Over the past five years, India has procured military equipment worth Rs 193 trillion, according to details provided by the government in the Lok Sabha.
Defense Minister of State Ajay Bhatt said the imports of major defense equipment include helicopters, aircraft radars, rockets, assault rifles, missiles, and ammunition.
The data provided by the Minister of Defense for the procurement of military equipment relate to the period 2017-2022.
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As Ukraine requests Western-made fighters to bolster its military capabilities against Russia, a Ukrainian fighter pilot has expressed his view that US-made F-16 fighters are the “optimal choice” over Britain’s extremely capable Eurofighter Typhoons.
Ukraine, which relies mainly on Soviet-era fighters, has frequently requested fighters from the West to ward off Russian attacks.
So far, the United States has refused, citing concern about the escalating conflict and a preference to focus on providing military aid in other areas.
The latest pictures on the Internet show that the 3BM66 “Lead-2” tail stabilized shell-piercing armor-piercing projectile appeared on the front line of the Ukrainian battlefield.
Considering that the pictures and videos of “special military operations” released by Russia have been officially reviewed, it is not ruled out that this picture appears The purpose is to deter the Ukrainian army and improve the morale of the Russian army: Russian tanks are ready to penetrate the upcoming Western advanced main battle tanks.
The loose proliferation of civilian firearms in North American states is well known to the world. However, among those various types of guns, pneumatic firearms powered by high-pressure gas still occupy a certain market share, although the latter is not mattered in terms of range or power.
They are all quite different from the former, but they correspond to the saying, “radish and green vegetables, each has its own love.” There are air rifles or pistols with small recoil, low noise, and no muzzle fireworks, and there are many supporters.
The Chinese spy balloon, recently shot down by the U.S. military, has grabbed headlines in recent weeks. Other countries, including India, Japan, and Taiwan, are looking into the possibility that similar Chinese balloons have violated their airspace.
Even more worrisome is that China could also use such balloons to deploy hypersonic weapons.
In 2018, Chinese state television CCTV aired footage of a high-altitude balloon, not unlike the one that traversed the United States and Canada last week, dropping what appeared to be hypersonic weapons.
Fifty years ago, six women shattered the glass ceiling preventing females in military aviation. The “First Six,” as they were called, paved the way for generations to come. As the words of our National Anthem echo through the State Farm Stadium at today’s Super Bowl, an all-female flyover will mark another historic moment. While millions of people across the world watch, one of the first six, Captain Joellen Drag-Oslund, USNR (Ret.), will be there in person, to see first-hand what she and her five colleagues made possible, five decades ago.
Another unknown object was shot down, this time over Lake Huron, according to U.S. Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Jack Bergman of Michigan.
“The object has been downed by pilots from the US Air Force and National Guard,” Slotkin tweeted Sunday afternoon. “Great work by all who carried out this mission both in the air and back at headquarters. We’re all interested in exactly what this object was and it’s purpose.”
2/ As long as these things keep traversing the US and Canada, I’ll continue to ask for Congress to get a full briefing based on our exploitation of the wreckage.
An F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 92nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron after an in-flight refuel over Poland, Aug. 22, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler).
U.S. military fighter jets shot down another unidentified high-altitude object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon, the third time in as many days that military aircraft have downed such an object over North America.
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (middle), pushing reporter Evan Lambert (left). (Screenshot via Twitter).
The head of Ohio’s National Guard is drawing criticism after video showed him pushing a reporter at a press conference.
Newly released body camera footage shows part of the altercation, with Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. arguing with NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert inside a gymnasium where Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was giving a press conference. The footage, released Thursday, appears to contradict Harris’ initial claim that he acted in self-defense.
When asked about Russia’s resilience, Wallander called it “the Pentagon’s number two strategic challenge after China”. “We have not forgotten that although Russia is facing strategic defeat in Ukraine , it is still a capable adversary,” Wallander said.
Wallander said the US and its NATO allies in the conference scheduled to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, are expected to finalize plans for a new force model and arrange some units according to geographical factors.