NEW DELHI (GDC) — The commissioning of India’s second aircraft carrier has been delayed till September next year because of the Covid-19 pandemic according to Times of India. While reconciling to this setback, the Indian Navy […]
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her F-35B jets have been training for any and all eventualities related to carrier strike operations. F-35 jets launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth practised air combat, dogfighting against Typhoons and other F-35A. HMS Queen […]
TAIPEI (GDC) — The U.S. Navy 7th Fleet announced Wednesday (July 8) that two ships entered the South China Sea after conducting military exercises near the Philippines. The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Force […]
WASHINGTON (GDC) – The U.S. State Department has approved Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2 billion. The Government […]
Ambitious plans for the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers – each of which cost more than £3bn – will not be met without proper funding, the government spending watchdog National Audit Office (NAO) has […]
Photos of the Shenyang J-31 twin-engine fifth-generation fighter jet, have been frequently released on Chinese social media since May, leading to considerable speculation that the aircraft could be set to enter service in the PLA […]
On May 6, 2020, the flagship of the Italian Navy, the light aircraft carrier Cavour (550) left the Taranto naval base for sea trials after modernization works, which took place from December 2018. On July […]
A shortage of modernisation funds to create new bases and projects, the Indian Navy is now going to deploy its frontline aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at a private shipyard in Chennai as its planned base […]
China is a great power with a vast economy. A recent Australian government report estimates that by 2030, the Chinese economy will be worth $42 trillion versus $24 trillion for the United States — in […]
Russia recognized the possible loss of the only aircraft carrier reported Russian newspaper Avia.Pro. The only Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov currently under repair may not return to service, contrary to official statements. This is […]
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