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France’s Rafale and the jointly developed British, German, Italian and Spanish Eurofighter twin engine lightweight fighter jets were developed in parallel from the late 1980s as two distinct but in many ways very similar fighter programs. The Soviet Union and the United States had by the early 1980s inducted a […]
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 Russia and Ukraine were consistently at odds over a range of defence issues, with tensions only worsening after the overthrow of the Ukrainian government in 2014 and the installation of a new more overtly pro-Western regime in Kiev. The aftermath saw […]
Indian officials have approved imposition of fines on the European defence firm Matra BAE Dynamics Alenia (MBDA) over having “slipped in discharging” its offset obligations under contracts for joint manufacturing of air launched missiles to equip French-built Rafale fighter jets. This follows revelations of an extensive corruption scandal surrounding the […]
On December 23 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that China and Russia were jointly developing a range of advanced new weapons systems as part of broadening strategic and economic cooperation between them. “The Chinese Army is largely equipped with the most advanced weapons systems. We even develop individual high-tech weapons […]
Former chief of the Israeli Defence Force’s Military Intelligence Directorate, Major General Tamir Hayman, has revealed that Israel played a role in the U.S. assassination of Iran’s most decorated military officer Qasem Soleimani on January 3, 2020. “Assassinating Soleimani was an achievement, since our main enemy, in my eyes, are […]
North Korea has been at war with the United States for almost entire history, with the Korean War that began in 1950 still technically ongoing and the country’s military modernisation efforts directed almost solely at deterring and if necessary fighting a war with the U.S. Less well-known however has been […]
The Soviet Union’s first surface to air missile system the S-25 was much less well known than the other major system of its era the S-75, but was considered a higher end design which defended the country’s seat of power in Moscow. The system was notably heavier than the S-75 […]
New details regarding the U.S. Air Force program to develop a hypersonic intercontinental range space aircraft have emerged, with the service seeking a modular experimental design configurable for both strike and reconnaissance missions. Named the Mayhem Program, the aircraft will complement efforts to develop a next-generation stealth bomber and more […]
India has deployed its first battalion of S-400 air defence systems near the country’s borders with Pakistan in the Punjab sector, according to local media reports. The system revolutionises India’s air defence capabilities, which had previously relied overwhelmingly on fighter aviation but had no modern long range ground based capabilities. […]
Amid high tensions between Ukraine and Russia, and widespread Western claims of a Russian intent to invade its neighbour, a team from the U.S. Department of Defence completed a mission to assess Ukrainian air defence needs. This was confirmed by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby, who announced the team’s return […]