Yearly Archives: 2023
Americas
WiFi In The Sky: US Air Force Deploys Its Newest E-11A Aircraft To Saudi Arabia That Can Act Like A Low-Earth Satellite
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed an all-new model of one of its precious communications aircraft to Saudi Arabia, according to a press...
EurAsian Region
Ukraine Uses Powerful Searchlights & Anti-Aircraft Guns To Neutralize Russian Geran-2 UAVs Used During Night Strikes
Ukraine is using old-school methods of combining powerful searchlights with anti-aircraft machine guns to identify and track Russian Geran-2 kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)....
Asia Pacific
‘China Military Coup’: PLA General Rumored To Replace Xi Jinping In A Coup Is Now PLAGF Commander
In an interesting turn of events, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) named General Li Qiaoming its new Ground Force Commander. General Li previously served...
Middle East
Iran Is Developing Aircraft Carrier For Its Suicide Drones; IRGC Works To Convert A Container Ship Into UAV Launcher
Iran is converting a former merchant container ship into a drone aircraft carrier at a dry dock near the entrance to the Persian Gulf,...
Americas
US Deploys 101st Airborne Division ‘Very Close’ To Russia; US Troops Build Trenches, Stage Helicopter Attacks & Fire Artillery
The 101st Airborne Division of the US Army is currently training in southeast Romania, close to where Moscow is stockpiling weapons on the Crimean...
World
World’s 1st UAV With AESA Radar? Turkey’s Akinci Drone To Be Equipped With Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar
In August 2021, Turkish President Recep Erdogan vowed to make his country a world leader in drone technology while inducting the first Akinci Unmanned...
Americas
Launching Massive 10 KC-135 Tankers In A Single Day, US 171st Air Refueling Wing Reports On Of Busiest Days For Flying
On October 25, 2022, the 171st Air Refueling Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard dispatched ten KC-135 aircraft in a single day to...
Americas
World’s 1st Stealth Aircraft, That Preceded F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, To Fly For Another 10 Years Until 2034 –Reports
The US Air Force retired its first-ever stealth attack aircraft in 2008 as more advanced fighters like the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, and...
Americas
US Army’s AH-64E Apache Helicopters Now Equipped With ‘Laser Protection System’ To Thwart Missile Attacks
The US Army's AH-64E Apache attack helicopters are now outfitted with the Common Infrared Countermeasures self-protection system, or CIRCM, which offers a robust defense...
South Asia
As India, China Clash Near LAC, How Prepared Is Indian Air Force To Challenge Rapidly Growing Chinese PLAAF
OPED By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (retired)
The India-China showdown continues in Ladakh, and the recent incident in Tawang shows that China continues to...
Asia Pacific
China’s ‘Most Advanced’ Aircraft Carrier, Fujian, To Begin Sea Trials This Year; Aims To Challenge US Navy’s Dominance
Fujian, China's third and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, is anticipated to begin sea trials this year, expanding its advanced naval fleet to rival...
Asia Pacific
Overtaking Silicon Valley, Indo-Pacific Is Emerging As Biggest Market For Artificial Intelligence; But Can US & Allies Challenge China?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be as much a security tool as an economic one in the Indo-Pacific, with the US and China...
Asia Pacific
Taiwan’s Own ‘Starlink’ Satellite Network Under Development; Aims To Build 700 Ground Stations Across The Country
Taiwan appears to be speeding up preparations to create its own version of the Starlink satellite network, focusing on the significance of having an...
Americas
US To Spend ‘Billions Of Dollars’ To Defend Hawaii Through Newly Signed NDAA 2033 Amid Chinese Threats & Muscle Flexing
To counterbalance China's attempts at expanding influence in the Pacific, the US is investing billions of dollars in military infrastructure and diplomatic initiatives in...
Americas
US B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Conduct Three-Day Bomber Task Force Mission From Andersen AFB, Guam
The Two USAF B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, recently conducted a three-day bomber task force operating out of Andersen Air...
Asia Pacific
Japanese F-15 Fighters Intercept China’s Most Advanced WZ-7 Soaring Dragon Flying Over East China Sea
In the first incident of its kind, the Japanese Defense Ministry revealed on January 1 that its Air Force intercepted China's WZ-7 Soaring Dragon...
Asia Pacific
Unfazed By UN Resolution & Bolstered By The War In Ukraine, North Korea Steps Up Provocative Posture
North Korea never relents its aggressive stance against South Korea, Japan, and the US. More recently, Kim Jong-un demonstrated yet another stint of intimidation...
Asia Pacific
China Admits Its ‘Mighty Navy’ Is Short Of Skilled Manpower To Operate Its Cutting-Edge Warships
PLA Daily, the official publication of the People's Liberation Army, has admitted that the military has a shortage of trained and skilled troops required...
EurAsian Region
Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighter Jet Pilot, Dressed As Santa, Fires Two AGM-88 HARMs At Russian Targets
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was recently spotted firing the AGM-88 HARM against Russian targets. The video posted by Ukraine's defense shows a pilot...
Americas
US Air Force & US Navy Fighter Jets Engage In Dogfight; F-15 Eagle Battled F/A-18 Super Hornet In Mock Drills
Actor Tom Cruise kicked off a friendly interservice clash between the US Navy and the US Air Force (USAF) in 2018 when he announced...
