Monthly Archives: July, 2022
EurAsian Region
‘Borscht War’ – Big Victory For Ukraine Over Russia As Its Borscht Gets UNESCO Backing; Moscow Furious
Amid the grueling Ukraine-Russia war, there is some good news for Kiev. 'Ukrainian borscht' has found its place in the list of UNESCO's list...
South Asia
India’s AMCA Stealth Fighter, Ghatak Combat Drone Project Get A ‘Booster Shot’ With DRDO’s ‘Swift Test’
India's dreams of seeing its indigenous Ghatak (Lethal) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) and fifth-gen AMCA fighter jet have come closer with the inaugural...
Asia Pacific
America’s Nemesis! China’s ‘Most Lethal’ Warship Flexes Muscles Near Japan & US Military Base In Okinawa
On June 21, Chinese state media reported that a People's Liberation Army - Navy (PLAN) flotilla led by Type 055 Destroyer 'Lhasa' sailed from...
Americas
Hawks Eye On USAF Base? Chinese Firm Buys Land In North Dakota Close To Critical US Drone Facility — Reports
A Chinese company's purchase of farmland near a US Air Force base in North Dakota that is home to sensitive drone technology may soon...
Americas
Debuting At World’s Largest Military Drills – US’ ‘New Littoral Regiment’ Aims To Deflate China Threat At RIMPAC
As the world's largest military exercise, the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 kicked off on June 30 off Hawaii, the US Marine Corps...
EurAsian Region
‘Game-Changer’ Feat! Turkish Bayraktar Drone Successfully Test-Fires New Laser-Guided Missile
A Turkish attack drone, Bayraktar Akinci, successfully test-fired a new laser-guided missile on Saturday, expected to become a game-changer, the chief executive of the...
Asia Pacific
MiG-29 Fighter Jet Violates Thailand’s Airspace; Royal Thai Air Force Dispatch Two F-16s In Response
Thailand scrambled two F-16 fighters on June 30 in response to an airspace violation by what appeared to be a MiG-29 belonging to the...
Asia Pacific
China’s ‘Fake Space Station’ Training Video Mocked By Netizens; Beijing Calls It ‘Foreign Conspiracy’
On March 23, Chinese astronauts organized a science class involving an experiment with a glass of water from their space station. This allegedly sparked...
Americas
US Offers ‘Critical Tech’ To Develop India’s 5th-Gen Fighter Jet Three Years After It Punctured AMCA Program
The revival of American defense major General Electric (GE) offers to help develop the jet engine for India's under-development Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) should...
Asia Pacific
1st Country To “Master Mars” – China Releases Stunning Images Of Red Planet As It Aims To Beat US In Space Race
China's first interplanetary exploration mission, the Tianwen-1 Mars probe, was successfully launched on July 23, 2020. It had achieved an extraordinary feat by orbiting,...
Asia Pacific
Disabling Satellites, China Is Building A ‘Gigantic Telescope’ To Study Solar Winds That Disrupt Space Missions
China recently revealed plans to build the first phase of an ambitious space-based solar power station in 2028, two years ahead of schedule to...
South Asia
Sukhoi Could ‘CheckMate’ Western Jets For Indian Air Force Deal; Sanctions Hindering Arms Purchase From Russia – Experts
Following a wave of sanctions imposed on Russia by Western countries in response to its invasion of Ukraine, India's long-standing reliance on Moscow for...
Americas
Used From Chernobyl To China, US’ Brand New ‘Nuke-Sniffing’ WC-135R Constant Phoenix Jet Completes Maiden Test Flight
The first of the US Air Force's (USAF's) fleet of three new WC-135R Constant Phoenix 'nuke-sniffing' planes completed its flight test this week in...
Americas
1000+ Killed! Why Did US Navy Torpedo ‘Montevideo Maru’ That Remains Australia’s Worst Maritime Disaster
Australia, on July 1, marked the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the Montevideo Maru, its worst maritime disaster. The descendants and families of...
Asia Pacific
China’s 3rd Aircraft Carrier ‘Fujian’ To Host AWACS & Large Transport Aircraft For COD & CAP Missions
On June 17, China finally launched its third aircraft carrier 'Fujian' in Shanghai, putting all speculations about the famed Type 003 project to rest....
Americas
World’s ‘Strongest’ Defense Alliance – NATO Keeps Russians ‘Out’, Germans ‘Down’ & China ‘On Radar’
The 30-member NATO meeting in the Spanish capital Madrid has just ended. In its 32nd summit, it has been decided that the military alliance...
Europe
It’s Official! Greece Puts In Formal Request To Buy A Squadron Of F-35 Stealth Fighters From The US
Greece has signed and sent a Letter of Request (LoR) to the US to purchase a squadron of F-35 fighter jets to bolster its...
Europe
‘Gripens For Free’: Challenging F-35s, Sweden Offers Its Saab Fighter Jets To Czech Republic At ‘Virtually Zero Cost’
The Swedish ambassador to the Czech Republic, Fredrik Jörgensen, revealed in an interview with Seznam Zprávy, a Czech internet news website, that Sweden is...
Americas
‘Mind Boggling’ – China Developing Tech That Allows Human Brain To Beam Radio Waves & Control Military Radar
Chinese researchers have claimed a breakthrough in brain-computer interface (BCI) and brain-controlled technologies by demonstrating the ability to control and interact with electromagnetic waves...
Americas
Battling China – As India Hunts For ‘Mountain Tanks’, General Dynamics To Supply US Army With Its 1st Light Tank In Decades — Reports
The United States (US) Army is set to receive its first light tank for the first time since the Cold War – the General...