NEW DELHI: The production of defense equipment with modern technological trends has always been challenging for most countries worldwide. This has resulted in most nations importing defense equipment to meet their domestic defense needs.
In export-oriented nations, the defense sector has become so lucrative that it has great influence over the nation’s foreign policy.
There have been occasions in which export-oriented countries in the defense equipment industry were active in launching or extending a conflict in order to maintain a robust defense export market.
Author: Michael
A long overdue Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and ground crews.
The study focused on almost 900,000 service members who flew on or worked on military aircraft between 1992 and 2017.
The study found that as compared to the general population the air crew members had an 87% higher rate of melanoma and a 39% higher rate of thyroid cancer. Men had a 16% higher rate of prostate cancer and women a 16% higher rate of breast cancer. Overall, the air crews had a 24% higher rate of cancer of all types.
An explosion hits Baghdad on March 21, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq as hostilities between U.S. led Coalition forces and the Iraqi Regime continue. (Photo by Mirrorpix/Getty Images).
Twenty years ago today, on March 19, 2003 the war in Iraq started. American and allied forces began the war not on the ground but in the skies. What unfolded was dozens of airstrikes across Iraq targeting early warning sites and Iraqi leadership, meant to pave the way for the ground invasion that launched March 20.
As part of an agreement reached with Sweden, the British Army will receive modern artillery platforms to replace those supplied to Ukraine.
The first 14 Archer artillery systems will become the property of the British Army this month and will be fully operational next April, constituting an interim replacement for the 32 AS90 artillery systems that the United Kingdom gifted to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Designed and built by BAE Systems Bofors in Sweden, the Archer has twice the maximum range of the AS90, greater operational mobility, higher availability, and shorter time-to-action.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the German Armed Forces, Eva Högl, has brought to light several chronic dysfunctions that haunt the German Army, also known as the ”Bundeswehr”, in her latest report.
Last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced landmark investments to modernize the German military. However, according to Högl’s latest report, the Bundeswehr has a long way to go.
In his report, Högl describes the dismal status of the Bundeswehr, which lacks not just the ships, planes, tanks, and other military equipment but also the proper education and training for its people.
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan after Seoul began resuming an intelligence-sharing agreement with Tokyo.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan east of the peninsula. The projectile reached a maximum altitude of 50 km, before plunging to the target at a distance of 800 km.
The Japanese Coast Guard confirmed the information, adding that the missile fell outside the country’s exclusive economic zone. North Korean officials have not commented on the report.
Poland to deploy Seahorse rockets on the Russian border
The Russian Satellite Network reported that the Polish Ministry of Defense announced that the Polish 16th Mechanized Infantry Division equipped with the latest American Seahorse rocket launcher would be deployed near the border of the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad Oblast.
Poland’s Defense Minister Malius Bwaschak said that Poland ordered 500 Seahorse rocket launchers, which played an important role in the Ukrainian battlefield.
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Little numbers of the F-35C, the first fifth-generation fighter to be launched from a carrier, have arrived. The F/A-18 Super Hornet has been upgraded so successfully over the years that it has lasted far longer in service than was originally anticipated.
So how will the Navy deal with advanced threats from the great ocean powers in the coming decades? The answer to this question has been clear and forceful from the Navy. The carrier-launched F/A-XX 6th generation stealth fighter, a new generation platform under development, is expected to burst onto the scene in the coming years.
During the more than 25 years of service of the SR-71 “Blackbird,” from its first flight in 1964 until its retirement in 1999, no adversary shot down a single aircraft. Aviation fans even believe that the plane evaded more than 4,000 missiles.
It was the fastest plane to take to the skies and held the record for the highest level of flight altitude. It is also the fastest non-rocket-powered aircraft. Due to its unreal speed, enemy missiles and airframes could never reach it.
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We are at war but most Americans are blissfully unaware. Folks are busy living their lives, attending school, work, raising kids, pursuing dreams, or if retired, leisure activities, visiting grandkids, enjoying life. Most are ignorant of the malign designs of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
China is ruled by CCP Chairman and President Xi Jinping. His word is law. His goals are anathema to freedom loving people everywhere. The people of China are helpless pawns. They have no rights.