China opposes the US$1.1 billion arms sale that the US sells to the island of Taiwan, notably including 100 AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on September 2 that the US State Department had approved the sale of $1.1 billion package of weapons and other associated military equipments to Taiwan. … Read more
DRDO of India successfully flight-tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology off Odisha coast on April 8. The SFDR-based propulsion enables the missile to intercept aerial threats at very long range at supersonic speeds. The performance was confirmed from the data captured by a number of range instruments like Telemetry, Radar, and Electro Optical Tracking … Read more
After years of research and many different tests, India’s long-range air-to-air missile (BVR) has officially been operational. Astra is an Indian all weather beyond-visual-range active radar homing air-to-air missile, designed and developed by the DRDO. It is designed to attack and destroy air targets with high maneuverability and supersonic speed. The missile’s advanced air combat capabilities allow it … Read more
Next, we will not discuss how many air-to-air bombs are appropriate to bring, but only how many air-to-air bombs a fighter can carry. Let’s just talk about the “most empty bombs” that – I – know of, with pictures and facts. * It is still very difficult to find high-resolution pictures with exact information descriptions. … Read more
Su-57 is only afraid of the European meteor air-to-air missile. Its performance is really powerful. As long as it is locked, it is impossible to escape. The same is true for the F-22 when it encounters a meteor. Why can’t military mighty like Russia and the United States build the best air-to-air missiles in the … Read more