Air-Launched Weapons
PL-12C/SD-10A radar guided air-to-air missile (Sino-AMRAAM)
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Month: June 2020
South Asia
Bangladesh reshuffled key Army positions to replace scandal riddled DGFI Director Major General Saiful Abedin
Important changes have been made in the Bangladesh Army on 25 February 2020. As a result, Major General Akbar has fallen from the Ninth Division GOC of Savar. On the other hand, Major General Saiful […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China supplies arms to Australia’s backyard
The new Chinese ZBL-09 Snow Leopard infantry fighting vehicle was developed by NORINCO is now in Papua New Guinea. It is a new family of 8×8 armored vehicles and IFV platforms. This vehicle was heavily […]
Africa
The Great Wall Of Djibouti, Chinese Naval Base In Africa
The Chinese Navy is building a string of overseas bases. So far the largest and furthest afield is in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. This strategically-located base appears ready to receive large warships, maybe even […]
C4iSR
Digital Arsenals : US Army Deployed Stryker Mounted EW System In Europe
The Army wants to jam, spoof and hack enemy electronics with such subtlety the target doesn’t even realize what’s going wrong. That takes both high-tech equipment and highly trained personnel to use it. But the Army largely disbanded its electronic warfare corps after […]
Americas
USAF pilot call sign ‘Banzai’ becomes first woman to fly F-35A stealth fighter into combat
America has now deployed its first female stealth fighter pilot into combat, the Air Force announced. Capt. Emily Thompson, call sign “Banzai,” made headlines after she became the first female to fly the F-35A Lightning II into combat. […]
Europe
VKS Is Inferior To The US Air Force, Says Russian Tech Entrepreneur Mikhail Bolshakov
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia in the 1980s and 1990s focused on improving its fourth-generation Cold War aircraft instead of new-generation models like the Su-57. Bolshakov blames the situation on Russia’s weak […]
Air Platform
Italy Procures Five F-35A and One F-35B Jets for $368.2M
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract $368.2 million to produce five F-35A fighters and an F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet. “Lockheed Martin is awarded a $368.2 million contract modification. This modification provides […]
C4iSR
RAF set to acquire five E-7 Wedgetails to replace E-3 Sentry
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is for the delivery of each E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.” Kevan Jones, MP for North Durham, recently asked in a written Parliamentary question: “The current […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAAF set to acquire two Airbus A330-200s for MRTT conversion
The RAAF is reportedly considering acquiring two more Airbus A330-200s airliners and converting them to KC-30A multi role tanker transports (MRTT). The RAAF’s initial five KC-30s were new-build aircraft delivered in 2011 and 2012, and […]