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. […]
Platforms
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Air Platform
Australia welcomes more F-35 Lightning II at RAAF base Williamtown
The Australian Government’s multi-billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter program has reached a new milestone with seven F-35A Lightning II aircraft arriving at RAAF Base Williamtown. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said […]
Air Platform
The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II
Sweden’s air force says its Gripen E fighter jets are designed to kill Russia’s fearsome Sukhoi fighter jets, and that they have a “black belt” in that type of combat. […]
Air Platform
Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter
Australia’s Special Operations Forces are among the hardest worked troops in the defence force. From the mountains of Afghanistan to the deserts of Iraq, they’ve spent the past two decades quietly doing their immensely difficult […]
Naval Platforms
Royal Navy’s saves $100 millions dollars as F-35B survived bird ingestion
The Royal Navy’s F-35B Lightnings (that’s not a misspell, UK actually adopted the “Lightning” designation instead of the “Lightning II” used by all other nations) ingested a bird during a vertical landing attempt onboard HMS […]