Monthly Archives: January, 2023
South Asia
As India, China Clash Near LAC, How Prepared Is Indian Air Force To Challenge Rapidly Growing Chinese PLAAF
OPED By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (retired)
The India-China showdown continues in Ladakh, and the recent incident in Tawang shows that China continues to...
Asia Pacific
China’s ‘Most Advanced’ Aircraft Carrier, Fujian, To Begin Sea Trials This Year; Aims To Challenge US Navy’s Dominance
Fujian, China's third and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, is anticipated to begin sea trials this year, expanding its advanced naval fleet to rival...
Asia Pacific
Overtaking Silicon Valley, Indo-Pacific Is Emerging As Biggest Market For Artificial Intelligence; But Can US & Allies Challenge China?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be as much a security tool as an economic one in the Indo-Pacific, with the US and China...
Asia Pacific
Taiwan’s Own ‘Starlink’ Satellite Network Under Development; Aims To Build 700 Ground Stations Across The Country
Taiwan appears to be speeding up preparations to create its own version of the Starlink satellite network, focusing on the significance of having an...
Americas
US To Spend ‘Billions Of Dollars’ To Defend Hawaii Through Newly Signed NDAA 2033 Amid Chinese Threats & Muscle Flexing
To counterbalance China's attempts at expanding influence in the Pacific, the US is investing billions of dollars in military infrastructure and diplomatic initiatives in...
Americas
US B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Conduct Three-Day Bomber Task Force Mission From Andersen AFB, Guam
The Two USAF B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, recently conducted a three-day bomber task force operating out of Andersen Air...
Asia Pacific
Japanese F-15 Fighters Intercept China’s Most Advanced WZ-7 Soaring Dragon Flying Over East China Sea
In the first incident of its kind, the Japanese Defense Ministry revealed on January 1 that its Air Force intercepted China's WZ-7 Soaring Dragon...
Asia Pacific
Unfazed By UN Resolution & Bolstered By The War In Ukraine, North Korea Steps Up Provocative Posture
North Korea never relents its aggressive stance against South Korea, Japan, and the US. More recently, Kim Jong-un demonstrated yet another stint of intimidation...
Asia Pacific
China Admits Its ‘Mighty Navy’ Is Short Of Skilled Manpower To Operate Its Cutting-Edge Warships
PLA Daily, the official publication of the People's Liberation Army, has admitted that the military has a shortage of trained and skilled troops required...
EurAsian Region
Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighter Jet Pilot, Dressed As Santa, Fires Two AGM-88 HARMs At Russian Targets
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was recently spotted firing the AGM-88 HARM against Russian targets. The video posted by Ukraine's defense shows a pilot...
Americas
US Air Force & US Navy Fighter Jets Engage In Dogfight; F-15 Eagle Battled F/A-18 Super Hornet In Mock Drills
Actor Tom Cruise kicked off a friendly interservice clash between the US Navy and the US Air Force (USAF) in 2018 when he announced...
Asia Pacific
Not Only South China Sea, NASA Says Beijing Could Claim Ownership Of Moon If It Wins The New ‘Space Race’
According to NASA's top administrator, China and the United States are engaged in a new space race. He warned that if China prevails, it...
EurAsian Region
6000 KM Away From Ukraine, Russia Moves Its Nuclear Bomber Fleet From Engels Air Base To The Far East — Reports
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have reportedly moved its long-range Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers to a safe location in the far east, days after Ukraine...
Middle East
Iran Fires Ship-Launched Loitering Munition To Attack A Hostile Naval Base; Flaunts Its UAV Power In New Video
In what could deeply unsettle and threaten the United States and its allies in the Middle East, Iran has demonstrated the capability to attack...
Asia Pacific
Fearing Chinese Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attacks, Japan Plans Countermeasures To Protect Its Critical Military Bases
Japan has announced that the headquarters of the Ground Self-Defense Force and Maritime Self-Defense Force will be relocated underground at four facilities in Okinawa...
Americas
Clueless Why Pilots Face Physiological Episodes Mid-Air, US Navy Develops ‘Mask On Breathing Device’ For Mid-Flight Distress
In 2017, the US Navy was startled as the Physiological Episodes (PE) among naval aviators suddenly skyrocketed, leading to a comprehensive investigation. Five years...
Americas
US Army Soldiers To Get Mixed Reality Goggles With Night Vision In 2023; China Also Trains With VR For Close Combat
The US Army is prepared to enter future battlefields with its brand-new "combat goggles" as modern warfighting becomes more technologically driven and foreign military...
EurAsian Region
Pierced With A Bullet, Russia’s Geran-2 UAV Continues To Fly; Netizens Say ‘He’ll Finish The Job Even With A Hole’
The Iranian-made Shahed-136, also called the 'Geran-2' or 'Geranium-2 in Russia', has emerged as a formidable weapon system in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
A netizen...
Americas
Russia’s ‘Aircraft Train’: Powered By Jet Engine, How Moscow Conceptualized The ‘Flying Train’ To Counter The US
Modern technology has come a long way, with bullet trains running across the lengths and breadths of countries at speeds that have made daily...
Americas
CLEARED TO KILL! How US Air Force Pilot Scored The First Kill For F-16 Viper & AIM-120 AMRAAM In One Go!
On December 27, 1992, an F-16 USAF pilot engaged in air combat during Operation Southern Watch (OSW) and achieved the first-ever kill with the...
