Yearly Archives: 2023
Americas
First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Will Soon Be Shipped To Europe; Slovakia Set To Take Delivery Of Lockheed Jets
The first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet meant for the Slovak Air Force took to the skies for the first time on September 29,...
World
Hilarious Prank! Frustrated With Faulty T-72 MBT, Ukrainian Tank Operator Calls Russian Tech Support For Help
In a surprising incident, a Ukrainian tank operator contacted the Russian tank manufacturer to voice complaints about operational challenges he faced with his "problematic...
EurAsian Region
It’s Official! Russian MoD Confirms Using Iran’s 122mm HE-FRAG Rockets Used For Its BM-21 Grad MRLS
For the first time, an official video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) showed that Iranian-origin 122mm shells were used in the...
World
US Officials Visit China’s CPEC Sites In Pakistan; Washington’s Mysterious Acts Alarms All: OPED
The US seems to have become active in Pakistan and the region. It could be an outcome of cooling relations between the "iron brothers."
Ambassador...
Asia Pacific
Exclusive: After Australia Success, South Korea’s Redback IFV Attracts Europe, Middle-East Nations
South Korea's Hanwha Defense, after recently clinching a multi-billion dollar contract to supply Australia with 129 AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs), has disclosed...
EurAsian Region
UK To Deploy Eurofighter Typhoons To Poland To ‘Defend’ Its Ally From Russia; NATO Sends AWACS To Lithuania
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that the UK will deploy its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets in Poland to “defend” its Eastern European...
Americas
Challenger To F-15 Eagle, Russian Su-27 Fighter With ‘Murky Past’ Finds Its Way Into USAF’s National Museum
The National Museum of US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, has acquired a Soviet-vintage warbird Sukhoi Su-27' Flanker.' While this is not the first...
Asia Pacific
‘Flying Beneath’ Cathay Pacific Aircraft, Reports Swirl Over Chinese PLA Warplane’s ‘Dangerous Tactics’ Near Taiwan
Images from real-time aircraft tracking websites imply that a People's Liberation Army warplane recently flew beneath a commercial airliner near Taiwan. This has raised...
Asia Pacific
China’s PLA Rocket Force Hit By ‘Unexplained Disappearance’; Is It Another Political Weapon In Xi’s Punitive Armory
Disappearance is the renewed method of the Chinese authoritarian regime. No word from the state sources is heard as to why a disappearance is...
Americas
US Navy’s ‘Ghost Boats’ Conduct USV Operations With Japanese Frigate To ‘Hunt & Haunt’ China’s PLA Navy
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) exercised with the US Navy’s (USN) unmanned ships and a littoral combat ship (LCS)-class vessel on September 27...
Americas
US ‘Super Spy Plane’ That Eavesdropped On Russia During Ukraine War Retires From Service
This week, the US Air Force (USAF) retired its only E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (STARS) aircraft. The aircraft had spied on...
Asia Pacific
China’s 100-Year Marathon Towards Global Domination ‘Out Of Breath’; Future Appears Rocky From 2030
OPED by Lt Gen. PR Shankar (Retired)
There is a lot of chatter about China’s economic woes. Everyone has a view of what has gone...
Asia Pacific
China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter, Flying Under AWACS Cover, Very Dangerous; Best Avoided By India’s Rafale: OPED
To use a cliche, comparing the J-20 and the Rafale is like comparing oranges and apples. The two fighters were conceived and developed for...
Europe
Germany Begins ‘Defense Of Europe’ Initiative – Sky Shield – With Arrow-3; Signs Formal Pact To Buy Israeli Missiles
More than a year after it first expressed interest in purchasing the Israeli system, Germany has finally signed a letter of commitment with Israel...
Asia Pacific
China ‘Counters’ Starlink With Starlink; Accelerates Plans For 2nd Satellite Mega Constellation
To increase its stake in the rapidly growing space-based internet sector, China is forging ahead with its ambitious plan to construct a second satellite...
Americas
License To Kill: How US-Led West Has Monopolized ‘Targeted Killings’ But Criticizes India For The Same
Political assassinations or “targeted killings” on foreign soil have always been debatable. Here, the accusers of the “wrongdoing” (killing a political opponent without due...
World
Gifted By Poland, Two MiG-29 Fighter Jets Of Ukrainian Air Force Destroyed By Russian Military – RuMoD
On the night of September 29, two MiG-29 fighter jets, which Poland had transferred to Ukraine, were destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, according...
EurAsian Region
Robbers ‘Loot’ Russian Missiles Left Behind In Chernihiv; Ukrainian Police Bust Bizarre Theft, Arrest Culprits
As NATO allies scramble to provide additional air defense support to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Police have unearthed a bizarre theft of air defense missiles...
Americas
First Image Of M142 HIMARS Paired With Shark Drone Surfaces Online; Deadly Duo Speculated To Be Behind Russian Devastation
A photo circulating on Ukrainian and Russian social media showed the former's Shark Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in front of the High Mobility Artillery...
Asia Pacific
No Military Outpost For China! Australia, Indonesia Can ‘Sleep In Peace’ As East Timor Denies Pact With PLA
East Timor's upgraded diplomatic ties with Communist China have caused regional security concerns. But days later, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Hor assured neighbors Indonesia...
