight Russia? UK Defense Secretary Says Giving Tanks To Ukraine ‘Wouldn’t Work’
Supplying Ukraine with British tanks "wouldn't work," UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said in an interview with The Mail, adding that the focus should...
Americas
Stealth & Hypersonic! US Navy To Replace Snag-Ridden AGS With Hypersonic Missiles For Its Zumwalt-Class Destroyers
Analysis By Parth SatamÂ
With political and economic stakes possibly riding on a defense project that saw a 17% cost overrun from $12 billion to...
Europe
Germany Looks To Acquire Arrow 3 Missile Defense System From Israel Amid Increasing Threats From Russia – Reports
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Eberhard Zorn have discussed possibilities to acquire the Arrow 3 missile defense system from...
EurAsian Region
British Army’s Next-Gen & Europe’s ‘Most Lethal’ Tank – Challenger 3 – Now Under Construction Amid Russia-Ukraine War
As the Russia-Ukraine war brings armored warfare back in focus, the British Army has announced that its Challenger tank upgrade project kicked off at...
Asia Pacific
Soaring With Tejas – India’s ‘Top Fighter Jet’ Faces Stiff Challenge From China, S.Korea As Key Ally UAE Again Looks Elsewhere?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking to procure military hardware from South Korea and China in the face of an increased threat from...
Americas
Japan Approves $8.6 Billion Budget To Host US Military Troops Amid Chinese, Russian & North Korean Threats
Japan's upper house on Friday gave the nod to spend over $8 billion to host US soldiers. The move highlights a growing emphasis on military...
EurAsian Region
Transfer Of S-400 Missiles To Ukraine Not On Agenda; India Can Be Offered S-500 If Delhi Shows Interest — Media
Turkey does not plan to pass its arsenal of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems on to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.
“This...
EurAsian Region
Rebuilding ‘Mriya’ – Antonov Plans To Resurrect World’s Biggest Aircraft – AN-225; Seeks Donation On Facebook Page
Antonov CEO Sergii Bychkov has launched a campaign to resurrect the world's largest plane, the AN-225 Mriya (Dream), which was destroyed by Russian troops...
EurAsian Region
US Intelligence Report Says Russia’s Doctrine Of ‘Escalate To De-Escalate’ Could Involve Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine
Russia retains the right to use nuclear weapons if the country is "provoked" by NATO, Moscow's Deputy Ambassador to the UN told Sky News...