Yearly Archives: 2023
Expert Reviews
Indian Navy’s 3rd Aircraft Carrier, Project 75I Submarines Need ‘Big Push’ To Counter China’s Bulging Navy
It is always helpful to recall the words of Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, one of India's early maritime thinkers, who wrote in his seminal work...
EurAsian Region
An-32 Aircraft: Golden Opportunity To Realize ‘Make In India’ Dream When Replacing Soviet-Era Transport Plane
The induction of the C295 into the Indian Air Force brings into focus another workhorse transport plane of the IAF, the Ukrainian Antonov An-32....
EurAsian Region
Toothless Leopards! After Germany, Denmark Says Leopard 1A5 Tanks Donated To Ukraine Were Faulty
Ukraine's refusal of German Leopard 1A5 tanks due to their excessive wear and tear has been followed by a similar discovery of several faults...
Americas
Blunder In Air! US Navy’s Fighter ‘Shoots Down’ USAF Aircraft! How NATO Wargames Went Wrong In 1987
This year has been high on energy for the US military, which has conducted extensive and large-scale war games with allies, including some that...
Americas
Shivers In Russian Camp! Why Lockheed Martin’s ‘Stealthy’ ATACMS Could Put Moscow In Trouble
After nearly a year-long dilly-dallying, the Biden administration has finally decided to arm Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles with multiple cluster munitions instead of...
Americas
‘Out Of Business’, MQ-9 Reaper Drones Could Get A New Lease Of Life To Stay Relevant Against China, Russia
In 2021, the US Air Force (USAF), for the first time, revealed its intention to place the last order for the 'hunter-killer' MQ-9 Reaper...
EurAsian Region
Russian Ilyushin Il-20 ‘Coot’ Damaged In New Attacks; Ukraine, Russia Strike Each Other Beyond The Frontlines
Russia and Ukraine have conducted military operations that have penetrated each other's territories over the past few days, said the UK Ministry of Defense...
Asia Pacific
China’s 1st Unmanned Recon & Strike Aircraft – KVD002 – Likely Engaged In Military Exercises Near Taiwan
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force has recently unveiled what it described as its first unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft, known as KVD002, which...
Asia Pacific
24 Million People Could Rot In China’s Concentration Camps; Free World Must Admit Taiwan Into The UN: OPED
OPED by Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired)
China recently released a new 'Standard Map' showing Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China (PRC)....
EurAsian Region
Russia Develops Drones That Can Defend Its Drone Operators From Other Drones; Kyiv, Moscow Escalate UAV War
In a classic example of wars throwing up unique weapons systems triggering countermeasures, in a never-ending cycle of technological ripostes, Russian industry has developed...
Americas
US Accelerates ‘Underwater Hunt’ To Retrieve B-26 Invader Bomber That It Lost During The Korean War
Seventy years after the war between the two Koreas ended in a truce, South Korea and the United States have kicked off their first-ever...
EurAsian Region
Capable To Detect ‘New Types Of Aircraft’, Russian Military Receives ‘Newfangled’ A-50U AWACS
The Russian Aerospace Force has received an upgraded A-50U early warning and control aircraft system (AWACS), popularly known as the 'Mainstay' by NATO, from...
South Asia
Despite F-16 Setback, Sukhoi-30 MKI Flanker ‘Outflanks’ MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ To Emerge As Top Choice For IAF
The twin-engine single-seater fighter jet of 1980s vintage MiG-29 gained fame in 2022 as it became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance, and even Russia...
Europe
F-35A Stealth Fighter, For The Very 1st Time, Successfully Operated From A Highway; Follows RAF Typhoon
Following the RAF Typhoon's first-ever landing on a highway in Finland, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) F-35As have now executed their first landing...
EurAsian Region
Trans-Caspian Region On Verge Of Another Flare-Up; World Silent On Azerbaijani Aggression: OPED
Nagorno-Karabakh, the land-locked mountainous area in the south of Caucasus, has been a bone of contention between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the two erstwhile Trans-Caspian...
Middle East
Product 358: Russia Mesmerized By Iran’s ‘Cheap & Chirring’ Weapons; Tehran Keen To Access Russian Cutting-Edge Tech
By declaring defense technical cooperation as the bedrock of their bilateral relations while sharing solidarity over facing punishing Western sanctions, Russian defense minister Sergei...
Asia Pacific
First-Time Ever, China Surpasses United States In Publishing & Citing ‘Hot Papers’ In Top Global Journals
For the first time, China has outpaced the United States in terms of the number of "hot papers" published and cited in the most...
EurAsian Region
Ukraine Deploys Thousands of Lithuanian C-UAS Jamming Devices To Counter Russian Drones
The Ukrainian military currently operates thousands of advanced Lithuanian counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs), bolstering their defense capabilities against Russian drones.
Since the onset of the...
South Asia
Pakistan Media Blames Israel For Deteriorating India-Canada Ties; Says RAW Picking Lessons From Mossad
As the Indo-Canadian relationship continues to be on the downslide, New Delhi suspended visa services for Canadian citizens, citing a threat to the security...
Americas
Russia Begins ‘First Salvo’ Of New Air Campaign; US Likely To Provide More Air Defense Weapons To Ukraine
On September 21, Russia carried out its most significant missile attack in weeks on Ukraine. It hammered its energy infrastructure in what officials said...
