NUCLEAR STEALTH BOMBER
Satellite images show China's J-20 stealth fighters near Indian border in Sikkim
Satellite images reveal China's deployment of J-20 stealth fighters near the Indian border in Tibet. This strategic move places the advanced aircraft within proximity to India, raising regional tensions. India counters with its Rafale fighters and upgraded air defenses, including the S-400 system. Both nations are enhancing their military capabilities along the border, emphasizing the need for vigilance in the region.
US Air Force releases first images of 'B- 21 Raider'. Know about world's most dangerous nuclear stealth bomber
The stealth bomber 'B- 21 Raider' was unveiled last year. The bomber was pictured during ongoing ground and air testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks
The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green, bad lighting and chunky control switches, including a critical one that says “launch.” Those underground capsules are about to be demolished and the missile silos they control will be completely overhauled. A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel. It's the largest cultural shift in the land leg of the Air Force's nuclear missile mission in 60 years.
B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber: The U.S fighter jet that has China worried
The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber is a groundbreaking aircraft that will shape the future of aerial warfare. Its advanced capabilities and adaptability make it a formidable asset for the U.S. Air Force, ensuring the nation's enduring airpower capability in a rapidly changing global landscape.
South Korea, US revise deterrence agreement to counter North Korea
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is in Seoul for an annual security meeting with his South Korean counterpart Shin Won-sik, as the allies ramp up their defence cooperation in the face of growing missile and nuclear threats from Pyongyang.
US Air Force's new B-21 Raider "flying wing" bomber takes first flight
The B-21 "Raider," the U.S. Air Force's new long-range nuclear-capable stealth bomber, conducted its first flight from Northrop's facility in Palmdale, California. The aircraft, built by Northrop Grumman Corp, features a "flying wing" design similar to its predecessor, the B-2.
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US’ B-1B bombers coming to India for joint exercise
US nuclear capable heavy bombers, including two B-1Bs, are heading to India to participate in the Cope India exercise. The drill will include four to six American F-15E fighter jets and will focus on air mobility. Indian forces will be providing Su 30MKI fighter jets, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and a number of transport aircraft and helicopters.
World's largest Army, Navy: How China has ramped up its defense capabilities
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has over two million trained men and women on active duty. Ground troops make up the bulk of the army with 965,000 soldiers, while the navy has 260,000 members and the air force 395,000. There is also a strategic missile force of 120,000 and a paramilitary arm with 500,000 soldiers.
Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip
Later Friday, the Pentagon acknowledged reports of a second balloon flying over Latin America. "We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon," Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement, declining to offer further information such as where it was spotted.
N. Korea fires ballistic missiles after US-S. Korea drills
South Korea's military detected the missile launches from North Korea's capital region at around 4:32 pm, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said the South Korean military has strengthened its surveillance posture and is maintaining readiness with close coordination with the United States.
B-52 bombers and F-22 fighters are sent following North Korean missile launch
The American commitment to defend South Korea with all available means, including nuclear weapons, is known as "extended deterrence. To enhance "capabilities to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats," the F-22 fighters were dispatched from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, according to reports.
China blasts US report, reiterates 'no 1st use' nuke policy
The Pentagon last week released an annual China security report that warned Beijing would likely have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and that it has provided no clarity on how it plans to use them.
Pentagon chief: US faces pivotal years in countering China
On Friday in a dramatic nighttime rollout, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was on hand as the public got its first glimpse of the military's newest, highly classified nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, which is being designed to best the quickly growing cyber, space and nuclear capabilities of Beijing.
US reveals secretive B-21 bomber in California
Delivering his remarks at the ceremony in California, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the B-21's edge will last for decades. Austin explained that the B-21 bomber will not be theater-based, it won't need logistical support to hold any target at risk, and the most sophisticated air defence systems will struggle to detect the stealth aircraft.
US Air Force’s B-21 Raider: Know what makes it the most advanced military aircraft
The B-21 Raider of the US Air Force is about to be unveiled. The manufacturing company Northrop Gruman calls the aircraft “pioneering”.
Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider
The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the programme is classified. Ahead of its unveiling Friday at an Air Force facility in Palmdale, California, only artists' renderings of the warplane have been released.
The weakest link? North Korea's crumbling air force
Pyongyang has long condemned joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington, calling them rehearsals for an invasion -- but it has appeared especially sensitive to air force drills. That is because North Korea's air force is the weakest link in its military, experts say.
Xi decade reshapes China's military, and the region
During Xi Jinping's decade-long rule, China has built the world's largest navy, revamped the globe's biggest standing army, and amassed a nuclear and ballistic arsenal to trouble any foe.
Chinese warships go ballistic with new mystery missile
The new weapon is presumed by most commentators to be an anti-ship ballistic missile, which analysts refer to under the nomenclature of YJ-21. If the initial analysis of this YJ-21 is correct, then China becomes the first country in the world to operationally field such a missile from a naval vessel.
China: A year in review and preview
It is understandable why China is attempting a zero-cases policy, since domestic vaccines are not effective against emerging variants like Omicron, especially compared to Western vaccines that use mRNA. This is particularly ominous for China, because COVID could spread like wildfire amongst a population where there is little natural immunity.
US deploys warships in Taiwan strait on 2021 eve: Caustic message to China
USS John S. McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur, steamed through the Taiwan Strait on New Year's Eve, according to the U.S. Naval Institute. This was the 13th occasion in 2020 that US warships had passed through the Taiwan strait, which China claims as its own.
Pentagon estimates cost of new nuclear missiles at $95.8 billion
The weapons, known as intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, are intended as part of a near-total replacement of the American nuclear force over the next few decades at a total cost of more than $1.2 trillion.
China beware: US stealth bombers, destroyer ships watching you closely
The development will obviously set alarm bells ringing in Beijing which was already rattled by the deployment of three B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to the strategically important base in Diego Garcia across the Pacific, last month.
Pentagon warns China is nearing a milestone in nuclear weapons buildup
China’s progress in upgrading its strategic bombers to carry nuclear payloads puts it on the cusp of achieving a “triad” of delivery systems, punctuating a two-decade investment that coincided with the country’s economic rise, according to an annual Defense Department report to Congress published on Tuesday.
China launches two powerful naval destroyers in 'year of harvest' for military
China has been adding new naval ships on a monthly basis. China has launched its sixth Type 055 and the 23rd Type 052D guided missile destroyers, state-run Global Times reported. The ships would be ready for operations in about two years. Since it rejigged the military doctrine in 2013, the military has reduced the size of the army by three lakh troops
China is rapidly building robust lethal force to impose its will in the region: US official
"The strategic objectives of the Chinese Communist Party include securing China's status as a great power," Dan Taylor, Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst, told reporters at a Pentagon news conference on Tuesday while releasing a Congressionally-mandated report.
Ahead of Putin's visit, India ignores US threat on Triumf
India is finally all set to ink the $5.43 billion (over Rs 39,000 crore) deal for five advanced S-400 Triumf missile systems from Russia, brushing aside the threat of US financial sanctions that were last week imposed on China for buying the same air defence system.
US bombers overfly Korean peninsula in show of force
Two B-1B Lancers based in Guam flew a mission in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan late Tuesday, the US Pacific Air Forces said in a statement.
Vladimir Putin warns of 'major conflict' over North Korea
Putin said he feared the peninsula was "on the verge of a major conflict" and called for all sides to sign up to a mediation programme drawn up by Moscow and Beijing.
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