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Elaborating on the state of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) sixth generation fighter program, CEO of French aerospace firm Dassault Eric Trappier gave strong indications that the aircraft would be several decades behind its leading edge foreign competitors in entering service. The fighter program currently being developed jointly by […]
Beginning development from the late 1970s, fifth generation fighter aircraft remain few and far between in the world today with only three classes currently in production worldwide. These include the Chinese J-20, the American F-35, and the Russian Su-57. With the J-20 being delivered to the Chinese Air Force around […]
The F-15 Eagle is currently the only heavyweight fighter in production anywhere in the Western world, and having been designed in the late 1960s to provide a leading edge air superiority capability it first flew in 1972 and joined the U.S. Air Force three years later. The fighter is the […]
Since the 20th century economic warfare and struggles to control the information space have played an increasingly central role in global conflict alongside military confrontation, with major powers in the 21st century launching economic wars and black propaganda campaigns far more frequently against one another than airstrikes or proxy wars. […]
Russian Strategic Missile Force Commander Colonel General Sergey Karakayev announced on June 5 that the a second regiment of intercontinental ballistic missiles integrating Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles was preparing to go on combat alert. “Today one full-complement regiment is on duty and the second regiment is preparing to go on […]
The Russian Zicron hypersonic cruise missile was first delivered to the Russian Navy in late 2019, and has since begun to equip warships ranging from modernised Cold War era Udaloy Class destroyers to very light but modern Gremyashchiy Class stealth corvettes. Having also been tested from Russian attack submarines, and […]
On June 5 it was announced that Russian air defences had intercepted two Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles near the Nikolayevsk Region, with Defence Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov stating: “Two Tocka-U ballistic missiles were intercepted in the air over the Novogeorgiyevka community of the Nikolayevsk Region, while three projectiles, […]
June 5 2022 marks 55 years since the outbreak of the Six Day War, which although brief was one of the most pivotal military clashes in the Middle East of the Cold War era with far reaching consequences still felt across the region today. The conflict primarily pitted the armed […]
Top Gun Maverick which released in theatres in the United States on May 27 remains the most hotly anticipated military themed English language film produced in over a decade, and as a sequel to the best selling Top Gun blockbuster that released 36 years prior in 1986 it was similarly […]
The much anticipated sequel to the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun, Top Gun Maverick, released in theatres in the United States on May 27 and, much like the original, was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Navy and influenced considerably by the Pentagon. Also like the original, the film was based […]