Iran has begun marketing its first indigenous long range air defence system for export, with a derivative of its Bavar-373 system named AD-200 displayed at the Dimdex 2022 exhibition in Doha, Qatar. The Bavar system was developed from the early 2010s after Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev administration froze a contract to […]
Since the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine on February 24, Western countries have continued deliveries of considerable quantities of armaments to supply both the Ukrainian Military and various government-aligned militias. Most notable among these have been man portable anti tank and anti aircraft missiles which have been key […]
March 24 marks one month since the beginning of Russian military operations in neighbouring Ukraine, a conflict which has significantly raised previously high tensions between Moscow and the Western world and marks potential turning point in world order as the two have increasingly sought to decouple their economies. The war […]
Following reports on March 15 that a contract for the sale of American F-15 fighter jets to Egypt was under consideration, it emerged nine days later that Egypt’s neighbour and longstanding military rival Israel had not only given its approval to but was actively urging Washington to approve a deal. […]
In the early hours of March 25 North Korea released the first images of its first ever test launch of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental range ballistic missile, which marks its first launch of a missile capable of striking the United States mainland since November 2017 when it imposed moratorium on such […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has deployed newly received enhanced variants of the J-11B heavyweight fighter – the J-11BGH – for mock combat exercises over the South China Sea. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that simulated combat included over 10 fighters in four-versus-two and two-versus-two battles, and involved […]
The South Korean Military on March 24 launched multiple guided ballistic and cruise missiles in a show of force aimed at North Korea, after the launch of a northern intercontinental range ballistic missile earlier in the day which was its first such launch in almost five years. The southern launches […]
On March 24 North Korea launched an intercontinental range ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan, which flew for for 71 minutes at an inclined trajectory taking it over 6000km into space before returning. It demonstrating likely the longest range ever for a Korean missile, and landed in international waters. […]
Following the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine on February 24, there have been widespread calls from across much of the Western world for the deployment of Western military forces to Ukrainian territory – most notably as part of proposals for a ‘no fly zone’ to deny Russian aircraft […]
The Ukrainian Air Force is one of very few in Europe to have seen extensive combat operations on its own soil since the end of the Second World War, with the service continuing to fly combat sorties longer than most analysts expected but still suffering extreme losses to its airfields […]