Last week, Italy announced the deployment of its 27,100-ton flagship, the Aircraft Carrier Cavour to the Indo-Pacific. Armed with a complement of up to 10 advanced F-35B stealth fighters the… Continue reading "Italy Strengthens Ties with Japan as Carrier Arrives in the Indo-Pacific"
Back in March, a video depicting a drone flying over the Japanese helicopter destroyer (de facto light aircraft carrier) JS Izumo was published on Bilibili – China’s equivalent of YouTube.… Continue reading "Drone Footage of JS Izumo “Likely Real” Says Japanese Ministry of Defense"
On April 24, Istanbul Shipyard Command, which operates under the Ministry of National Defense’s General Directorate of Shipyards (TGM), opened its doors to the press to share information about the… Continue reading "Turkey Begins The Concept Design Phase Of The Domestic Aircraft Carrier Project"
HMS Prince of Wales set sail from Portsmouth on Monday for the North Sea, after the aircraft carrier’s crew completed a week of rapid preparations to replace HMS Queen Elizabeth,… Continue reading "HMS Prince of Wales Sails For Steadfast Defender Exercise After Week Of Rapid Preparations"
The UK’s Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that a Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group is to visit Japan in 2025 as part of the flagship 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment. The… Continue reading "British Carrier Strike Group To Visit Japan in 2025"
The Pentagon has announced that a THAAD anti-ballistic missile battery and additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense System battalions would be deployed to US bases in the Middle East. According to US… Continue reading "US to Deploy THAAD and Additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems to the Middle East"
On 13 July, France’s parliament approved President Emmanual Macron’s 413 billion Euro spending boost to the nation’s armed forces. A part of France’s 2024-2026 budget it was previously announced by… Continue reading "French Parliament Approves Plans to Increase National Military Spending"
TCG Anadolu, the Turkish Navy’s largest ship, was delivered to the Turkish Naval Forces Command on Monday, April 10, during a ceremony at Tuzla Sedef Shipyard. Many dignitaries attended the… Continue reading "TCG Anadolu: Turkey’s Largest Military Ship Enters Service"
Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared a photo of himself in front of the Bayraktar Kızılelma Unmanned Combat Aircraft developed by Baykar at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology… Continue reading "Baykar Releases The First Images Of The Bayraktar TB3 With Foldable Wings"
The Indian Navy announced today that its pilots carried out landing and take-off of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Navy (NP-2) on INS Vikrant. India has now demonstrated its capability… Continue reading "Naval Counterpart Of LCA Tejas Conducts Maiden Operations From INS Vikrant"