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On December 10 the Finnish government confirmed plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets from United States, and formally authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign a procurement contract accordingly. Finland previously fielded Soviet fighter jets during the Cold War and was a major operator of the MiG-21, but subsequently […]
Amid rising tensions between Moscow and NATO over ongoing the civil war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on December 9 that the situation in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass regions resembled a genocide. “We can see clearly and know what is happening in the Donbass right now. This, of course, […]
Israel and the United States plan to hold discussions for possible joint military exercises simulating attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, which will be considered during a meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Pentagon officials on December 9. Israeli media reported this would involve “dozens” of aircraft including F-35, F-16 […]
Amid rising tensions between the United States and Russia, over both ongoing civil war in Ukraine and the political orientation of Belarus, Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker highlighted that an American nuclear first strike should no be ruled out. He stated that one possible course of action could be that “we stand off […]
India has begun to receive equipment for one of five S-400 air defence units ordered from Russia, which were contracted in October 2018 under a $5.4 billion deal. The deliveries coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Delhi, and the signing of a new agreement on Russo-Indian military and technical cooperation […]
Stealth technologies have been at the centre of American efforts to improve the survivability of future generations of its military aircraft since the late 1970, beginning with the F-117 Nighthawk radar evading strike fighter in the 1980s and today including ambitious and much more survivable sixth generation stealth fighters under […]
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unveiling of a range of new hypersonic weapons in March 2018, hypersonic technologies have increasingly been central to discussions of military primacy. Have China and North Korea have since deployed such weapons of their own while the United States has accelerated its development efforts on multiple parallel […]
The French Rafale represents one of five fourth generation fighters developed in Europe, and since its entry into service in 2001 has increasingly formed the backbone of the French Air Force. The fighter first flew during the Cold War in 1986, and was developed as a ‘4+ generation’ fighter and […]
During a visit to South Korea, and at a U.S. Air Force base 400km from Chinese territory, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin criticised China’s rapid development of hypersonic weapons. At a press conference with his South Korean counterpart, Suh Wook, at Osan Air Base Austin stated on December 1st: “[W]e have […]
Questions have been raised regarding the nature of France’s military activities in the country’s former colonies in West Africa after French military personnel were responsible for opening fire on unarmed protesters in Niger on November 27th. France’s military presence in the country has been highly controversial domestically, and when French […]