The Indian Air Force on Thursday received two second hand Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft from France at its Gwalior airbase. The Indian Air Force has a huge fleet of Su-30MKI, and its MiG-29 fighters have also been upgraded to the MiG-29UPG standard. These modern Russian-made fighters are multirole fighters and can strike deep into enemy … Read more
A new video posted to Twitter purports to show the F-35 British fighter jet crashing into the water during takeoff as its pilot ejects. On November 17, a British F-35B vertical short take-off and landing fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The pilot successfully ejected and escaped and was quickly recovered by the aircraft carrier … Read more
At present, the Indian Navy has around 130 ships, and efforts to modernize and compete with China are starting to make a major difference. The first indigenously built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant began her second phase of sea trials last month. The 45,000-tons INS Vikrant had previously completed a five-day maiden sea voyage in August and is on track for her planned induction into the Indian … Read more
Created from MiG-21 fighters and T-34 tanks, the Big Wind machine possesses tremendous power. It does not release firepower but to spray water. In the first months of 1991, Kuwait was engulfed in fire with about 605-732 oil wells in this country burned by the Iraqi army. At times, the amount of smoke released absorbs up to … Read more
Russia has confirmed that it is delivering the S-400 long-range air defense system to India. By the end of this year, India will obtain its first complete S-400 air defense missile battalion. It is still unclear where India will deploy its first S-400 air defense missile battalion, but news shows that India is likely to … Read more
When it comes to the main battle tank, many people count The British Challenger 2 MBT as one of the best tanks “with the best protection performance in the world”. Why did the British Army decide to phase out the Challenger 2 tank when this tank is rated as the world’s leading performance? Does the British Army have a plan … Read more
Indian defense ministry has approved an approximately $671 million deal with Russia to locally manufacture 750,000 AK-203 assault rifles for the Indian Army. As part of the replacement process, the new Kalashnikov rifle was to be made in a joint venture production facility located in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The factory manufactures the AK-203 variant of the Kalashnikov family of rifles, which … Read more
F-16 Viper – Taiwan’s Air Force has inducted what is seen as its most modern fighter jet squadron to bolster the island’s defense. The move of inducting F-16V or Viper assumes significance as it comes at a time when Taiwan is witnessing a massive surge in aerial intrusions involving Chinese warplanes. On November 18, Taiwanese … Read more
Fighting low-tech drones with air-to-air missiles is an expensive tactic – but Saudi Arabia may not be able to afford to give up shooting down thousand-dollar drones with AIM-120 million-dollar missiles. The U.S. State Department approved the sale of the 280 AMRAAMs to Saudi Arabia, comprising a mixture of AIM-120C-7 and C-8 models, which are … Read more
China’s military ambitions are fueling an arms procurement race in the Asia-Pacific region, increasing the risk of armed conflict in the region. At the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China, the construction of China’s third aircraft carrier has continued throughout 2021. China has made “steady progress” building its third aircraft carrier, according to experts who say it … Read more