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Germany and Slovenia have agreed on a deal to transfer Slovenian Army M-55 tanks, a derivative of the Soviet T-54/55, to support Ukrainian government forces as aid. Slovenia will be compensated with German military transports and wheeled lorries. The transfer comes as NATO countries’ supplies of T-72 tanks have worn […]
Following the debut of the Iranian Shahed 136 delta wing ’suicide drone’ on Ukrainian battlefields, a second larger Iranian unmanned aircraft the Mohajer-6 has reportedly begun operations in the theatre to support the Russian war effort. Ukrainian sources have indicated that the aircraft have been involved in strikes on targets […]
As Iran and Russia strengthen their defence ties and Russia begins to make active use of Iranian drones in combat in Ukraine, a growing number of sources have begun to refer to the possibility that Iran could acquire 64 Russian Su-35 fighters under a major contract. Commander of the Air […]
The South Korean government has reportedly granted more land in the Seongju region for expansion of U.S. Military deployments of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Air Defence) anti missile systems. Deployment of THAAD systems has been strongly opposed by much of the Korean population sparking some of the largest protests in […]
As Iranian Shahed 136 drones have made their debut on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia appears set to field a very large fleet of Iranian unmanned aircraft with at least four military cargo flights from the country reportedly flying deliveries from September 12–18 alone. These included three flights from the […]
The Republic of China Air Force, the official name of Taiwan’s air force, is set to receive a new class of unmanned aircraft capable of deploying beyond visual range Sky Sword II air to air missiles to engage enemy aircraft. Developed jointly by Geosat Aerospace & Technology Inc. and the […]
Ukrainian forces have captured a T-90M battle tank in the Kharkiv region, where significant advances have recently been made on the ground, representing an unprecedented gain due to the vehicle’s status as the most capable in the Russian arsenal. The northeastern area has increasingly become a focal point for hostilities, […]
Newly deployed Iranian-built Shahed 136 delta wing drones have begun to take a significant toll on Ukrainian forces, with the Wall Street Journal being among several sources to report “serious damage” citing reports from Ukrainian officers. The aircraft – renamed Geranium 2 in Russian service – have been used primarily […]
During the eight year Iran-Iraq War, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran suffered from its negligible ground based anti aircraft capabilities which left its territory open to heavy bombardment by Iraqi fighters and bombers. Only the Iranian fighter fleet, in particular its F-14 Tomcat heavyweight air superiority fighters, could provide some degree […]
The Israeli Air Force in the early hours of September 17 launched an air strike on Damascus International Airport, marking the latest of several attacks on civilian airports in the country which critics have claimed are an attempt to stymie its post-war recovery. The state run Syrian Arab News Agency […]