Singapore’s F-35B Jets To Heat up Air Power Race in South East Asia
Singapores potential acquisition of F-35B fighter jets ups the defence game in South East Asia like no other procurement in recent years. The tiny city-state plans to use the Short Take-off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) Jets in a unique manner- The aircraft will be based on land as well on Joint Multi-Mission...
10 years on, has the Russian SU-57 stealth jet shaken up the global fighter aircraft market?
The Sukhoi Su-57 is a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole fifth-generation jet fighter being developed since 2002 for air superiority and attack operations. The fighter is designed to have super cruise, super maneuverability, stealth, and advanced avionics to overcome the prior generation fighter aircraft. Defenseworld.net looks into the timeline of SU-57.
Latest Trends in Cyber Warfare
The Iranian government announced that it had repelled 33 million cyber attacks in 2018 alone. The attack on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) that crippled its factories in 2018 exposes how networked manufacturing open to risks. The US Cyber Command launched ‘Operation Glowing Symphony in 2016 to disrupt the ISIS terrorist networks...
Make-in-India Program in Defence Begins to Bear Fruit
The Indian governments make-in-India program in defence has seen several projects fructify over the last 5 years. Defenseworld.net looks at some of these programs and how they will help India match up to other emerging players in defence manufacturing. Being in a unique position to access to U.S., Russian, European, Israeli and...
Chinese VS US Navy Destroyers
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy commissioned its Type 055 guided missile destroyer in January 2020. The ‘Nanchang is the PLA Navys biggest battleship and the spearhead of its blue water ambitions. China plans to use the ship for muscle-flexing in the Straits of Taiwan and for force projection...
LCA Fighter’s Carrier Landing to Speed up Indian Twin Engine Naval Jet Programme
The Locally-made aircraft carriers- IAC -1 and 2 will benefit hugely from the LCA which will serve as a technology demonstrator for carrier jet operations. The successful landing on an aircraft carrier by Indias Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will come as a shot-in-the-arm for Indias Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA),...
Will Iran’s homemade Weapons match American Military Might?
As the United States and Iran up their sabre rattling following the assassination of Iranian General Solemani by a US drone, the two countries are threatening war upon one another. Following years of economic and military sanctions, Iran has set upon an indigenous military industry that has led to the development...
Global Fighter jet Program Progress
Major fighter jet programs such as the European FCAS, the British ‘Tempest, the Russian Su-57 and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 made progress in 2019. The European and British programs, which are meant to challenge the United States dominance in the fighter jet market, made slow progress while the Russian and Chinese Pakistani...
New Aircraft Carrier From U.S and China
The CVN 79 aircraft carrier of Hungtinton Ingalls Shipbuilding which will be the future US Navys John F. Kennedy supercarrier was set afloat earlier this week and is expected to enter service 2 years last. At about the same time Chinas second aircraft carrier, the Shandong entered service with the...
SU-30 vs RAFALE
As the first lot of Rafale Jets from Dassault is expected in India during 2020, defenseworld.net looks at how the French jets weighs up against the Su-30 fighter from Russia whose Indian version, the MKI is the main strike aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
China Using Music Warfare Tactic from 206 B.C. to Psych Indian Troops
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Czech Republic to Modernize 30 T-72M4CZ Tanks
Russian Firm Begins Development of New Collimator Sight
Civilian Employee at Indian Military Engineering Services Leaks Sensitive Info to Pak
Russian Drone Attack
After lagging behind major drone powers such as the United States, Israel and China, Russia is attempting to challenge, if...
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...