Yearly Archives: 2021
Americas
After B-52 Bomber, Russian Fighter Jets Now Escort Another US Spy Plane Over Black Sea – Defense Ministry
Russian Su-27 fighter escorted the US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center (NDCC)...
Asia Pacific
China Ends Western Monopoly In Aircraft Technology; Powers Its J-20 Stealth Fighter Jets With Indigenous WS-10C Engine
China’s pride and joy, the J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’, was spotted with what is believed to be the domestically made WS-10C engine at the Zhuhai...
Europe
Prague To Buy Israeli SPYDER Missiles That Accidently Downed An Indian Mi-17 Chopper In Kashmir
The Czech Republic will buy Israeli-made SPYDER surface-to-air missile systems for 13.7 billion korunas ($630 million) to replace Soviet-era systems in its possession, Defense...
Expert Reviews
Missing In Action: Rafale Fighter Jets ‘Conspicuously Absent’ From Kashmir Airshow; Experts Decode The Reason
The absence of India's most advanced fighter jet - Dassault Rafale from an air show in strategically important Kashmir has raised many questions.
P-8 Poseidon:...
Americas
Boeing Wins $3.4B Order To Sustain US Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster Fleet Including Foreign Military Sales – Pentagon
Boeing has won a more than $3.4 billion US Air Force contract to maintain the Air Mobility Command force of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft...
Europe
P-8 Poseidon: Indian Navy Bets Big On Boeing’s Maritime Recon Aircraft To Puncture China’s Swelling Military
Boeing has won a US Navy contract to build five new Poseidon P-8A maritime reconnaissance aircraft for Germany, the Defense Department said.
Missing In Action:...
Asia Pacific
China Flaunts Its Triad Stealth Power; Showcases Its Very Own B-2 Strategic Bomber At Zhuhai Airshow
China is exhibiting a wide array of stealth aircraft at an ongoing airshow in Zhuhai. The most prominent among them are the GJ-11 attack...
Europe
ANGRY BIRD: A Raven Attacks A Drone Mid-Air & Video Goes Absolutely Viral — Watch
In Australia, an innovative home-delivery system that utilizes drones to drop packages at customers’ doorstep faced an unlikely challenger. A drone, which was carrying...
Americas
Boeing Delivers The ‘Most Advanced’ F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Jets To US Navy
Boeing has delivered the first of the 78 contracted Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets to the US Navy, the company said in...
Americas
7th-Gen Fighter Jet Or UFO: Netizens Spot A Mysterious Aircraft Being Towed Away To A Top-Secret Location In California
A UFO-like aircraft was spotted while being carried to a top-secret US military base in California. Earlier, another alleged UFO (unidentified flying object) was...
Americas
British Rolls Royce Engines To Keep US Air Force’s B-52H Bombers Up And Running Till 2050
B-52 bombers are a key asset of the US Air Force. Now, the aircraft will receive a major upgrade that will extend their service...
Expert Reviews
India’s ‘White Elephant’: Why Is Indian Army Acquiring Bulky Arjun Tanks To Battle China In High-Altitude Ladakh?
The Indian Army will receive 118 homegrown Arjun MK1-A tanks as part of a mammoth procurement deal. But does this defense deal make sense...
Americas
NASA, Boeing Helping Russia To Fix Cause of Cracks On The International Space Station (ISS)
Engineers from NASA are helping Russia in its investigation into the possible causes of cracks and air leaks at the International Space Station (ISS).
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World
Hold On Rafales! Indian Air Force Pushes For Rehashed Fighter Jets To Prepare For Two-Front Clash?
French-origin Mirage-2000 and Russian-origin Mig-29 jets have been the backbone of the Indian Air Force (IAF). With the possible threat of a two-front war...
Asia Pacific
After J-20 Mighty Dragon, China Introduces WZ-7 ‘Soaring Dragon’ Meant To Keep A Hawk-Eye On Indian Troops
Amid a protracted border standoff with India, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will, for the first time, display the WZ-7 'Soaring...
Americas
F-22 Bomber: Why Did US Air Force Reject Modified F-22 Raptors For B2 Stealth Bombers?
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is one of the deadliest fighter jets ever built. Its superior maneuvering and dogfighting capabilities are simply awe-inspiring. Yet,...
EurAsian Region
Why Is India Upgrading Its Air Force With Older MiG-29, Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets As It Looks To Battle China?
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been on a weapon acquisition spree for the past few years and the 2020 Galwan Valley clash with...
Asia Pacific
Why China’s PLA Navy Sidelined Its Much-Touted Z-10 Choppers For Russian Ka-52K Helicopters For Amphibious Ops?
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will soon have up to two squadrons (36 units) of the Russian-made co-axial (or contra-rotor) Kamov Ka-52K ‘Katran’...
Americas
As QUAD Transforms From Idea Into Action, There’s A Clear Message For ‘Iron Brothers’ China & Pakistan
The first-ever in-person summit of the Quad leaders that was hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House on September 24 seems to...
Americas
F-22 Raptor Of Warships: Why US’ Fully Stealth, Revolutionary Zumwalt Program Finds Itself In Troubled Waters?
The third and the final of the US' Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) stealth destroyers, the Lyndon B. Johnson, completed her ‘builders trials’ (or harbor trials as...
