The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China. The voyage risks further raising tensions with China but will likely be viewed by self-ruled Taiwan as a sign of …
Read More »Second F-35 Crash in last 6 months raises question about $1.5 Trillion project
In the last 6 months (Approximately ) two F-35 Lightning II fighter jets crashed and 2 made an emergency landing due to the technical issue. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the state of Art Fifth generation stealth fighter jets or you can say that most advanced fighter jet …
Read More »U.S. deployed U-2 spy plane for the search of F-35A Wreckage and missing Japanese pilot
Pentagon has confirmed on Friday that high-altitude U-2 reconnaissance aircraft joins the search for F-35A fighter jet and missing Japanese pilot. U.S. Forces Japan said an Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady tactical reconnaissance plane has joined the search for Hosomi and the F-35A Lightning II fighter he was flying when …
Read More »Saudi-led coalition air defense reportedly shoots down its own Chinese-made drone
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said that coalition air defense forces shot down a drone over Seiyun city. Colonel Turki al-Maliki, Arab Coalition spokesman, said that at 10:50 p.m. local time on Sunday, the Saudi Royal Air Defense System spotted the drone moving in the direction of a populated …
Read More »NATO confirms U.S. to Deploy THAAD Missile System to Romania
The U.S. will deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor to Romania this summer, a first for the European continent since Russia’s encroachment into Eastern Europe and its annexation of Crimea in 2014. On 11 April, NATO confirmed the US plans to deploy of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system …
Read More »U.S. Navy awards $3 billion contract to Build 24 E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft
The US Navy (USN) has contracted Northrop Grumman to build and deliver a further 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. U.S. Navy on 10 April awarded Northrop Grumman a modification to definitize the previously awarded E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Lot 7 advance acquisition contract to …
Read More »More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed since 2001
According to the Washington Post investigation, More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed between 2001 and 2015 The Pentagon has shrouded the extent of the problem and kept details of most of the crashes a secret. The Post’s year-long investigation, however, raises questions about drone safety, identifying 418 …
Read More »Haftar’s Libyan National Army claims to shot down a Libyan government military aircraft
The GNA and Haftar’s forces were exchanging tit-for-tat airstrikes on each other’s positions near the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, claims to have shot down a military aircraft en route from the city of Misrata, an official representative of the …
Read More »Russia publicly threatens Ukraine with “military conflict” over Kerch Strait incident
According to TASS Russian officials publicly threaten Ukraine with “military conflict” over Kerch Strait incident Russia’s Federation Council on Wednesday approved a statement saying that violations of the rules of navigation by Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait are fraught with a military conflict with Russia in which NATO may …
Read More »New Satellite Imagery Suggests IAF Balakot Airstrike was a ‘Very Precise Miss’
Three defense analysts Marcus Hellyer, Nathan Ruser and Aakriti Bachhawat in an Australian publication The Strategist have said thatNew High-resolution Satellite Imagery Suggests IAF Balakot Airstrike was a ‘Very Precise Miss’ This new visual evidence of a lack of damage is odd — considering the Indian Air Force used ‘precision bombing’, or to …
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