A look at China’s Heavy weapons in border dispute with India
As India and China move to diffuse yet another flare-up along their 3488 km border, experts acknowledge that this time the Chinese ‘intrusion is backed up by heavy weapons build-up over the last few months. “The present intrusion .. appears more as a sign of aggression against Indias construction of...
Cat and Mouse Game with Hypersonic Missiles
Hypersonic missiles are the next step in the evolution of missiles. Their speed (Mach 7 on average) is touted as the decisive factor in giving them an edge over air defence systems. Russia was the first to announce hypersonic missiles. President Putin made the disclosure speaking at a meeting with...
Drone Wars Over Libya
Since last year, the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Haftar Armed Forces/Libyan National Army (HAF/LNA) have turned to using unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) as main means to conduct airstrikes, surveillance and drop precision-guided munitions. This has brought the Turkish-made Byratkar and Chinese Wing Loong drones face to face in...
Did a Venezuelan radar detect an American F-22 Jet?
Unconfirmed reports in the Russian media said that Chinese-made type JY-27A 3D radar deployed by Venezuelan Air Defense detected a United States F22 stealth aircraft as it approached the countrys airspace and sent a warning to the American fighter jet in mid-May 2020. What is it that makes the stealthy F-22...
China vs. US in the South China Sea
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy plans to move its Shandong aircraft carrier group to the South China Sea to confront the US Navy which has recently moved warships and heavy bombers to the Pacific port of Guam. A PLA naval exercise during April 2020 involving the training aircraft carrier,...
Tornado Vs HIMARS
Defenseworld.net compares the Russian ‘Tornado Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) with the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)/M270A1.
Land of the Blazing Guns: Japan’s Quest for Advanced Weapons
Japan has its eyes set on matching if not overtaking the United States and Europe in aerospace and defense technology. The setting up Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) in 2015 set the trend for the future course of Japans defence manufacturing and technology. Stealth aircraft program The ATLA has revealed the details...
Russia Continuously Upgrading MiG-35 to Match Western Fighter Jets
Russia upgraded its MiG-35 fighter aircraft during January-February 2020 with a g-force protection system and an automatic landing system. The move looks aimed at making the latest Russian jet appealing to air forces considering, Western jets which already have these key features. Defenseworld.net looks at how the MiG-35 matches up with its...
Katyusha Rockets- Low cost, low tech weapons challenging heavy firepower in Iraq
When Two American and a British soldier were killed in a rocket attack against US' Al-Taji military base near Baghdad on March 12, the focus has fallen on the weapons used. Approximately eighteen 107mm Katyusha rockets struck the base. Rockets were fired from Kia Bongo pickup truck with a missile...
Turkish Indigenous Drones, Missiles Overwhelm Russian-made Syrian Military Hardware
Turkish defense industry-made equipment such as the Bayraktar and Anka drones aided by the Koral electronic warfare system completely overwhelmed Russian-origin hardware with the Syrian military during Turkeys offensive in Idlib region of Syria last week. The Syrian Armys highly-rated Pantsir-S1 air defence system (ADS), the Su-24 fighter jets, the L-39...
S Korea to Upgrade Peace Krypton Surveillance Aircraft
Northrop to Develop Bushmaster Chain Gun Airburst Cartridge for US Army
Japan Aegis Ashore Plan Not Scuttled
Leonardo Delivers First AW169 Training Helicopter to Italian Army
Russian Pantsir Air Defense System- Sitting duck or Top Dog?
Russian Pantsir air defense system (ADS) has been much maligned in the war zones of Syria and Libya as having...
Free Flow of Weapons Make Peace Difficult in Libya
An almost in-exhaustible flow of weapons to the two main fighting sides in the Libyan conflict has made peace a...
Land of the Blazing Guns: Japan’s Quest for Advanced Weapons
After laying to rest its pacifist post-World War II posture since the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to...
Mixing Business with Pressure: Chinese Arms Sales in South East Asia
China is pulling off the impossible- selling arms to nations it is in conflict with over its claim in the...
US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware