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Deliveries of the Lockheed Martin F-35 resumed in early July 2024, after a lengthy pause due to delays in anticipated software upgrades. However, financial issues between the government and the company persist. Despite this, a top Air Force leader announced that the Pentagon is expected to start accepting new F-35s this month. Additionally, the Air…
The US Army to deploy more than 1000 Switchblade 600 drones until next year as a part of Replicator program [the Pentagon’s efforts to deploy unmanned systems in large numbers]. The US Army’s Vice Chief of Staff General James J. Mingus for the very first time disclosed the quantity of unmanned systems that the Pentagon…
The US made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is completely ineffective in the Ukraine-Russia war. Advanced Russian jamming techniques jammed these artillery weapon systems easily and effectively. According to the classified report on weapons assessment by Ukraine revealed by the ‘Washington Post’, America’s sophisticated weapons can be easily jammed or disrupted which shows their…
Moscow begins tactical nuclear weapons exercises on Tuesday, as ordered by President Vladimir Putin to simulate the first stage launch of the nuclear weapons near Ukraine in response to the “Proactiveness” of the West. The Russian Armed Forces of Southern Military District under the command of General Staff of the military started “the first stage…
In the ever-evolving world of military aviation, the J-10C and Dassault Rafale fighter jets have emerged as formidable contenders. Developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in China and Dassault Aviation in France respectively, these advanced fourth-generation aircraft have garnered significant attention in recent years. In this article, we will conduct a detailed comparative analysis of…
The Dassault Rafale and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II are two of the most advanced fighter jets in the world. While both aircraft are designed to perform a wide range of missions, there are significant differences between the two. Both these aircraft are designed and developed with different philosophies and capabilities in mind. Here…
The Dassault Rafale is a twin-engine, omnirole, canard delta wing fighter aircraft. Developed indigenously by French Dassault Aviation, the aircraft fully complies with the requirement to carry out the widest range of roles. According to Dassault Aviation, the aircraft participates in permanent “Quick Reaction Alert” (QRA) for deep strike missions, air-defense and air sovereignty missions,…
The Chengdu J-10 is the indigenously developed Chinese state-of-the-art multi-role tactical fighter aircraft independently developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. It is the first true fourth-generation Chinese aircraft that matches the Western fighter jets in terms of performance and capabilities. The Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) which developed the J-10 fighter jet is…
The Russia-Ukraine war has entered into the 15th day while heavy combat continues inside Ukraine. Russian forces reached the outskirts of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine and the country’s second-largest city of Kharkiv. Ukrainian military and armed units have managed to slow down and in some areas nearly halt the Russian advances. Russian forces announced…
Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by the Russian forces and the Russian troops are getting closer to the Capital Kyiv. Ukraine has already informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Russian forces have taken control of the facilities of the State Specialized Enterprise Chernobyl NPP (Nuclear Power Plant). “It is impossible…