Unconfirmed reports in the Russian media said that Chinese-made type JY-27A 3D radar deployed by Venezuelan Air Defense detected a United States F22 stealth aircraft as it approached the countrys airspace and sent a warning to the American fighter jet in mid-May 2020. What is it that makes the stealthy F-22...
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy plans to move its Shandong aircraft carrier group to the South China Sea to confront the US Navy which has recently moved warships and heavy bombers to the Pacific port of Guam. A PLA naval exercise during April 2020 involving the training aircraft carrier,...
Defenseworld.net compares the Russian ‘Tornado Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) with the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)/M270A1.
Japan has its eyes set on matching if not overtaking the United States and Europe in aerospace and defense technology. The setting up Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) in 2015 set the trend for the future course of Japans defence manufacturing and technology. Stealth aircraft program The ATLA has revealed the details...
Russia upgraded its MiG-35 fighter aircraft during January-February 2020 with a g-force protection system and an automatic landing system. The move looks aimed at making the latest Russian jet appealing to air forces considering, Western jets which already have these key features. Defenseworld.net looks at how the MiG-35 matches up with its...
When Two American and a British soldier were killed in a rocket attack against US' Al-Taji military base near Baghdad on March 12, the focus has fallen on the weapons used. Approximately eighteen 107mm Katyusha rockets struck the base. Rockets were fired from Kia Bongo pickup truck with a missile...
Turkish defense industry-made equipment such as the Bayraktar and Anka drones aided by the Koral electronic warfare system completely overwhelmed Russian-origin hardware with the Syrian military during Turkeys offensive in Idlib region of Syria last week. The Syrian Armys highly-rated Pantsir-S1 air defence system (ADS), the Su-24 fighter jets, the L-39...
The European Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project to develop a tank is the first all-new tank design in decades. While previous tank designs such as the USs M1 Abrams, Germanys Leopard and Frances Leclerc hark back to World War II, the MGCS early concepts reveal a sports-car-like flair. One of...
The US government last week brought back the dreaded anti-personnel mines- the dreaded relics of past wars that have killed and maimed tens of thousands, decades after wars have ended. Welcome to the new era of self-destruct mines The United States has allowed it military to deploy self-destruct landmines in conflict zones...
Singapores potential acquisition of F-35B fighter jets ups the defence game in South East Asia like no other procurement in recent years. The tiny city-state plans to use the Short Take-off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) Jets in a unique manner- The aircraft will be based on land as well on Joint Multi-Mission...