Yearly Archives: 2022
Americas
Global Hawk Drone: Japan Revokes Its Plan To Scrap Northrop Grumman UAV Deal To ‘Placate’ Donald Trump
Japan had revoked its decision to cancel procurement of US-made RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones in 2020, apparently to placate then-US President Donald Trump,...
Europe
Polish, Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighter Jets To Take Part In NATO Training Flights Over Estonia
Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jets will take part in NATO training flights over Estonia next week, along with the similar aircraft from Belgium,...
Expert Reviews
Pakistan ‘Starts Inducting’ JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets? Images Of The First Mass-Produced Variant Go Viral
Photos of the first mass-produced version of the JF-17 Block III fighter have surfaced on social media, suggesting that the model may enter Pakistani...
Asia Pacific
China Says Its J-20 Stealth Jets ‘Shot Down’ Powerful J-11, J-16 Fighter Planes As Part Of Intensive Mock Combat Drills
The Chinese PLA Air Force has reportedly subjected its J-20 stealth fighter jets to extensive simulated training to gauge the fifth-generation aircraft's superiority over...
Americas
Australia To Acquire Abrams Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Vehicles From The US In A $2.58 Billion Deal
Australia will spend $3.6 billion ($2.58 billion) on the purchase of 120 tanks and other armored vehicles from the United States, Australian Minister for...
Asia Pacific
China’s ‘Guam Killer’ DF-26 Missile ‘Greatest Risk’ For US In Asia-Pacific; Marine Corps Base Reactivated On Island After 68 Years
China's DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is capable of reaching targets around 3,400 miles away, could pose a threat to key US military installations...
Expert Reviews
Turkey’s 5th-Gen TF-X Stealth Fighter Jet To Be Rolled Out By 2025; Mega Engineering Complex Inaugurated
Turkey’s future National Combat Aircraft, TF-X, is expected to make its first flight in the next three years. And the country has opened new...
Americas
‘Controlled Crash’: Why F-35 Fighter Jet’s Operations From Aircraft Carriers Are Heavily Reliant On JPALS
The US Navy has equipped its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers with the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) to ensure easier and safer landing...
Americas
Desperate Saudi Arabia Urges Neighbours For Interceptor Missiles As Riyadh Awaits US Approval For Patriot Sales
Saudi Arabia has requested its neighbors for interceptor missiles as it struggles to fend off Houthi attacks, pending US approval of Patriot missile sales,...
Americas
After Hypersonic Airliner, Boeing Now Showcases Reusable ‘Air-Breathing’ Design Ideal For Space Launch Roles
US aerospace giant Boeing has unveiled a model of what is believed to be a reusable hypersonic aircraft. Although coming as a surprise, it...
Americas
Chinese Space Station: Why US Remains ‘Highly Apprehensive’ Of Tiangong & Fears Ceding Military Edge To Beijing
China has announced that its space station, which will provide a bird's-eye view of Earth and one that is widely seen as a vital...
Americas
UK Joins The Hypersonic Bandwagon; Pledges Billions Of Pounds Amid Chinese, Russian ‘Muscle Flexing’
The world has been witnessing a hypersonic weapons race with major powers such as Russia, China and the US each throwing their hat in...
Asia Pacific
Japan-Australia Defense Partnership To Give A Significant Boost To Larger QUAD Strategy Against ‘Notorious’ China
By Amb. Gurjit Singh
In a cold start to 2022, Japan has bolstered its strategic partnership with two Quad members, Australia and the USA. The...
Asia Pacific
China’s Engineering Marvel: Country’s ‘Stunning Lake Tunnel’ – The Longest In China – Opens For Traffic
China has recently opened the country's longest underwater tunnel. The 10.79-km Taihu tunnel beneath Lake Taihu in eastern China's Jiangsu Province took four years...
Americas
World’s ‘Stealthiest’ Air Force: Post F-16 Phaseout, Will This NATO Member Become The First Country To Fully Rely On F-35 Jets?
The number of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft in European air forces is steadily increasing, giving NATO an advantage over Russia.
Leading the...
Americas
F-35 Fighters: US, Turkey To Negotiate Possible Reacquisition Of World’s ‘Most Powerful’ Stealth Jets
Turkish and US officials will meet to discuss F-35 jets in the nearest future, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday, adding that...
Americas
US Approves Sale Of MQ-9 Reaper Drone Parts To France; India Still Keenly Awaiting Lethal UAVs For Its Military
Even as India keenly awaits the sale of MQ-9 Reaper drones from its strategic partner, the United States, the latter has approved the supply...
Asia Pacific
US, Japan Pledge To ‘Deflate’ China’s Military Might; Beijing Says Washington & Tokyo Ganging Up Against China
The US and Japan held a Security Consultative Committee “2+2” meeting on January 7. In the joint statement, both sides raised strong concerns about...
Americas
US Military Journal Suggests Taiwan Should Destroy Its Semiconductor Industry To Deter Chinese Invasion Plan
A new deterrence strategy proposed by American scholars has turned the argument of Chinese plans to invade Taiwan on its head.
A paper, titled ‘Broken...
Americas
US’ ‘Most Critical’ Military Base To Counter China Hosts Mega War Drills As QUAD+ Nations Look To Contain Beijing
The US' strategic military base at Guam has of late witnessed hectic activity in view of rising tensions with China. The ongoing multinational war...
