Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed...
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays, with a missile not expected until 2027. In March 2024, the...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to third place behind France and the U.S. among the worlds...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1.66554 trillion yuan ($231.36 billion), an increase of 7.2 percent from the previous year. While the figures...
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures against them. Russia this week tested a unique upgrade to its...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on what is wrong with the aircraft. The fleet was grounded...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia...
India has recently gained U.S. approval for the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B SkyGuardian Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs), with a whopping price tag of $3.99 billion. Does this acquisition enable...
Weapons Used by Israel and Hamas in Gaza Conflict
The ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian group, Hamas have brought to light the diverse and contrasting weaponry and tactics employed by both sides. Israel, with its robust...
Rafale Marine Comparison with Chinese Carrier-borne J-15 Fighter
French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation confirmed that its Rafale-M (Marine) is selected for the Indian Navys (IN) carrier-based fighter procurement project. This is the first international sale of the Rafale-M and...
Ukraine, Russia Brace for Major Tank Battles
The coming months could see major tank battles between Ukraine and Russia as Kyiv has received or is expected to receive some 630+ tanks and 3500+ armored vehicles. As the Ukraine...
Sales Bonanza for American Arms Makers as Ukraine’s burns through U.S. Weapons,...
U.S. defense contractors have become the biggest beneficiaries of the Pentagons billions of dollars of arms aid to Ukraine since February this year, even as Kyiv is reportedly consuming weapons...
U.S. Army Signs $435M Deal with Turkish Subsidiary Repkon USA for TNT...
Lockheed Martin to Integrate Google AI into AI Factory Ecosystem
Airbus Delivers First Two H-145M Helicopters to Cyprus National Guard
Denmark Plans Urgent Procurement of Ground-based Air Defence Systems