Lake Lucerne Summit

How Pakistan Balances U.S. and China Relations to Sustain Continuous Financial Bailouts and Strategic Leverage

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Switzerland on Monday to participate in high-level Iran peace discussions, as the international community gathers for what has been formally termed the Lake Lucerne...
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger

US F-15s jets intercept Russian MiG-23 ghost aircraft across Europe in Cold War era unmanned fighter

A Cold War-era Soviet fighter jet that once symbolized the escalating technological duel between East and West has become immortalized for a far more unusual reason than combat performance. The Soviet-designed MiG-23—a swing-wing interceptor built to challenge NATO airpower—once flew...
Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN)

Canada Chooses Australia’s JORN Over-the-Horizon Radar in Landmark A$2.5 Billion Defence Contract

Australia has signed its largest-ever defence export agreement, securing a landmark A$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion) deal with Canada to supply advanced over-the-horizon radar technology derived from the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN), officials announced on Monday. The agreement marks a...
Taliban

Taliban’s War Against ISKP Has Reduced Violence in Afghanistan—but Exported a Global Threat

On August 26, 2021, just eleven days after the Taliban swept into Kabul and reclaimed power in Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport. The attack killed 13 U.S. service members and approximately...
China’s Large R6000 Tiltrotor Drone

China’s Large R6000 Tiltrotor Drone Enters Full Flight With Advanced VTOL and Forward Transition Capabilities

The appearance of China’s R6000 uncrewed tiltrotor in sustained free flight marks a notable escalation in the country’s vertical-lift and autonomous aviation ambitions, moving the program beyond early developmental tethered hover trials into a phase where aerodynamic refinement, flight-control integration,...
Stryker-drone

US Army’s newest unit aims to overwhelm adversaries with drone swarms in Pacific fight and future multi-domain warfare operations

The U.S. Army is standing up a new Pacific-focused command designed to compress decision cycles, extend sensing and strike ranges, and integrate drone warfare at scale across some of the most geographically complex battlespaces in the world. The effort reflects...
RC-135 Rivet

RC-135 Rivet Joint Upgrades May Include Drone Control for Vastly Expanded Intelligence Collection and Mission Flexibility

L3Harris Technologies is preparing to demonstrate how the U.S. Air Force’s RC-135V/W Rivet Joint fleet could operate in concert with uncrewed aerial systems, marking a potential step-change in the way high-value airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms are employed...
VC-25B Bridge Aircraft

VC-25B Bridge Aircraft Joins Presidential Airlift Group Marking Critical Milestone in US Executive Airlift Modernization Program

The U.S. Air Force announced Friday that its newly modified VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft has officially arrived at the Presidential Airlift Group and has begun initial commissioning flights, marking a significant milestone in the effort to modernize America’s presidential airlift capabilities....
Russian Nuclear cruise missile

Russia’s Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Actually Works Despite Multiple Testing Accidents and Setbacks

A new analysis by researchers from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology has raised fresh concerns about Russia’s controversial nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, known by NATO as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall. According to the study, the weapon may disperse radioactive material...
IAF Jaguar Fighter Jets

India Turns To Used British Fighter Jets After Eurofighter Typhoon Rejection To Address Critical IAF Squadron Shortage

Facing a widening gap in fighter aircraft numbers and persistent delays in the induction of indigenous combat jets, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is reportedly turning to an unlikely source to sustain its operational capabilities: retired British SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft....
Loading posts...

All posts loaded

No more posts