Monthly Archives: January, 2022
Middle East
Armed With Stealth Fighters, Attack Helos & Mid-Air Tankers, Israel Undergoes ‘Largest Rearmament’ Amid Iranian Threats
Israel has been growing belligerent against Iran with each passing day as the nuclear talks at Vienna remain caught in a stalemate.
After having echoed...
Americas
Lunar Race Heats-Up In 2022 – Why Over 7 Countries Are Headed To Moon Including US, Russia, India & China?
The year 2022 is expected to see multiple lunar missions. The majority of these missions are part of NASA's multi-billion-dollar Artemis program, which aims...
Europe
Indian Helicopter Contract: Airbus H22M Heavy-Lift Choppers ‘Likely Winner’ As Russia Pulls Out Its Kamov Offer?
India’s much-awaited deal to acquire advanced heavy choppers for its Coast Guard could finally have a winner with one of the two contenders pulling...
Asia Pacific
F-16 Crash: Most Advanced Variant Of US-Origin F-16 Fighter Jet – Viper – ‘Goes Missing’ Off Western Taiwan
A recently upgraded Taiwanese F-16V (Viper) fighter jet went missing on Tuesday during a training mission over the sea. The F-16V fighter lost contact...
Asia Pacific
Pilot Killed After US-Origin F-5 Fighter Jet Of South Korean Air Force Crashes Into Mountains
An Air Force pilot died after an F-5E fighter jet crashed in central South Korea on Tuesday, the military said. The aircraft crashed into a...
Americas
F-35 Fighters Back In ‘German Spotlight’ As Berlin Eyes American Stealth Jets To Replace Luftwaffe’s Panavia Tornados
The newly elected German government is reportedly considering the Lockheed Martin F-35 as a potential replacement for the Panavia Tornado.
The country's new Defence Minister...
Expert Reviews
Chinese PLA Deploys Machine Gun Wielding Robots Near Indian Border; Will Robotic Warriors Change The Battles Of Future?
Among credits (several in realpolitik) the Chinese deserve, is self-actualization of both aspiration and achievement. Never mind reliability or efficacy. In recent days the...
Expert Reviews
Rafale-M (Marine) OR F-18 Super Hornet: Indian Naval Commander Decodes The Ideal Fighter Aircraft For INS Vikrant
By Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retired)
Rafale-M (Marine) vs F-18-Super Hornet: With the induction of INS Vikrant, the Indian Navy is looking to the...
EurAsian Region
Moscow Expresses ‘Serious Dissatisfaction’ With Indian Media; Blames It For ‘Distorted’ Coverage On Russia
The Russian embassy in India recently took to social media to slam the country’s media over its coverage of the Ukraine crisis and the...
Asia Pacific
Tackling Chinese Espionage & Cyberattacks, Why A Geneva-Style Coalition Is Urgently Needed To Thwart China?
OPED By Saba Sattar
The world is in the midst of a significant digital transformation. As international power dynamics shift, disruptive cyber challenges define our...
South Asia
India’s Enhanced LCA Tejas Fighter Jets ‘Roaring To Soar’; Aircraft Carrier Vikrant Set To Become ‘Action Ready’
The year 2022 is expected to be eventful for India as the country's armed forces are set to induct the first indigenously developed aircraft...
Americas
US Quietly Authorized $200M Security Aid To Ukraine; Expert Says ‘Not Enough’ To Deter Russian Aggression
The Biden administration discreetly approved an additional $200 million in security assistance to Ukraine in late December, CNN reported.
Much of the $200 million security...
Americas
Global Hawk Drone: Japan Revokes Its Plan To Scrap Northrop Grumman UAV Deal To ‘Placate’ Donald Trump
Japan had revoked its decision to cancel procurement of US-made RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones in 2020, apparently to placate then-US President Donald Trump,...
Europe
Polish, Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighter Jets To Take Part In NATO Training Flights Over Estonia
Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jets will take part in NATO training flights over Estonia next week, along with the similar aircraft from Belgium,...
Expert Reviews
Pakistan ‘Starts Inducting’ JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets? Images Of The First Mass-Produced Variant Go Viral
Photos of the first mass-produced version of the JF-17 Block III fighter have surfaced on social media, suggesting that the model may enter Pakistani...
Asia Pacific
China Says Its J-20 Stealth Jets ‘Shot Down’ Powerful J-11, J-16 Fighter Planes As Part Of Intensive Mock Combat Drills
The Chinese PLA Air Force has reportedly subjected its J-20 stealth fighter jets to extensive simulated training to gauge the fifth-generation aircraft's superiority over...
Americas
Australia To Acquire Abrams Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Vehicles From The US In A $2.58 Billion Deal
Australia will spend $3.6 billion ($2.58 billion) on the purchase of 120 tanks and other armored vehicles from the United States, Australian Minister for...
Asia Pacific
China’s ‘Guam Killer’ DF-26 Missile ‘Greatest Risk’ For US In Asia-Pacific; Marine Corps Base Reactivated On Island After 68 Years
China's DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is capable of reaching targets around 3,400 miles away, could pose a threat to key US military installations...
Expert Reviews
Turkey’s 5th-Gen TF-X Stealth Fighter Jet To Be Rolled Out By 2025; Mega Engineering Complex Inaugurated
Turkey’s future National Combat Aircraft, TF-X, is expected to make its first flight in the next three years. And the country has opened new...
Americas
‘Controlled Crash’: Why F-35 Fighter Jet’s Operations From Aircraft Carriers Are Heavily Reliant On JPALS
The US Navy has equipped its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers with the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) to ensure easier and safer landing...
