Yearly Archives: 2022
Americas
US, UK Sign Cooperation Pact On ‘Future Vertical Lift’ Program; Bell, Lockheed In The Race For FVL Deal
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) inked an agreement to ensure cooperation on future vertical lift (FVL) programs.
"Under the arrangement signed...
India-Pakistan News
China Begins Delivering ‘Rafale Challenger’ J-10C Fighter Jets To Pakistan? New Images Take Social Media By Storm
Images of what is claimed to be Pakistan's first two J-10C multi-role fighter jets have surfaced on social media. Islamabad is reportedly acquiring the...
Americas
Mission Emission: US Army’s New Objective Is To Train Its Soldiers To Fight Killer Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods
In a significant step last week, the US Army has devised a roadmap to reduce carbon emissions by using more and more green energy,...
Americas
Iron Dome Yields To Russian Iron Man As Israel Blocks Sale Of Its Powerful Defense Systems To Ukraine — Reports
Fearing an impending invasion by the Russian troops amassed at its border, Ukraine has been strengthening its defense. The country reportedly tried to acquire...
Asia Pacific
Anti-India Protest By Pro-China Camp Creates A Firestorm In Maldives: Can New Legislation Quell The Unrest?
An opposition-led “India out” campaign in the Maldives has come as a big embarrassment for the island nation, which has traditionally maintained close ties...
Asia Pacific
Chinese Media ‘Gung-Ho’ Over New Air Defense Missile; Says No Country Has Ever Demonstrated Such Capabilities
China's newest portable air defense missile, the QW-12, is said to have shown remarkable performance in intercepting helicopters, aircraft, and cruise missiles in a...
Asia Pacific
India’s LCA Tejas, Israeli ‘Silent Killer’ Hybrid Drone Emerge As ‘Show Stoppers’ At Singapore Air Show 2022
India's homegrown Tejas Light Combat Aircraft once again displayed its superior flying skills, this time at the Singapore Air Show 2022 that kicked off...
Americas
$16 Billion F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal Triggers Political Storm As Questions Raised Over Its Capability & Viability For Australia
Last year, the Royal Australian Air Force bid adieu to its archaic Classic Hornets that had served the country for about three decades and...
Asia Pacific
UK, Japan Sign Letter of Arrangement To Jointly Develop ‘World-Leading’ Fighter Jet Sensor
The UK and Japan have agreed to cooperate on a world-leading fighter jet sensor that could enable armed forces to better detect future threats...
EurAsian Region
Russia Begins Massive Drills In Barents Sea With Warships & Fighter Aircraft; Army Units Move Away From Ukrainian Border
Russian Defense Ministry said that the southern and western military units have started returning their troops to places of permanent deployment while the Navy...
EurAsian Region
Russia Eyes ‘Big-Ticket’ Sukhoi Fighter Deal With Indian Air Force After Massive Setback From Indonesia, Egypt — Experts
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the process of acquiring 114 multi-role jets, a project that is likely to cost around Rs 1.3...
Americas
Electromagnetic Gun: US Arms Expert Tests A Powerful Coilgun; Calls It A ‘Lethal Weapon’ After Firing Demo – Watch
Electromagnetic weapons seem to have gained traction in Asia as two rivals, Japan and China, are reportedly working on railgun technology.
Last July, the Pentagon...
Asia Pacific
Russia’s Exhaustive Military Drills Raise ‘Alarm Bells’ In Japan; Tokyo Says Moscow Flexing Muscles Amid Ukraine Tensions
Japan is growing really apprehensive of Russian military drills in the Sea of Okhotsk and Japan, which Tokyo views as muscle-flexing by Moscow amid...
Americas
New US Report Flags ‘Five Potential Flashpoints’ That Could Trigger A War Between China And America
China is pursuing a distinct military strategy to support its expansive territorial claims in Asia. The country’s ambition to become a superpower through aggressive...
Asia Pacific
Chinese J-10, J-16 Fighter Jets Involved In ‘Most Comprehensive Synchronized Drills’ After US-Japan Muscle-Flexing
Chinese PLA Air Force units from all five theater commands reportedly performed simultaneous exercises last week, an unusual maneuver possibly aimed at sending a...
Americas
NASA Plans ‘Grand Funeral’ For Space Station; Starts Backing Tech Firms To Develop Privately-Owned ‘Space Base’
The International Space Station (ISS) has been circling the Earth for more than two decades now, contributing to major scientific experiments that have laid...
Americas
Hanging In Air: A Gigantic 1000-Ton ‘Infinity Screen’ Suspended Over 100 Feet Above The Ground Leaves NFL Audience Awestruck
The Super Bowl, the annual championship of the National Football League, is considered the most-watched television program in the US. Throughout the fall, NFL...
Americas
Inspired By F-22 Raptor – Is China Developing A Next-Gen Fighter Bomber That Was Once Pitched To The US Air Force?
At a time when China's Xian H-20 stealth bomber continues to spark speculations, reports of another mysterious bomber -- tentatively named the JH-XX --...
Asia Pacific
Hypersonic Gun: China, Asian Rival Jostle To Develop A Railgun That Can Shoot-Down Everything From A Warship To A Warplane
The emergence of hypersonic missiles has forced many nations to look for countermeasures. Many countries have been trying to develop "railguns" to counter emerging...
Americas
Lockheed’s Hypersonic Ambitions Deferred As US Defense Giant Abandons $4.4B Deal To Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne
Lockheed Martin has abandoned plans to acquire rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for about $4.4 billion according to a statement published on Lockheed Martin's...
