Monthly Archives: August, 2022
Americas
Ukraine Sets Up ‘Secret’ American Fighter Jet Simulation Center With VR Headsets, Gaming Controls — Reports
Ukrainian military officials, businessmen, and defense bureaucrats have collaborated to set up a secret A-10 Thunderbolt simulation center, according to an article in TIME...
EurAsian Region
Russian Su-35 Fighters Pound Ukrainian Infra Facility With Kh-59 Missiles; Developer Hails Flanker-E As Unrivaled
According to Ukraine, a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft, one of Russia's most advanced fighter jets, hit an infrastructure in the Odesa Region with a...
South Asia
HALE Drones For India? New Delhi Could Acquire US-Made High Altitude, Long Range UAVs To Keep An Eye On China, Pak — Reports
India could soon arm itself with lethal, High Altitude and Long range (HALE) Reaper drones to keep a hawk's eye on its adversaries -...
Asia Pacific
Ukraine Uses Chinese-Origin Drone To Attack Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Base; The UAV Is Available Online For Sale
Russian Black Sea naval headquarters in Sevastopol was recently attacked on August 20 by Ukrainian forces using a suicide drone. A video taken early...
Americas
ISS Could Be De-Orbited Before 2030; Russia’s Unexpected Exit Could Cripple The Space Station – US Media
In July, the new Chief of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, confirmed that Russia had decided to exit the International Space...
Americas
US Launches Massive Military Drills With South Korea In China’s Backyard; Aims To Deter A Belligerent North
It is the season of military drills in the highly contested and militarized Indo-Pacific region. After prolonged and provocative live-fire exercises by China, it...
Americas
Amid US-China EW Battle, US Shows Off Its Next-Gen EC-37B ‘Compass Call’ Electronic Warfare Plane
The US Air Force (USAF) released new photos of its in-development next-generation Compass Call Electronic Warfare (EW) jet, called the EC-37B, which is slated...
EurAsian Region
Underwater ‘Wingman’? Surrogat-V Drone Atop Russia’s Arktur Stealth Submarine Is A Decoy To Draw Fire & ‘Take A Hit On Itself’
The small, sleek, and oddly camouflaged unmanned vessel housed inside the scale model of Russia's 'Arktur' (or Arcturus) stealth submarine, is a wingman that...
World
No F-16s For Turkey – US Senate Committee Head Opposes Selling F-16 Jets Unless Ankara Changes Its Policy
Robert Menendez, the head of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, told the Greek newspaper Kathimerini that he opposes selling F-16 fighter jets...
Americas
‘Crucial Turning Point’ As US Navy OKs Full-Rate Production Of HAAWC Anti-Sub Weapon To Hunt Underwater Vessels
Boeing, an American Defense firm, has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for the full-rate production of the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare...
Asia Pacific
China Is Now Courting Thailand, A Key US Ally, With Joint Military Drills & Massive Arms Sales
South East Asia has become a battleground for influence between the US and China, with both countries using all the tools in their arsenal...
Americas
New Ammo For Ukraine? US Could Supply Excalibur Munitions To Kiev To Target Dug-In Russian Positions & Command Posts
In a fresh round of military assistance to Ukraine, the US could equip Kyiv with Excalibur precision-guided artillery munitions, Politico reported, citing sources.
The White...
Americas
‘Legally Copied’ By Lockheed Martin – Was US Navy’s F-35B, China’s J-20 Derived From Soviet-Russian Aircraft?
As the F-35 stealth jets could confront Russian fighters at some point in Europe, the plane and its design were a direct derivative of...
EurAsian Region
War In Ukraine Has ‘Dramatically Revived’ Global Nuclear Industry, But The Same War Can Kill It Too
One of the most discernible geo-economic impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine seems to be the revival of the global nuclear industry. The...
Americas
Amid Boiling US-China Tensions, Pentagon To Boost Defenses Of Its ‘Most Strategic’ Airbase At Guam
The US Missile Defense Agency is undertaking a strenuous exercise of upgrading the defenses of Guam as the long-range missiles of China and North...
EurAsian Region
Sukhoi-34 Fighter ‘Shot Down’ With A Rifle By A Ukrainian Man; Valorous Valeriy Facilitated By Kiev
A Ukrainian citizen from Chernihiv who reportedly brought down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet using his rifle in March has been awarded a medal...
Americas
Javelin ATGMs On Sale! Western Weapons Delivered To Ukraine By US & NATO Are Up For Sale On Dark Web – Reports
In a shocking disclosure, it was recently found that weapons delivered by Western countries to Ukraine to counter the Russian offensive have been advertised...
EurAsian Region
Dramatic Video Shows Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker ‘Dogfighting’ A Russian Fighter Jet Over Donbas
Despite repeatedly complaining about its less than adequate air power, Ukraine is reportedly putting up an intense fight against advanced Russian fighter jets.
A...
Asia Pacific
2nd Order For India? After BrahMos, Vietnam May Purchase Indo-Israeli Barak 8 Missile Defense System – Reports
According to recent Israeli media reports, Vietnam is looking to acquire the Indo-Israeli Barak 8 missile defense system.
A delegation of top-ranking officials from Vietnam's...
Americas
Hypersonic Hat-Trick! US Aims For Third Successful Hypersonic ARRW Missile Test After 3 Consecutive Failures
The US Air Force (USAF) seeks to fly its hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) at least once more this year after two...