China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57 are currently the only heavyweight fifth generation fighters in production anywhere in the world, with the former having served in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) since March 2017 and the latter expected to be fielded at squadron level strength by the Russian Air Force […]
In 1988 after thirty years of high tensions China and the Soviet Union made the first steps towards a normalisation of relations. With the Cold War coming to an end and the Soviet economy in decline under Mikhail Gorbachev’s Perestroika, Moscow sought to strengthen its geopolitical and economic positions and […]
The Russian Military has redeployed a number of high performance assets across its territory from its Far Eastern regions to the frontlines with the NATO alliance in Europe, as tensions with the West have continued to escalate. Russia’s western regions have been prioritised for deployments of its most capable assets […]
On January 24th after a “landing mishap” on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson a new F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter was lost into the South China Sea during routine operations in the area. This marked the third loss of an F-35 at sea with a British F-35B […]
The Malian transitional government has maintained its stance insisting on an immediate withdrawal of foreign forces from its territory, following a change in government in 2020 and mass rallies in the country opposing the presence of European and particularly French personnel. Mali’s government on January 24th requested that Denmark’s special forces, […]
Amid high tensions between Moscow and NATO over Ukraine, and growing defence ties between Russia and its strategically located neighbour Belarus, the Russian Air Force has deployed its most capable fighter the Su-35S to Belarusian airfields for forward deployment against NATO. Increasingly referring to themselves as ‘The Union State of […]
Amid rising tensions between Russia and NATO over Ukraine Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has broken ranks with other NATO member states to rebuke the alliance’s policy towards Moscow. He announced the all forces from his country would be withdrawn from NATO contingents in the Eastern Europe in the event of […]
On January 24th the Pakistan Navy inducted the the first of a new generation of surface warships into service in a ceremony held at the Pakistan Navy Dockyard in Karachi. The ship in question was the Type 054A/P Class frigate PNS Tughril, which is the first of four ships of […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force deployed 13 fighters for flights near the Taiwan Strait on January 24th, which reportedly operated primarily within the mainland’s airspace but entered the extensive Air Defense Identification Zone of Taiwan. Taiwan’s identification zone is one of the largest in the world relative to the […]
The crew of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson suffered seven casualties on January 24th after a “landing mishap” involving a new F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter. The accident occurred during routine operations in the South China Sea, a region where tensions have often been high with American […]