Monthly Archives: March, 2022
Americas
First Operational Kill: IAF Says Its Stealth Fighters Knocked-Down Two Hostile Drones As They Tried To Move Towards Israel
Israeli Air Force (IAF) claimed its F-35I stealth fighters engaged in their first aerial confrontation last year, shooting down at least two Iranian Shahed...
Americas
US Navy Uses ‘Chinese Expertise’ To Retrieve The Wreckage Of F-35C Stealth Fighter Jet From Contested Maritime Region
The US' 'top fighter' F-35 stealth jet has suffered a series of unusual crashes, raising questions about America's most advanced combat jet. In January...
Americas
Denied F-35 Stealth Jets, UK Comes To Turkey’s Aid After US Removed Ankara From Joint Strike Fighter Program
Last month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that talks with the US to revive the F-35 deal were progressing positively. However, no further...
EurAsian Region
Fake News! Poland Slams US Reports As ‘Misinformation’; Says No Fighter Jets For Ukraine But Ready To Help Refugees
Poland has made it clear that it will not send any fighter jets to Ukraine, underscoring considerable ambiguity over the scope of the European...
Middle East
Local Production Of THAAD Missile System Parts, Indigenous ‘SkyGaurd’ Drones To Boost Saudi Military Capabilities
Two major components of Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system will be manufactured in Saudi Arabia, according to multiple reports.
The move assumes...
Asia Pacific
From Artificial Sun To Orbital Bombardment Concept – China Claims ‘Big Breakthrough’ With Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Chinese scientists claimed to have established a world record by superheating a plasma loop to temperatures five times higher than the sun, not too...
Asia Pacific
Military Experts Mock Chinese ‘Low-Quality’ Hardware For Russia’s Sluggish Progress To Sweep Ukraine, Seize Kiev
While Russian President Vladimir Putin undoubtedly expected a swift seizure of Ukraine's capital and President Volodymyr Zelensky's surrender, Russian soldiers have been unable to...
Americas
First Big Step Towards ‘Anti-China’ AUKUS Pact – Australia Announces New Base For Nuclear-Powered Submarine Fleet
Australian PM Scott Morrison has announced plans for a nuclear submarine base on the country's east coast. The A$10-billion (US$7.4 billion) facility will support...
Asia Pacific
Russia-Ukraine War Unites India, China & Pakistan; Beijing Softens Approach, Calls For Enhanced Ties With New Delhi
The US and its Western allies have imposed massive sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. However, there are countries that have chosen...
Americas
Poseidon vs Poseidon: Can US Navy’s Mighty Sub-Hunter Aircraft Challenge Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Drone?
At roughly 6,000, Russia has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, followed by the US (around 5,500) and China (350). Therefore, it is quite...
Americas
Amphibious Assault Ship: As Chinese ‘Hainan’ Goes For A World Tour, US Navy Sets A 500 Warship Deadline
It is no secret that China's PLA Navy (PLAN), the world's largest naval force, continues to add new warships to its fleet.
The PLAN's first...
Asia Pacific
North Korea ‘Flexes Their Muscles’ As Russia Bulldozes Ukraine; Can US, Japan Conduct Its Own ‘Military Ops’ Against Kim?
Japan seems deeply concerned about North Korea's relentless missile tests amid all the tensions in Ukraine. Pyongyang test-fired a ballistic missile on March 5,...
EurAsian Region
F-16s For MiG-29 Fighter Jets: US Ready To Support Poland’s Decision To Provide Ukraine With Warplanes To Fight Russia
The US is ready to continue to provide Ukraine with military aid, and is considering assistance to Poland if it decides to hand over...
Europe
France Looks To Equip Indian Navy With Cutting-Edge Submarines, Heavyweight Torpedoes But Russian Action Delays The Plan
The Russia-Ukraine conflict puts a damper on India's much-awaited DefExpo 2022, prompting the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to postpone the event. The exhibition was...
EurAsian Region
Russia Paints Its Soyuz Rocket Transporter With ‘Ukraine Invasion Symbol’; Threatens To Cut Off West From Critical Space Tech
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine is taking place on the ground, its ripples have impacted ties between the West and Russia, in space.Â
Russian...
Americas
US OK’s Powerful ‘Missile Defense System’ For Taiwan To Thwart Chinese Invasion Plans & Follow Russia’s Foot Steps
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked concerns that even China could someday launch a military operation against Taiwan, an island territory that Beijing...
EurAsian Region
Russia’s ‘Iraq Strategy’: Why Putin Is Moving Slow To Seize Ukraine When Zelensky Goes Ballistic With Information War
By Amit Gupta
Three days after the first Gulf War broke out in 1991, an American newspaper ran the headline "Gulf War Drags On". The...
Asia Pacific
China’s $230B Defense Budget To Boost J-20 Fighter Jet Production, Nuclear Arsenal & Further Strengthen The PLA Navy
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on March 5 presented proposals for a 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) defense budget for the fiscal year 2022, up...
Asia Pacific
Beijing Calls US Sanctions On Russian Defense Sector ‘Ineffective’; Will India, China, Iran & Turkey Yield To Biden’s Demands?
Russian President Vladimir Putin had visited China to boost the morale of his "dear friend" Xi Jinping at a time when the United States...
Americas
Despite Biden’s Bravado & Putin’s Machoism, Why US-Russia War Over Ukraine Remains A Pipe-Dream For Zelensky
US President Joe Biden may be the harshest critic of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Biden may be the first US President who has...
