Yearly Archives: 2023
EurAsian Region
Russia Added 1500 MBTs To Fight NATO-Backed Ukraine; Tu-160M, IFVs, Subs Also Delivered – Shoigu
Despite a bloody war raging in Ukraine, the country has managed to acquire cutting-edge military equipment for its ground, air, and naval forces, with...
Americas
F-22 Raptors For Israel: When US Considered Approving F-22 Sale To Tel Aviv To Bolster IAF’s Might?
Amid Israel's escalated offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza, the EurAsian Times revisits a period when speculations circulated about the potential export of the...
Americas
Low On Patriot Missiles, US Turns To Japan To Acquire PAC-3 Interceptors For Ukraine War – Reports
Japan is reportedly gearing up to officially adopt a policy shift this week that will facilitate the export of numerous Patriot missiles to the...
South Asia
Punch In The Face Of China! India Gets Taiwan, Tibet & “Disputed Region’s” CM Together In Mega Event
In a quest to reclaim its Buddhist heritage, India hosted its first three-day International Sangha Forum – an “assemblage” of Buddhist monks and nuns...
Asia Pacific
COVID Lockdown: When Novel, Unprecedented ‘White Paper’ Protest In China Forced Xi To Concede
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its government seem to have taken the hard-line route since Xi Jinping assumed leadership in 2012, much against the...
Americas
Canada OKs $2.49B Deal To Acquire 11 MQ-9 Reaper Drones From US; Will Boost NATO, NORAD Commitments
After experiencing years of delays, Canada has finally approved a US$2.49 billion procurement of US-made remotely piloted drones for its Air Force. On December 19,...
Middle East
Hamas Boss Invites Nuke-Armed Pakistan To Wage War On Israel, Says Islamabad Can Force IDF To Retreat: Pak Media
Pro-Palestinian activists have accelerated their protest programs in key cities of the United States. The protests calling for a cease-fire in Gaza began in...
Asia Pacific
China Threat Prompts Japan To Prepone Acquisition Of US Tomahawk & Type-12 Anti-Ship Missiles By 1 Year
The Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said it has expedited the upgraded Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) deployment by a year.
To bolster stand-off defense...
World
Tehran Warns Pakistan Of ‘Severe Consequences’ If Islamabad Fails To Control Terror Groups Attacking Iran
Iran has issued a stern warning to Pakistan, urging the neighboring country to take measures to prevent terrorists from using its territory as a...
World
1st Responders! Indian Navy ‘Chases’ Hijacked Ship In The Arabian Sea As Somali Pirates Strike After 6 Years
By Vaishali Basu Sharma
On Dec 14, the Malta-flagged 41,600-dwt MV Ruen was boarded and hijacked by unknown assailants in the Arabian Sea, sailing towards...
Americas
Hypersonic Interceptors: US Wants Minimum 24 GPI Missiles By 2040 As Russia, China Gain Upper Hand
With the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2024 fiscal now cleared, the US Congress is pressing the Missile Defense Agency to deploy interceptors...
Americas
‘Killer’ Of Russia’s Invincible Missiles, Romania Conducts First-Ever LIVE Test Of Patriot Defense System
In a groundbreaking development amidst the surging global demand for Patriot air defense systems, Romania conducted the first live-fire tests of its Patriot surface-to-air...
Americas
US F-35 Loses ‘Stealth Panel’ Flying Over The Pacific; Second Incident Reported From Kadena Air Base
On the morning of December 18, an F-35A Lightning II belonging to the US Air Force's 356th Fighter Squadron touched down at the Japanese...
EurAsian Region
Russia’s MiG-41 ‘Super Fighter’, That Can Slay Satellites, Hypersonic Missiles, A Reality Or Pipe Dream?
Russia’s much-hyped MiG-41 is claimed to be a fighter jet that is hypersonic-weapons capable, manned and unmanned, capable of hitting Mach 5 speeds. It...
EurAsian Region
Russia’s ‘Flying Monsters’: Rostec Flaunts Its ‘Best Weapons’ As Mythical Creatures In New PR Stunt
Russian defense conglomerate Rostec Corporation, the parent holding company of all of the country’s state-owned arms makers, is commemorating the most popular weapons from...
Americas
Game-On With China! US To Restore Tinian Airfield Once Home To Largest B-29 Bomber Fleet During WWII
The US military is poised to achieve significant progress in restoring a World War II-era airfield on the Pacific island of Tinian in the...
EurAsian Region
Air-To-Air Recharging? Russia Patents Drone That Can Wirelessly Power-Up Combat UAVs Via Inductive Charging
Russia claims to have patented a technology that can recharge other airborne unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) wirelessly using principles of ‘inductive charging.’ This is...
Asia Pacific
Chinese Submarines ‘Sneak’ Into India’s Backyard; Set To Dock Warships Right Under Indian Nose In Bangladesh
Chinese submarines and warships will dock right under India’s nose very soon. In place of supplying submarines to the Bangladesh Navy, China is constructing...
EurAsian Region
Ukraine Receives 1st Batch Of AQ400 Scythe Kamikaze UAVs That Can Bait, Bust Russia’s Air Defenses: Expert
The Ukrainian military received the first batch of new AQ400 Scythe UAVs, loitering munitions meant to both hit land targets and bait and overload...
Asia Pacific
After US, Philippines Seeks ‘Defense Pact’ With Japan To Counter Chinese Belligerence In South China Sea
As confrontations between the Philippines and China become more frequent in the disputed South China Sea, there is indication that the Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
