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Entering service from 1970, the MiG-23 Flogger variable swept wing fighter remained in production in the Soviet Union in 1985 and was the country’s first fighter jet with third generation capabilities. The aircraft was in many ways ahead of its time, with an engine which surpassed that of the American […]
Despite the Pivot to Asia initiative initiated by the Barak Obama administration at the beginning of the 2010s, which saw the bulk of overseas U.S. forces redeployed to the Asia-Pacific region and away from the Middle East and Europe, the balance of power in the Western Pacific has continued to […]
September 7 2022 marks 25 years since the first flight of the world’s first fifth generation fighter the F-22A Raptor, with the aircraft designed as a twin engine heavyweight platform to succeed the F-15 Eagle and F-4D/E Phantom as the Western world’s prime air superiority fighter. Developed under the Advanced […]
Following reports from U.S. intelligence on September 5 that Russia was purchasing “millions of North Korean artillery shells and rockets” for use in its war effort in Ukraine, a number of experts have commented on the potential usefulness of the East Asian state’s defence sector to support the Russian Military […]
China’s Qimingxing-50 solar powered drone, otherwise known as the Morning Star-50, had been confirmed to have made its first flight on September 3, making it the latest of a range of new Chinese unmanned aircraft to fly without analogues anywhere else in the world. Developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation […]
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February former military personnel from across the Western world have been drawn to the conflict to support the Ukrainian war effort, with their contributions coming in parallel to deployments of Western special forces and other assets to perform roles ranging from targeting […]
The Polonez rocket artillery system first became operational in 2016, and is widely considered most notable defence product developed in Belarus since the end of the Soviet era in 1991. The disintegration of the Soviet Union saw the large majority of the state’s defence sector inherited by Russia, with most […]
A newly declassified American intelligence report has indicated that Russia is buying several million artillery shells and ammunition for its rocket artillery systems from North Korea. This comes as North Korea has supported the Russian war effort in Ukraine, having opposed UN resolutions condemning its actions and subsequently provided full […]
Following the announcement on September 4 by Commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, General Hamid Vahedi, that acquisitions of Su-35S fighters from Russia were under consideration, the possible roles the aircraft could play in the service and the numbers it may be acquired in have […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has deployed its J-20 and J-16 heavyweight fighters for exercises simulating air to air combat. State media outlet CGTN reported that this took place on a large scale with dozens of fighters involved, and that exercises particularly centred on visual range engagements. […]