The US F-22 stealth fighter launched the world’s most modern heat-seeking missile AIM-9X Sidewinder worth nearly $ 400,000, to bring down the Chinese airship. A US F-22 fighter jet took off from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on February 4 to shoot down a Chinese airship over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with a Sidewinder … Read more
Even while the F-22 is equipped with both guns and missiles, only the approximately $400,000 AIM-9X guarantees the ability to destroy targets with a narrow radar cross area, such as a balloon. A Chinese airship was destroyed by an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired from an American F-22 stealth fighter on February 4. While China maintained … Read more
The Pentagon said it would give Ukraine $2.2 billion in weapons, including long-range rockets that can hit targets 150 km away. Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for the Pentagon, said on February 3 that the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb is part of the new aid package for Ukraine (GLSDB). Rider said, “This gives them the … Read more
Anthony Albanese is expected to outline Australia’s preferred nuclear submarine option on US soil next month, along with US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, raising the prospect of a possible new ship design involving all three allies. Planning is underway for the prime minister to travel abroad on the long-awaited announcement … Read more
Manila and Washington announced an agreement to allow the US military to use four more strategic military bases in the Philippines under the defense cooperation agreement. The Pentagon announced today that the Philippines and the United States have agreed to add four new locations in strategic areas of the Philippines to the bases that US … Read more
The US Air Force has completed testing of the HAWC hypersonic weapon to serve other weapons development programs. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on January 30 that it has collaborated with the US Air Force to complete the final test of the naturally aspirated Hypersonic Weapon program (HAWC). In the test, the … Read more
Israel has reportedly turned down the United States requests for the transfer of ten Hawk anti-aircraft batteries and hundreds of interceptor missiles to Ukraine over the past few weeks. Israel is storing the surface-to-air missiles after they were decommissioned. While the defensive weaponry is outdated, Israel has not changed its policy of not transferring arms … Read more
The unnamed US official said that the M1A2s will be equipped with armor according to the configuration for foreign customers because Washington still maintains a policy of banning the export of Abrams tanks with DU armor. Armor DU remains one of the US’s most protected military secrets. The development of the first version of the … Read more
The US Air Force Command commander warned of the risk of conflict with China in the next two years, calling on the Chinese forces to increase their combat readiness. “I hope I’m wrong. My gut tells me that conflict will break out in 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping is continuing his third term, while the … Read more
The United States is preparing the largest package of military assistance to Ukraine. Washington announced that as the anniversary of the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine approaches, the United States is preparing the largest package of military assistance for Kyiv. Its estimated cost will be about 4 billion dollars, and it is … Read more