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The Canadian government has launched a protest after a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 reconnaissance aircraft was ‘buzzed’ by Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force fighters near the Korean Peninsula. Incidents involving fighters approaching to within 20-100 feet reportedly took place several times, with one Chinese fighter flying close enough […]
Following reports in 2020 that the first technology demonstrator for development of an American sixth generation fighter had begun test flights, the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program was reported on June 1 to have begun its engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) phase. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced […]
The increasingly prominent role played by artillery guns in ongoing hostilities in Ukraine has led to a growing acknowledgement particularly among Western militaries that such assets remain relevant on 21st century battlefields. The Western world and to a lesser extent Russia have placed a low emphasis on development of modern […]
Following the announcement that the Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov had returned to dry dock after three years, speculation regarding the ship’s possible early retirement was largely dispelled with the vessel expected to continue to serve in the Russian Navy for well over a decade after refurbishment […]
Reports from February 26 have shown that T-62M tanks are being deployed from Russian military reserves to Ukraine, despite these having been out of frontline service in the Russian Army itself for over a decade. The backbone of Russian tank units is currently formed by modernised variants of the considerably […]
The Komsomolsk on Amur Aircraft Plant in the Russian Far East has delivered two new serially produced Su-57 fighters to the Russian Air Force, with the airframes numbered red 53 and 54. The aircraft have begun deliveries at an accelerating rate as the scale of production has increased, with deliveries […]
The Russian Military has employed the TOS-1A 220mm rocket artillery system for large scale bombardments of Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donbas region. The weapons systems have long been expected to play a greater role in the conflict with the potential to speed up Russian advances considerably. The TOS-1A is […]
Alongside China’s J-20 and the American F-35, which are today the only fifth generation fighters in the world both in production and fielded at squadron level strength, the F-22 and Russian Su-57 are two smaller and in many ways less successful next generation programs that have also entered fighters into […]
In the latest of multiple similar warnings from Russian officials, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu warned on March 24 that there was a significant threat of Ukraine developing nuclear weapons and accompanying delivery vehicles. This followed indications by Ukrainian officials just days before the outbreak of war between the two countries […]
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider strategic bomber has seen plans for a first flight in 2022 terminated, with the reasons for the delay remaining unexplained. Supply chain issues, labor shortages and performance problems have all been speculated by various sources. An Air Force spokeswoman speaking to Air Force Magazine nevertheless […]