North Korea on April 17 confirmed a test of a new short ranged solid fuelled ballistic missile, which follows the country’s first ever allusions to the possibility that its nuclear arsenal could be used for short ranged tactical strikes. State media outlet KCNA highlighted that the new weapon was tested […]
Increasingly since its entry into service in March 2017 estimates of the number of J-20 fifth generation fighters in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force have varied, with multiple Western sources claiming over 150 were in service in 2021 while other analysts, basing counts on serial numbers observed and […]
The sinking of the Russian Slava Class missile cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea on April 14 represented one of the biggest losses any Navy has suffered since the 1940s and the biggest single loss for Russia in a war zone since the Second World War. The Russian Defence Ministry […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has for the first time deployed its new J-20 stealth fighters for routine patrols over the East China Sea and South China Sea, both of which are considered primary hotspots for tensions with the United States and its allies at a time […]
Following a strike by two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters on a Russian village near the border between the two countries on April 14, one of the aircraft was reportedly shot down by Russian S-400 long range air defence systems. The helicopter was hit around 30km into Ukraine near the town of […]
Following reports that Soviet built S-300 surface to air missile systems donated by Slovakia were en route to Ukraine, images emerged showing systems destroyed by Russian air strikes possibly before becoming operational. Variants of the S-300P series were sold to Czechoslovakia in the 1980s and inherited by Slovakia after the […]
On April 14 reports emerged that one of Russia’s largest warships and the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet the Slava Class cruiser Moskva had suffered explosions and a fire onboard possibly due to a Ukrainian cruise missile strike. The missiles used are thought to be variants of the Soviet […]
As China has increasingly been at the centre of the attentions of the United States Military since the beginning of the Barak Obama administration and initiation of the Pivot to Asia initiative, the assets of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force have with growing frequency been compared to […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on April 11 was confirmed to have commissioned a new unit of J-16 heavyweight fighters into service under its Eastern Theatre Command. The aircraft have reportedly replaced J-8 interceptors under the command’s 78th air brigade, which represents a very significant improvement in […]
On April 9 reports emerged that Chinese Y-20 heavy airlift jets were making their first flight in significant numbers into Europe, with six of the aircraft heading to Serbia reportedly carrying HQ-22 surface to air missile systems to bolster the air defences of the European country. Serbia remains one of […]