Tag: Military Watch

<p >U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin on May 20 informed the Senate Armed Services Committee that issues with the <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/b52-upgrade-cost-overruns-cuts" target="_blank">B-52J bomber program</a> could force the service to abandon it, and instead reallocate funds to procuring more <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/industry-increase-output-b21-larger-fleet" target="_blank">B-21 Raider stealth bombers</a>. If the […]

<p >A Russian Ground Forces Iskander-M ballistic missile unit was reported to have caused several dozen casualties during a strike on a Ukrainian Army training camp in the disputed Sumy region, killing up to 70 personnel. Commenting on the incident, the Russian Defence Ministry reported: "As a result of the […]

<p >The Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has confirmed that it will deploy a Su-57 fighter to participate in the LIMA 2025 international maritime and aerospace exhibition in Malaysia, which has been interpreted by analysts as part of an effort to market the fighter class to Southeast Asian clients. "The […]

<p >Testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services on May 20, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Allvin was questioned regarding the possibility of the service procuring an enhanced new variant of the F-16 fighter. Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and chair of the […]

<p >Footage released by Ukrainian Army personnel has confirmed the successful neutralisation of a Russian Army T-90M tank in the disputed Donetsk region, which has been a focal point for hostilities during over 11 years of Russian-Ukrainian hostilities. It remains uncertain how the tank was destroyed, although signs of rust […]

<p >The Chinese Jiu Tian unmanned aircraft, commonly referred as the world’s first ‘drone mothership,’ is expected to make its first flight near the end of June 2025, paving the way to the introduction of the world’s first in an entirely new category of military aircraft. The aircraft was designed […]

<p >Images of a Russian Su-34 strike fighter flying in a new desert brown and yellow colour scheme, which has not been seen in the Russian Armed Forces, has fuelled considerable speculation regarding the possibility that the aircraft may have been built for export. The fighter class has not been […]

<p >Following confirmation that the first of 49 former Australian Army M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks had been loaded for shipment to Ukraine, growing questions have been raised regarding the vehicles’ utility for the Ukrainian Army. Plans to deliver the retired tanks were <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/ukrainian-losses-brams-australia-49" >first announced</a> by Canberra in October 2024, […]

<p >The<a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russia-leading-fighter-fourth-phase" > Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant</a> in the Russian Far East is preparing to transition from production of the baseline Su-57 fighter, to the enhanced Su-57M1 variant, according to reports from multiple Russian sources. The facility is currently producing both the Su-57 and the older Su-35. The expansion of the […]

<p >The Korean People’s Army Air Force has updated air defence training for its MD500 lightweight attack helicopter crews, simulating drone attacks which the rotary wing aircraft were tasked with shooting down. New exercises focused on neutralising low-flying slow-moving drones using  small arms installed inside the helicopters’ cockpits. These classes of […]