Monthly Archives: September, 2022
Europe
SAAB Comes To India Sans Its Gripen Fighter Jets; Will Equip Indian Army With Deadly M4 Recoilless Rifles
Swedish defense giant, Saab, announced on September 27 that it would build a plant in India to produce its Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system, marking...
Asia Pacific
‘Thaad Rate’ Logic – China Angry With THAAD Deployment In S.Korea But Overlooks India’s Very Similar Concerns In Bhutan
As the US has moved closer to deploying its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea, with the latter granting additional...
Americas
China In The Firing Line! US Sends Its ‘Most Advanced’ Zumwalt-Class Stealth Missile Destroyer To Asia
The US Navy's most aspirational project to date, the Zumwalt-class Stealth Missile Destroyer, is deployed at China's doorstep in a move that could raise...
Americas
Cargo Planes As Missile Carriers – US & Allies To Bank On ‘Rapid Dragon’ To Swarm China In Western Pacific
The United States Air Force (USAF) wants to expand an under-development capability that uses existing transport aircraft available to it and its allies in...
World
Rusting In Backyard – How NASA’s Pipedream For Affordable Space Flights, The X-34 Reusable Launch Vehicle, Ended Up In Someone’s Backyard
The X-34 was initially envisioned as a reusable two-stage launch vehicle with a Russian RD-120 engine for modest orbital payloads. However, in a tragic...
Americas
Thanks To Trump, Russia Used Its ‘Super Eavesdropper’ Tu-214R Against Ukrainian Military Facilities
Russia's reconnaissance plane for 'officially spying' on the United States as a part of a long-running military de-escalation treaty was scaled up and heavily...
Americas
Turkey Confirms Interest In Eurofighter Typhoons; Says Negotiating With Europe Amid F-16 Uncertainty
With continued dilly-dallying by the United States on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Ankara has officially announced it would purchase Eurofighter...
EurAsian Region
Stealth-On-Stealth! Russian Forces Are Deploying The New ‘X-69’ Stealthy Cruise Missile On Su-57 Fighters
According to a prominent Russian journalist, Russia Aerospace Forces (VKS) have begun to adopt a new stealthy cruise missile for their frontline fighter jets.
China...
Asia Pacific
China Starts ‘Mooring Trials’ For Its Most-Advanced Fujian Aircraft Carrier; PLA Navy Celebrates Liaoning’s Birthday
China's state broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), announced on September 23, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the commissioning of the country's first aircraft...
South Asia
‘Sky Is The Limit’ – BrahMos Boosts India Into The ‘Elite Club,’ DRDO Now Banks On ‘Key Weapons’ To Hit $5B Export Target
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has announced that India's defense exports have surged by a whopping 334% over the last five years. In an...
Asia Pacific
Turkey Ready To Offer Bayraktar TB-2 Drones To Japan; Malaysia, Indonesia Also Keen To Buy ‘Tank Buster’ UAVs
On September 26, Turkey announced it was ready to supply armed drones to Japan. Malaysia and Indonesia have also expressed great interest in acquiring...
Asia Pacific
‘Beast Mode’ – China’s 1st Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Celebrates Birthday By Sailing With 24 J-15 Fighters Packed On Deck
China's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, celebrated its birthday by carrying in what appears to be a full load of 24 J-15 carrier-borne fighters on...
Americas
China’s 370 Acre Project Near US Air Force Base In North Dakota Highly Concerning – General Atomics
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, a US-based leading drone manufacturer, recently stated that it "firmly opposes" a new Chinese agricultural project near Grand Forks Air...
Americas
2 Russian Su-30 Fighters, The Backbone Of Indian & Chinese Air Force, Knocked Out By Ukraine – Kiev Claims
The Russian Air Force seems to be struggling in the Kharkiv region, with four of its fighter jets allegedly knocked down by Ukrainian forces...
Americas
US Follows HIMARS, HARMs & Harpoons With New Killer Missiles; Zelensky Says Thank You President Biden
On September 25, the Ukrainian president acknowledged that the US had delivered the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to the country.
Trust In The...
Americas
AGM Busted! Russia Shoots Down Two MiG-29 Fighter Jets Armed With US AGM-88 Anti Radiation Missiles
With an intense conflict between Russia and Ukraine, all eyes are on the losses the two militaries can mount on one another. While Ukraine...
Americas
Amid Russia’s Nuclear Threat, Moscow To Allow US Inspect Its ‘Most Powerful’ RS-28 Sarmat Nuclear-Capable ICBM
Russia will allow US teams to inspect its RS-28 Sarmat (or Satan-2) nuclear-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) by February 2024, RIA Novosti reported, marking...
Expert Reviews
Turkey Is No Friend Of India; Modi Must Decipher Erdogan’s ‘Dangerous Ambitions’ That Threaten India & Beyond
Since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began to believe that he had a divine mission of reviving the lost grandeur of the Ottoman Empire,...
Asia Pacific
Advantage LCA Tejas? Philippines Grounds Korean FA-50 Fighters; Both Jets Are Competing For Malaysian & Egyptian Contracts
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) have been hogging the limelight as many air forces around the world turn to these efficient and maneuverable jets. Out...
Asia Pacific
Irony Or What? After ‘Dumping’ Aircraft Carrier, South Korea Plans To Develop A Naval Version Of F-21 Fighters
The South Korean Navy has harbored aspirations for an indigenous aircraft carrier for a long time. However, the plans to build a carrier were...
