Last week, the Philippine Air Force received the final two of six T-129 Atak helicopters ordered from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in July 2020 at Danilo Atienza Air Base on… Continue reading "The Philippine Air Force Receives The Last Two T-129 Atak Helicopters From TAI"
On May 15, the Pakistani Army successfully carried out the test launch of the domestically developed Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Fatah-II, which it claimed had the ‘capability of… Continue reading "Pakistan Successfully Tests The Fatah-II Multiple Launch Rocket System With A Range Of 400 KM"
On Wednesday May 15, the US and Japan signed a formal agreement to jointly develop an interceptor capable of stopping hypersonic missiles. According to a statement from the US Department… Continue reading "Japan and US Agree to Jointly Develop Hypersonic Interceptor"
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"
As the United States continues to shift its focus towards great power competition with China, the race in defense technology is becoming increasingly prominent. America may retain the technological edge… Continue reading "RAND Proposes New Framework For Assessing Chinese Technological Advances"
On April 13, the German Ministry of Defense (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) announced in a post on its X account that the Berlin government would send another MIM-104 Patriot air and… Continue reading "Germany To Send Additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense System To Ukraine"
“If two years ago someone would have said that in the Spring of 2024 we would have had North Korean munitions killing Ukrainians in Europe […] we would have probably… Continue reading "Reflecting on NATO and Asia as the Alliance Celebrates its 75th Birthday"
The Norwegian government has asked Parliament to approve a massive increase in the country’s military budget. The increase would add 600 billion NOK (or approximately $56 billion USD) in defense… Continue reading "Norway Proposes $56 Billion Military Upgrade Amidst Rising Tensions in Europe"
On February 15, a Turkish delegation led by General İrfan Özsert, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, visited Pakistan Air Forces Commander Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber… Continue reading "Turkey and Pakistan Join Forces on the Development of Air-to-Air Missiles"
On February 14, the Pakistan Navy held the keel laying ceremony for the second Hangor Class diesel-electric attack submarine, which was built with the cooperation of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation… Continue reading "Pakistan’s Navy Lays The Keel of The Second Hangor Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine"