<p >American aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed plans to intensify production of&nbsp;F-15EX fighter aircraft, with the intention of achieving a steady delivery rate of two aircraft per month by the end of 2026, allowing it to delivery two dozen fighters per year to the U.S. Air Force. Production of the […]
<p >On May 17 the Russian Armed Forces launched their largest drone attack to date against Ukrainian and allied targets. 273 single use Shahed 136 single drones and decoys were launched, of which approximately 60 are estimated by Ukrainian sources to have reached their targets. The Vasilkov Airfield southwest of […]
<p >Multiple Russian sources have reported that during major clashes at the the village of Volnoye Pole in the south of the disputed Donetsk region, foreign fighters were found to have played a major role in hostilities alongside Ukrainian Army units. The deputy commander of the assault company of the […]
<p >The Ukrainian Armed Forces have confirmed the combat loss of a third&nbsp;<a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/biden-hits-major-missile-upgrade-ukraine-f16">F-16 fourth generation fighter</a>, which was destroyed on May 16 during an engagement with Russian targets thought to be drones or cruise missiles. The pilot was rescued and taken to hospital following the incident, making him the […]
<p >The Korean People’s Army Air Force has for the first time received active radar guided air-to-air missiles, with these seen integrated onto a MiG-29 squadron and test fired. The service’s MiG-29s, which were procured from the Soviet Union in the 1980s and subsequently produced under licence domestically in the […]
<p >A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35 fighter was &nbsp;involved in a close encounter with a Polish Air Force fighter plane, as well as with Estonian naval vessels, after the aircraft was dispatched to protect the tanker Jaguar in the Baltic Sea. The involvement of fighters from other NATO member states […]
<p >A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35 fighter was &nbsp;involved in a close encounter with a Polish Air Force fighter plane, as well as with Estonian naval vessels, after the aircraft was dispatched to protect the tanker Jaguar in the Baltic Sea. The involvement of fighters from other NATO member states […]
<p >The Pentagon, White House, and U.S. Congress were reported on May 14 to still be reviewing the U.S. Navy’s&nbsp;<a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/lockheed-sixth-generation-fighter-design-rejected-navy">F/A-XX sixth generation fighter&nbsp;</a>program. Considerable delays to a decision to award contracts for development have threatened to force significant changes to the program, at a time when the need for […]
<p >The Pentagon, White House, and U.S. Congress were reported on May 14 to still be reviewing the U.S. Navy’s&nbsp;<a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/lockheed-sixth-generation-fighter-design-rejected-navy">F/A-XX sixth generation fighter&nbsp;</a>program. Considerable delays to a decision to award contracts for development have threatened to force significant changes to the program, at a time when the need for […]
<p >Speaking from Qatar on May 15, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to initiate the development of a twin-engine version of the F-35 fifth generation fighter. “We’re doing an upgrade, a simple upgrade, but we’re also doing an F-55. I’m going to call it an F-55, and that’s […]