During the Iran-Iraq War the most dominant aerial warfare asset and the only one from the new fourth generation of aircraft to be deployed was the Iranian F-14 Tomcat. The F-14 was not only the most advanced fighter in the conflict, but also the heaviest and by far the most […]
The end of the Second World War saw massive technology transfers from Europe’s two leading military and economic powers, Nazi Germany and Great Britain, to the United States to bolster its economy and defence sector in preparation for the coming Cold War. While the latter came as a result of […]
The Russian Navy has carried out the first launch of the Zicron hypersonic anti ship cruise missile from one of its nuclear powered submarines, with the Yasen Class warship Severodvinsk launching a missile which successfully hit its target. The country’s Defence Ministry stated regarding the launch: “The Russian Navy carried […]
The Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) is set to see its first simulated combat against Flanker heavyweight fighters when Su-30MKIs from the Indian Air Force fly to the country later in the year. The Flanker, which forms the backbone of the neighbouring Russian and Chinese air fleets, represents the […]
The United States was for over a decade the only country in the world to deploy fifth generation fighter aircraft, with the first fighter of the generation the F-22 Raptor having entered service in December 2005 followed by the F-35 nine years later and the Chinese J-20 only from March […]
On October 1st North Korea conducted the first test launch of a new mobile long range air defence systems which had been unveiled in October 2020 – a yet unnamed weapons system which has been dubbed a Korean version of the better known Russian S-400 system which it closely resembles. The […]
Following reports that North Korea had test launched a ballistic missile to coincide with the address of its envoy to the United Nations General Assembly, Kim Song, on September 28th, the country’s state media revealed the following day that the launch was of a new class of missile called Hwasong-8. […]
On the final day of the United Nations General Assembly on September 27th, North Korea seemingly intentionally conducted a missile launch to closely coincide with a speech at the body by its ambassador Kim Song. The missile was launched into international waters in the Sea of Japan, although it was […]
In its final year in power, South Korea’s Moon Jae In administration has proposed meeting a longstanding request from North Korea to bring a formal end to the Korean War. The two Koreas, as well as the United States, have been technically at war since 1950 with neither having recognised […]