Yearly Archives: 2023
Europe
Saab Delivers 1st Series-Produced JAS 39 Gripen-E Fighter Jet For Operational Testing
Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab has delivered the first series-produced JAS 39 Gripen-E combat aircraft to the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) for...
Asia Pacific
Mirage 2000 ‘Shoots Down’ Four F-16 Jets! Taiwanese Pilots ‘Dogfight’ French Pilots As China Threat Looms
French fighter pilots helped their Taiwanese counterparts refine their air combat skills, particularly on their Mirage-2000 jets that the island nation operates.
Flying some of...
Asia Pacific
Chinese Warplanes “Pushed Back” As Taiwanese & French Fighter Pilots Repel Simulated Attack In New Drills
The Taiwanese and French Air Forces recently carried out their annual exchange program at the Chiashan Air Force Base in Hualien, showcasing a compelling...
South Asia
Pakistan Uses JF-17, J-10C Fighters & CM-400 To Counter India’s S-400 System In New Warfare Drills
A grab from a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) illustrative video of the Indus Shield air exercises circulating on social media offers a peek into...
Americas
US Military “Attacked” By Kamikaze Drone In Japan; Medics Scramble To Treat Dozens Of Casualties In Mock Drills
Preparing against a possible drone attack that has been wreaking havoc on battlefields globally, the US Forces Japan's headquarters in western Tokyo simulated a...
Asia Pacific
Helpless Against China’s ‘Salami-Slicing’, India’s Neighbor Bhutan Makes Boundary Pact With The Dragon
China’s ‘salami slicing’ of the land-locked Bhutan nestled in the Himalayas scripted one of the worst chapters in India-China relations. What came to be...
Europe
F-15EX Air Superiority Fighters Face Assault From Dassault; After Qatar & UAE, Saudi Mulls French Rafale Jets
Saudi Arabia has commenced talks with French manufacturer Dassault Aviation on the potential purchase of 54 Rafale fighter aircraft. The Gulf nation has requested...
Americas
THAAD ‘Thunders’ In The Middle East! To Join Patriot Systems To Repeal Possible Iran Attacks
The Pentagon has announced that the US is dispatching a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and additional Patriot air defense missile system...
Expert Reviews
‘Super-Powers’ Israel & Russia Struggle To Tame Hamas & Ukraine; Recent Wars Show Smaller Forces Are No Pushovers
OPED By Maj. Gen. (Dr) Ashok Kumar (Retd)
When looking for the relative strength of the countries' defense forces the world over, the numbers are...
Americas
‘Fighting’ Both China & India, Canada ‘Succumbs’ To Pressure; Cracks Down Chinese Dissidents In Country?
Last month, Canada alleged India's hand in killing Khalistani hardliner Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Reports have now emerged that Ottawa, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,...
Asia Pacific
China Escalates ‘Tech War’ With US; Beijing Pinches Washington & Curbs Export Of Rare Earth Material
On October 21, China imposed restrictions on the export of graphite used to make electric car batteries. China has retaliated to another round of...
EurAsian Region
UAE Fails To Resurrect ‘Historic’ Russian Space Launch Site; Loses Battle Due To Financial Crunch
Mankind did not know that humans could venture into space until Astronaut Yuri Gagarin was lifted into space in Vostok 1 spacecraft from launch...
World
Russia ‘Overwhelms’ Ukrainian Defenses With Most Complex Aerial Tactics In Southern Region – Kyiv
On October 21, Ukraine stated that Russian military units have started using 'complex' aerial tactics to strike targets in the southern region of Ukraine.
During...
Americas
US Military Tests Made-In-China ‘War Dog’ That Fires Rockets; PLA Calls It ‘Blood Wing’
The US Marine Corps (USMC) tested an armed 'robotic canine' that can team up with an infantry team. The 'war dog' can also fire...
Europe
Flying In ‘Beast Mode’, British Aircraft Carrier Sports A Fully Loaded F-35B Akin To WW2 Lancaster Bomber
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II continues to hog the global limelight. In the latest development, a fully loaded F-35B belonging to the UK...
Asia Pacific
Thailand Cancels Chinese Submarine Deal Over Unavailability Of German Engines; Opts For A Frigate Instead
Months after signaling the purchase of a submarine from China, Thailand announced that it had decided to put the plan on hold due to...
EurAsian Region
Days After Recruiting Female Pilots, Russian Il-76MD Aircraft Incidentally Erupts In Flames During Takeoff
A Russian military transport plane, the Il-76MD, was reportedly engulfed in flames during take-off from an airfield in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
Israel War:...
Middle East
Israel War: 6 Chinese Navy Warships Stationed In The Middle East Amid US Navy’s Heavy Presence In The Region
Amid the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip, up to six Chinese warships have been operating in the...
EurAsian Region
19 Kills In 24 Hours! Russia Says 7 Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighters ‘Shot Down’ In A Day; UK Says Moscow Lost 12 Ka-52 Choppers
Russia's Ministry of Defense (RuMoD) has announced that its air defense systems managed to shoot down seven Ukrainian MiG-29 Fulcrums in a day when...
Asia Pacific
K9 Thunder: Deployed By Indian Army Near China, S.Korea Develops New Extended-Range Shell For SPH
During the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023, Poongsan, a South Korean ammunition manufacturer, announced it had developed a new extended-range version...
