Yearly Archives: 2023
Americas
US Stonewalls F-22 Raptor’s Retirement; Ready To Bid Adieu To Older F-15 Eagles, A-10 Warthogs
The US Air Force (USAF) will soon be able to retire its older F-15 Eagle fighters and A-10 Warthogs. But it will have to...
EurAsian Region
What An Irony! Russian President Putin’s Aircraft Escorted By US-Origin Fighter Jet On Way To The UAE
Call it an irony, an American-origin aircraft escorted Russian President Vladimir Putin's presidential aircraft while it was on its way to Dubai.Â
Earlier this week,...
Europe
New Chapter In German History! Navy Begins Work On ‘Biggest Ever’ Warship With A Steel-Cutting Ceremony
A new chapter in the history of the German Navy has begun with Damen Shipyards Group cutting the first steel for the F126 frigates,...
Americas
German Bombers, UK Vessel, 1000+ US Causality: How Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots Wreaked Havoc On US-UK Forces In 1943
On the fateful day of November 26, 1943, a British transport ship, HMT Rohna, embarked on a journey through the Mediterranean Sea as part...
Expert Reviews
When Russia Thwarted US Aircraft Carrier To Help India! Why Did Jaishankar Say ‘This Relationship Has Saved Us At Times’
At the Eighth Global Technology Summit in New Delhi on December 4, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hailed the robust and enduring nature...
Asia Pacific
At China’s Mercy – Why ‘Highly Contested’ & ‘Highly Invested’ Indo-Pacific Region Could See PLA Ruling The Roost
OPED by Amb. Gurjit Singh
The 15th November Xi-Biden summit around APEC showed that the approaches that China and the US have to each other...
EurAsian Region
Answer To B-21 Raider, Russia’s Next-Gen Bomber PAK-DA Gets A New Test Base As Induction Timeline Nears
Russia’s state arms manufacturer Rostec announced that the country has completed work on the development of a special base for testing the next-generation bomber,...
Americas
141 F-16 Vipers Geared-Up To Thwart Potential Chinese Invasion As Taiwan Completes Final Flight Testing
As China aggressively pushes boundaries in the Indo-Pacific, there is a proliferation of advanced Western-origin fighters like F-16s, Rafales, and F-35s underway in the...
Americas
Ukraine’s New ‘Wish List’ For US: F-18 Fighters, THAAD, C-17 Globemasters & Apache Helicopters
The latest Ukrainian request to the US is an unprecedented list of more extensive strategic weapons. It contains multi-role fighters, strategic airlift aircraft, and...
EurAsian Region
Russia’s ‘Powerful’ Air Defense Systems ‘Helpless’ Against Ukraine’s Cheap Drones – Russian Report
Russian air defense systems are poorly equipped to combat modern drones, which are smaller and cheaper. The West is not saying so, but a...
Asia Pacific
Korean Howitzers ‘Thunder’ Near Russia & China; Poland Signs Another Multi-Billion Deal For K9 Units
South Korea is fast rising on the ladder of the global arms trade, with its K9 Howitzers inspiring confidence with international customers, including nations...
Expert Reviews
Formidable But Vulnerable! India’s 3rd Aircraft Carrier A ‘White Elephant’ That Just Eats Into Military Budget: OPED
OPED By Gp Cpt TP Srivastava
“Traditionally, naval ships have been painted a shade of dark gray. If the Gorshkov is purchased, the Indian Navy...
World
SPICE-2000: Israel Blasts Gaza Building With Bunker-Buster Bomb That IAF Once Used In ‘Surgical Strikes’
A video published on social media recently has given rise to speculations that the Israel Air Force (IAF) is using SPICE 2000 bunker-busting bombs...
Asia Pacific
Taiwan Downsizing HF-III Anti-Ship Missile For F-CK-1 Fighters To Smash Invading Chinese Warships
The Taiwan Air Force is examining whether its homegrown Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) F-CK-1 can fire an air-launched version of another domestic product -...
Asia Pacific
World’s Largest Nuclear-Powered Container Ship Design Breaks Cover At Marintec China 2023 Expo
China's Jiangnan Shipyard has debuted what has been dubbed "the world's largest nuclear-powered container ship design" by the Chinese media. The container was unveiled...
EurAsian Region
Ukraine To Extend S-400 & Moskva-Killer Neptune Missile’s Range To 400 KM; Can Strike Deep Inside Russia
Ukraine is developing a new version of the Neptune anti-ship missile (AShM) that will allow it to hit targets up to 400 kilometers --...
Americas
76 Years Of US Air Force: USAF In ‘Bad Shape,’ Cannot Pull Off Desert Storm-Like Ops Against China – Experts
In 1991, as part of the Desert Storm, the US and its allies flew more than 116,000 combat air sorties and dropped 88,500 tons...
Americas
Patriot Missile ‘Shoots Down’ Su-30 SM’s Buddy Over The Black Sea; Ukraine Claims Su-24 Fencer Resting With Moskva
Ukraine has again bloodied the somewhat immaculate reputation of the Russian Air Force. This time around, the Ukrainian Air Force has reportedly shot down...
EurAsian Region
Russia’s Modular Fighter Su-75 Looks To ‘Checkmate’ Boeing, Lockheed; UAC Patents Landmark Innovation
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has patented what appears to be a modular variant of the Su-75 Checkmate single-engine light stealth fighter with an...
Asia Pacific
Seen As ‘Spy Threat’ By India, China’s Controversial Research Vessel ‘Shi Yan-6’ Returns To Homeport
A Chinese research vessel called ‘Shi Yan-6,’ which entered the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in September and was seen as a massive threat to...
