The Indian MMRCA competition was essentially killed when the Indian MoD (Ministry of Defense) requested for direct sales of 36 Rafale built at Dassault’s facilities in France. In September of 2016, nearly a decade and a half after the requirement … Continue reading Aftermath of Indian MMRCA
Do visit the Vol. 2: Memes of Battle Machines Vol. 2 Disclaimer: These memes mean no harm to anyone and are intended to be pure jokes so please take them as jokes. Feel free to use them anywhere but do … Continue reading Memes of Battle Machines Vol. 1
The Chinese just like their Soviet counterparts maintained that they won’t be building aircraft carriers for the naval arm of People’s Liberation Army i.e. PLAN. Changing geo-political scenario and the rise of carrier centric fleets forced China to review its … Continue reading From HMAS Melbourne to Shandong: The Story of China’s Aircraft Carrier Programme
The Germans have earned a lot of respect over the decades for their tank designs which are still considered as one of the best in service if not the best. This reputation was built during the second world war when … Continue reading Tiger I & II: The most feared tanks of WW2
People often like to decry the Chinese Shenyang J-11 as a cheap copy of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27. Here, I’ll give a low down on why such a dismissal is foolhardy. First, let us examine the original Russian Flanker. The Su-27 … Continue reading J-11: The son of Su-27
The P-3 Orion has served several countries for decades and is a widely respected platform. Finding and fielding a capable replacement for such a platform is a difficult task. After several cancellations, potent replacements have been found in the form … Continue reading Boeing P-8A vs Kawasaki P-1: The comparison of modern MPAs
The Soviet defense ministry had the tendency of changing requirements during development of new weapon systems. For some years, they would maintain a particular requirement and then change it. Several times this meant that capable weapon systems were scrapped or their … Continue reading Ships of the Soviet Navy: Slava class
