Yearly Archives: 2022
EurAsian Region
Russia’s ‘Iraq Strategy’: Why Putin Is Moving Slow To Seize Ukraine When Zelensky Goes Ballistic With Information War
By Amit Gupta
Three days after the first Gulf War broke out in 1991, an American newspaper ran the headline "Gulf War Drags On". The...
Asia Pacific
China’s $230B Defense Budget To Boost J-20 Fighter Jet Production, Nuclear Arsenal & Further Strengthen The PLA Navy
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on March 5 presented proposals for a 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) defense budget for the fiscal year 2022, up...
Asia Pacific
Beijing Calls US Sanctions On Russian Defense Sector ‘Ineffective’; Will India, China, Iran & Turkey Yield To Biden’s Demands?
Russian President Vladimir Putin had visited China to boost the morale of his "dear friend" Xi Jinping at a time when the United States...
Americas
Despite Biden’s Bravado & Putin’s Machoism, Why US-Russia War Over Ukraine Remains A Pipe-Dream For Zelensky
US President Joe Biden may be the harshest critic of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Biden may be the first US President who has...
Europe
Successor To Dassault Rafale & Eurofighter Typhoon – Why The Next-Gen FCAS Fighter Jet Program Is Hitting Turbulence
Europe's FCAS fighter jet program (Future Combat Air System), aimed at developing a sixth-generation aircraft, has three stakeholders -- Germany, France, and Spain.
In late...
South Asia
Peshawar Suicide Bombing: Terror Spreads Its Tentacles In Pakistan; FATF Retains Islamabad On ‘Grey List’
Terrorist group Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the March 4 bomb blast in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that killed 57...
Americas
Russia ‘Strikes Back’ At The US: Sanctions-Hit Moscow Threatens To Clip Wings Of American ‘Military-Space Program’
Sanctions-hit Russia has hit back at the US. In what could be a big blow to the American military-space program, Russia has decided to...
Americas
US Eyes Increased Arms Sales To India Amid Crippling Sanctions On Russia; US Diplomat Says Delhi Not In Russian Camp
Russia has been slapped with a barrage of sanctions by the US and its allies in the wake of its military assault on Ukraine.
The...
Americas
US F-35 Stealth Fighter ‘Goes Off The Radar’ Near Ukraine As NATO Allies Prepare To Check Spill-Over From Russian Aggression
NATO partner nations have made it clear that they will not send troops to fight in Ukraine, which is facing full-blown Russian military strikes....
Americas
America’s $200B Program: USAF Says Its B-21 Stealth Bomber ‘Roaring’ To Fly; First Raider Moved To New Hangar
The B-21 'Raider', a stealth bomber being built by Northrop Grumman, is seen as the successor to the US' B-1 and B-2 'Spirit' warplanes....
Asia Pacific
£20B British Snub To Beijing As ‘Blacklisted’ Chinese Nuclear Power Company Set To Lose Key UK Project
The UK is planning to remove a Chinese company from a £20 billion ($27B) nuclear power plant project, a move that reflects the growing...
EurAsian Region
The ‘Dream’ Is Shattered! Devastating Images Of World’s Largest Aircraft – An-225 Mriya Surface Online
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to wreak havoc in the region, many aviation enthusiasts expressed their disappointment over the destruction of the Soviet-era Antonov...
Americas
Rafale, F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet’s Interoperability ‘Top Priority’ As Ukraine Crisis Triggers Alarm In Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent ripples across Europe with countries seeking to strengthen their defenses and boost military cooperation with the United...
South Asia
Indian Air Force To Demonstrate Its ‘Nuclear Muscle’ With Rafale, Jaguar & Sukhoi Fighters Over Country’s Nuclear Test Site
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to showcase its combat-readiness and offensive capability at the much-awaited 'Vayu Shakti' exercise that will take place...
EurAsian Region
Russia Prepares To Deploy ‘Ukraine-Designed’ Antonov AN-2 Biplanes To Neutralize Ukrainian Air Defenses — Reports
As military experts across the world keenly follow the Ukraine war, many are left wondering why Russia has not really used its aerial power...
Americas
QUAD Summit: As China Slams US For Its ‘Belligerence’ In Taiwan, Quad Leaders Say Forceful Alteration Of Indo-Pacific Status Quo Unacceptable
The leaders of the QUAD, comprising the US, India, Japan and Australia, during a virtual summit on Thursday voiced a unified position denouncing attempts...
Americas
World’s Most Powerful Air Force – USAF Looks To Develop Its Own ‘Flying Boats’ As China Again Takes A Lead
Only a few countries in the world have amphibious aircraft that can fly as well as swim. Even as the US boasts the biggest...
EurAsian Region
Russia Deploys Its ‘Heavy-Duty’ Sukhoi Su-34 Fighter Bombers For Ukraine Ops; Kyiv Claims It Shot Down One Aircraft In Kharkiv
Russia is believed to have deployed Sukhoi Su-34 'Fullback' strike aircraft to intensify its military offensive against Ukraine.
Ukraine Receives More ‘Game Changing’ Bayraktar TB2...
EurAsian Region
Ukraine Receives More ‘Game Changing’ Bayraktar TB2 UAVs; Kyiv Claims Turkish Drones Inflicting Heavy Damage On Russia
European countries are delivering the latest weaponry including anti-tank missiles to Ukraine to bolster its defense against the invading Russian troops. NATO member Turkey...
EurAsian Region
As Russia Attacks Ukraine, US, EU Rush To Conclude Iran Nuclear Negotiations In Vienna
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already pushed other major issues to the margins of global diplomacy. But there seems to be a sense...
