Land Platform
The VT4 MBT: A part Leopard, part Abrams main battle tank
China’s Type-99 combines a hull that closely resembles an elongated T-72 with a Western-style turret inspired in part by the German Leopard 2. […]
Month: December 2019
Land Platform
India’s defense ministry signs $2.8 billion deal for 464 T-90MS MBT
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a INR200 billion (USD2.8 billion) contract with the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to licence-build 464 additional T-90S main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Indian Army (IA). The […]
Europe
Turkey is likely to buy second batch of S-400
Russia hopes that Turkey will purchase another batch of air defense systems S-400, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told the round-the-clock television news channel Rossiya-24 in an interview. “It is very likely they will use this […]
Air Platform
Kuwaiti Air Force owns the most advanced variant of Eurofighter Typhoon
On the 23rd December 2019 at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, the first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) equipped with the Kuwait Air Force configuration has completed its first […]
Air Platform
Indian Air Force retires all MiG-27ML from its service
The Indian Air Force (IAF) retired its last squadron of upgraded MiG-27ML ‘Flogger’ tactical ground-attack aircraft on 27 December: a move that further reduces the service’s overall combat strength. The service fielded three mixed squadrons […]
Europe
Chinese bid to buy Motor Sich could jeopardize Ukraine’s chance to join NATO
William Taylor, the outgoing top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, has said that “serious American” companies are studying the possible purchase of Motor Sich, one of the world’s top makers of aircraft engines. The United States, […]
Naval Weapons
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Naval Platforms
US Navy’s underwater drone Orca will play offensive role
The U.S. Navy’s Boeing Orca underwater drone could play an offensive role in future conflicts. Writing in the highly regarded U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) blog, retired Commander Brian Dulla argues that the U.S. Navy should invest in […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Myanmar Inducts JF-17 Thunder into it’s Air Force
In a 15 December ceremony held at Meiktila Air Base to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the MAF’s founding, the Myanmar military’s (Tatmadaw’s) commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, presided over the commissioning of two […]
Naval Platforms
Royal Australian Air Force completed full fleet of Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon
Announced by the Australian Government, the delivery caps off a process that began with the arrival of the first P-8A in Australia in November 2016. The P-8As have already been used for Australian border protection […]