The Ukrainian Army has withdrawn its M1A1 Abrams tanks from frontline positions due to concerns regarding their vulnerability to Russian strikes, with this decision taken following heavy losses incurred in combat since mid-February. Confirmation of the withdrawal was provided by unnamed American military sources cited by the AP news agency, […]
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J-20 vs. J-16: Comparing China’s Two Most Dangerous Fighters
In the mid-2010s the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force brought three new classes of fighter into service, with these having today been deployed across more than 40 regiments to revolutionise the country’s aerial warfare capabilities. By far the most prominent has been the Chengdu J-20 as the world’s […]
Britain Forward Deploys Eurofighters to Poland: Can They Provide Electronic Support to Ukrainian Ground Ops?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on April 23 confirmed that the Royal Air Force would forward deploy Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft to Poland, stressing that London and Warsaw had strengthened security ties considerably amid joint support for the Ukrainian war effort. It remains uncertain how long the aircraft will remain […]
North Korea Deploys Massive-Calibre Rocket Artillery For Nuclear Launch Simulation
On April 22 the Korean People’s Army conducted its first ever known drills simulating a nuclear counterattacks and the use of the country’s “system of command, management, control and operation of the whole nuclear force,” which included the country’s nuclear launch trigger the “Haekbangashoe.” The exercises involved the country’s KN-25 rocket artillery […]
Russian Capture of Ukraine’s Most Capable Tank: New Details and Footage Indicate Where the Leopard 2A6 is Heading Next
Following video confirmation on April 21 that Russian ground units had captured a Leopard 2A6 tank during clashes with Ukrainian forces, new footage and information have provided further details on the operation and the future of the vehicle. The Leopard 2A6 is by far the most capable variant of the […]
Hezbollah Air Defences Shoot Down Another Israeli Hermes Drone Amid Escalating Hostilities
The paramilitary wing of the Lebanese political party Hezbollah on April 21 used a surface to air missile to destroy an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over Southern Lebanon, marking the latest development in over six months of escalating hostilities between the two opposing forces. “Islamic resistance fighters shot down an […]
Russia Has Resumed Production of Turbine Engines For T-80 Tanks: New Variants Incoming
Russian state media outlets have revealed that the production of gas turbine engines for the T-80 main battle tank has been resumed at the engineering plant Kaluzhsky Engine – known colloquially as Kaluga. The GTD-1250 multi-fuel gas turbine engine was confirmed to be in full scale production, with this representing […]
Russian Forces Capture Ukrainian Army Leopard 2A6 Tank
Footage released on April 21 has confirmed that Russian ground units have captured a Leopard 2A6 tank during clashes with Ukrainian forces. The footage showed the vehicle appearing to be under evacuation from a combat area in a rural area and relatively undamaged, although missing tracks from both sides. Russian […]
Turkey’s Hosting of New U.S. B-1B Bomber Presence Highlights Ankara’s Central Role Bolstering Israeli Security
The U.S. Air Force has forward deployed two B-1B strategic bombers to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, with the aircraft from Bomber Task Force 24-2 landing in the Eastern European state on April 15 amid escalating hostilities in neighbouring Middle Eastern countries. The Air Force reported that the bombers seamlessly […]
Soviet S-200 Long Range Air Defence System Finally Proving its Worth in Ukraine: Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Shot Down
On April 19 the Russian Air Force lost a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber during operations in the Ukrainian theatre, with the aircraft’s crash and ejection of its three crewmen confirmed by multiple Russian sources. The incident was subsequently credited by Western and Ukrainian sources to a shootdown by a Soviet S-200 […]