<p >New Mi-35 attack helicopters have been delivered to the Belarusian Armed Forces, and are set to shortly be operationalised by the country’s air force, according to an announcement from the Belarusian Defence Ministry on May 30. "New Mi-35M combat/transport helicopters have arrived in Belarus as part of military-technical cooperation […]
<p >On May 22 the German Army <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/germany-leopardii-former-ussr-deployment" target="_blank">inaugurated</a> the new 45th Armoured Brigade stationed in Vilnius, Lithuania, which is expected to provide an elite forward deployed mechanised warfare capability on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Located just 150 kilometres from the Belarusian capital Minsk, and less […]
<p >The escalation of war in Ukraine to a period of full scale hostilities in February 2022 quickly saw ballistic and cruise missile strike capabilities gain central importance to the war efforts of both Moscow and Kiev, with Russian Iskander-M missile systems gaining <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iskander-successes-strike-artillery" target="_blank">particular prominence</a> for the wide […]
<p >The escalation of war in Ukraine to a period of full scale hostilities in February 2022 quickly saw ballistic and cruise missile strike capabilities gain central importance to the war efforts of both Moscow and Kiev, with Russian Iskander-M missile systems gaining <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iskander-successes-strike-artillery" target="_blank">particular prominence</a> for the wide […]
<p >The Germany Army has begun its first permanent force deployment on foreign soil since the end of the Nazi era, with the formation of the new 45th Armoured Brigade stationed in Vilnius, Lithuania. The mechanised brigade is intended to be expanded to 4,800 personnel, and will by the end […]
<p >The Germany Army has begun its first permanent force deployment on foreign soil since the end of the Nazi era, with the formation of the new 45th Armoured Brigade stationed in Vilnius, Lithuania. The mechanised brigade is intended to be expanded to 4,800 personnel, and will by the end […]
<p >Russia’s defence sector has since mid-2022 continued to significantly expand its capacity to produce single use ‘kamikaze’ attack drones, after first establishing this capability with Iranian support to manufacture the Shahed 136 drone under license. An increasingly central factor shaping the balance of power not only in the Ukrainian […]
<p >Russia’s defence sector has since mid-2022 continued to significantly expand its capacity to produce single use ‘kamikaze’ attack drones, after first establishing this capability with Iranian support to manufacture the Shahed 136 drone under license. An increasingly central factor shaping the balance of power not only in the Ukrainian […]
<p >Serbia’s defence sector has continued to play a key role in suppling equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to a new Russian intelligence report. “Serbian defence enterprises, contrary to the 'neutrality' declared by official Belgrade, continue to supply ammunition to Kiev,” the report stated, adding that supplies were […]
<p >Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet has stated that a future variant of the F-35 fifth generation fighter could have the ability to fly missions without its pilot, which would mark a major shift in the program that could potentially allow services such as the U.S. Air Force to better […]