Monthly Archives: October, 2021
Asia Pacific
World’s 1st Twin-Seat Stealth Aircraft – J-20 Mighty Dragon Could Be On Way; Experts Call It ‘Force Multiplier’
The new J-20 variant is expected to provide a major boost to China’s air combat capabilities. The fifth-gen stealth aircraft's images have gone viral...
Americas
Pitched To India & Operated By US Air Force, F-15EX Jets Fly Alongside Older ‘Strike Eagles’ To Prove Their Mettle
The US Air Force (USAF) has carried out operational tests of the latest F-15EX fighter jets. The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is slated to...
Americas
Sanctioning India For S-400 Missile Defense System Purchase Will Further Push New Delhi Towards Russia – US Senators
US Senators John Cornyn and Mark Warner have sent a joint message to President Joe Biden advising him against applying the provisions of Countering...
Americas
Su-57 Fighter ‘Outperforms’ US’ F-35 Stealth Aircraft In Three Critical Areas – Russian Military Expert
The world seems to be witnessing fierce competition among fifth-generation stealth fighter jets. Most recently, a claim has been made about the superiority of...
Asia Pacific
As China Achieves Jet Engine Success; Will India’s Fully Indigenous Engines Power Its UAVs, Fighter Aircraft?
The indigenous LCA Tejas aircraft program has faced delays due to multiple factors such as lack of coordination among stakeholders and relaxed approach of...
Americas
FACE-OFF: China’s Development Of Powerful Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) Triggers A Global ‘Laser War’?
Latest US reports suggest the likelihood of a big political storm over the Department of State deliberately underplaying the so-called “Havana Syndrome” that is...
Asia Pacific
South Korean F-35 Stealth Aircraft Makes First Public Appearance At Defense Expo Amid Regional Tensions
South Korea concluded its largest-ever defense expo last weekend. The Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2021 (ADEX 2021) that began on 19 October,...
Americas
Russia, UAE Sign Space Exploration Pact; SpaceX Modernizes Crew Dragon Toilet After 2 Faulty Missions
Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday signed an intergovernmental agreement on the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
The...
Asia Pacific
Japan Calls Russian, Chinese Warship Passage As Muscle-Flexing
The head of the Japanese defense ministry, Nobuo Kishi, said on Tuesday that Russia and China were intentionally demonstrating their military power with the...
Americas
Engine Shortage Slowing Down Deployment Of US Air Force’s AWACS That Can ‘Hunt Down’ Terrain-Hugging Aircraft
The US Air Force’s E-3 Sentry AWACS planes have been in service for more than 30 years. The last aircraft was delivered in 1991....
Americas
World’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Stealth Fighter Jet – Why F-35 Lightning II Easily Beats F-22 Raptor, J-20 & Su-57 In Lethality?
The past few years have witnessed severe competition between fifth-generation stealth fighters jets. While Russia has moved ahead to induct Su-57 Felon, China has...
Asia Pacific
US Not Concerned With Russia, China Military Drills In Indo-Pacific Region; Japan Deeply Bothered
The United States has no issue with the recent Russia-China joint military drills in the Indo-Pacific region, US Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said...
Americas
Ahead Of FIFA World Cup, US’ Continued Silence Over MQ-9 Reaper Drone Sales Frustrates Host Qatar — Reports
Qatar is frustrated with the lack of response from the US to its request for the purchase of advanced drones after assisting with the...
EurAsian Region
Armed With Unmanned Turret, T-14 Armata Tank One Step Closer To Induction By Russian Military
Unveiled in 2015, the Russia T-14 Armata is the world's third post-war generation tank. One of the hallmarks of this tank is its unmanned...
Asia Pacific
With JF-17 Out, India’s HAL Tejas ‘On Verge’ Of Winning Malaysian Military Aircraft Tender – Local Media
India's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 have long been long speculated to be in the race for Malaysia’s new fighter...
Asia Pacific
Chinese J-10, Indian Mirage Fighter Jet Crashes, Netizens Mock Indian Air Force’s Poor Capabilities
Two unrelated plane crashes in two different countries kept the Twitterati busy in the past few days. The only significance is that both incidents...
Asia Pacific
Chinese ‘Forces’ Can Now Shoot Down Intruders – Be It At Himalayan LAC Or In South China Sea
China’s new law to strengthen border security is hardly any surprise given that Beijing came out with a similar legal mechanism to protect its...
World
Pakistan Helping Taliban To Battle ISIS Terror Group In Afghanistan – Washington Post
Pakistan is supporting the Taliban in the fight against the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) terror group, two Taliban leaders told the Washington Post.
Pakistan uses unofficial...
Americas
As China Goes ‘Ballistic’, Why Its Tiltrotor Helicopter Plan Can Be A Big Boon For Rivals US, Taiwan And Japan?
By Alan Cunningham
Naval security is a big portion of China’s overall defense platform. Given the fact that China desires to become the strongest power...
Asia Pacific
China’s Latest J-11 Derivative Uses The Same Technology As J-20 Stealth Jet; Claims To Be Better Dogfighter Than Russian Su-35
China’s J-11D fighter jet, often called the Chinese version of the Russian Su-35, is reportedly using the same technology as that of the J-20....
