Amid signs of strengthening ties between Russia and North Korea, and as Moscow’s deteriorating relations with the Western Bloc have led it to increasingly turn to previously neglected Cold War era partners, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organisations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has been among the country’s officials to highlight […]
Formerly a Russian territory, the state of Alaska which closely borders Russia by sea has been prioritised for deployment of the most capable U.S. Air Force fighter classes since the Cold War, and has hosted a growing contingent of fifth generation stealth fighters well within range of Russian airspace. Only […]
Although the most conspicuous areas of North Korea’s military modernisation efforts have been its ground forces and strategic missile forces, with the former receiving new generations of equipment ranging from uniforms to armour and artillery while the latter made the country only the third in the world to field hypersonic […]
At the Army 2022 international military-technical forum CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation Yury Slyusar has elaborated on the possible development of a navalised variant of the Su-57 next generation fighter for carrier operations. The Su-57 entered service in the Russian Air Force in 2020, over five years behind schedule, […]
The Russian Defense Ministry was reported by state media on August 16 to have signed a contract for the acquisition of an unknown number of new Su-34 strike fighters from the state owned United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), with the deal inked by Deputy Defence Minister Alexey Krivoruchko and UAC Vice […]
A new class of Russian strategic ballistic missile submarine has been unveiled at the Army 2022 exhibition, with a model of the Arktur displayed alongside information that it was designed primarily to operate as a strategic ballistic missile carrier in the Arctic region. The ship was displayed next to a […]
The Turkish Armed Forces are set to receive a second regiment of Russian S-400 surface to air missile systems, with a number of Western and Russian sources reporting that a contract for the delivery has been signed. The decision is expected to spark considerable condemnation from Turkey’s fellow NATO member […]
Since its unveiling in 2015 new details regarding the performance of the Russian T-14 Armata tank have continued to emerge, with the vehicle being a drastic departure from prior Russian designs and potentially the only tank in the world of a new generation. Notable features have ranged from the extreme […]
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is by far the most widely used Western fighter class in the world, with more than 4500 having been built since the 1970s and over two dozen air forces operating or having operated them. Although the U.S. Air Force ceased orders in 2005, and several countries […]
The Soviet Union began to introduce its first fourth generation combat aircraft into service from the late 1970s, with the Su-24M strike fighter joining the fleet in 1979 followed by the MiG-31 heavyweight interceptor in 1981, the MiG-29 medium weight fighter in 1982, and the Su-27 Flanker heavyweight air superiority fighter in […]