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
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 1980s were golden times for the Soviet military. Several extremely potent weapon systems like the Su-27, MiG-29, S300 SAM, Admiral Kuznetsov class cruisers, Akula & Sierra class SSNs along with the mighty Kirovs and Typhoons entered service in this … Continue reading Sukhoi Su-30: The story of Russia’s famous Flanker
The primary adversaries of American fighters over Vietnam were agile Soviet jets like MiG-17 and MiG-21. The Americans were forced to fight them using not so agile F-4 Phantoms, the mainstay of American forces. Thus they had to find a … Continue reading The American MiGs
The nuclear armed south Asian rivals have been at the state of pseudo war throughout the entire time of their existence. They have fought 3 major wars and 1 limited intensity conflict and peace between them is still far away. Interestingly both … Continue reading LCA Tejas vs JF-17 Thunder
Seeing F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18E Super Hornets on the carriers of the United States Navy is a very common sight. Originally introduced in the early 1980s, they have formed the backbone of the USN’s fixed winged aircraft fleet. The Soviet … Continue reading F/A-18 Hornet vs Su-33 Flanker
The F-22A Raptor is the only 5th generation jet fighter in service today and it stands tall among others. It entered service in 2005 and only 183 were produced before the production line was shut due to excessive rise in … Continue reading F-22 Raptors in Europe
During the 2nd World War, the Germans had effectively used a battle plan named Blitzkrieg to capture vast amounts of enemy territory in a very short span. They had done so using fast moving mechanized divisions which ran through Europe … Continue reading Mil Mi-24: The flying tank
The Royal Air Force and the Indian Air Force pitted their top guns in the 10 day long Exercise named Indradhanush. Both the airforces utilised top of the line hardware deployed their assets extensively during the exercise. The assets used … Continue reading Exercise Indradhanush 2015
