Although China has been a major producer of jet fighter aircraft since the 1960s, which were widely exported during the Cold War, the country only emerged as a top end producer in the field of combat aviation in the 2010s when the formally massive performance gap between it and industry […]
Following several weeks of high tensions, during which multiple Western official sources claimed Russia was set to imminently invade Ukraine while Moscow warned of resumed hostilities within Ukraine initiated by Kiev, conflict has escalated near Russia’s borders. The Donbas regions of Eastern Ukraine, which have been held by separatist forces […]
A few hours preceding the outbreak of large scale hostilities hostilities in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region on February 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov highlighted that there were reports mercenaries from Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia were being deployed to the area. “There’s information that mercenaries are being recruited in Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia […]
On February 19 Russian Air Force MiG-31K strike fighters based at Khmeimim Airbase in eastern Syria reportedly carried out simulated strikes using hypersonic ballistic missiles over the Mediterranean Sea. This took place amid high tensions between Russian and NATO, and a day after the outbreak of hostilities between the Western-backed […]
A new office in China has been established for the purpose of promoting the FC-31 stealth fighter in foreign markets, indicating that the aircraft is considered ready for serial production if not that production may have already begun. The Shenyang Aircraft Manufacturing Company’s FC-31 fifth generation fighter program saw the […]
Following the redeployment of Russian Su-35 heavyweight fighters and S-400 air defence systems from the country’s Far Eastern regions to the territory of neighbouring Belarus, the Russian Air Force on February 17 deployed two Tu-22M3 bombers for patrols over Belarusian airspace. The deployment were part of the Union Resolve 2022 […]
As tensions between Russia and NATO remain high, Su-34 strike fighters from the Russian Air Force deployed under the country’s Western Military District have conducted exercises in preparation for possible hostilities. The Western Military District faces the bulk of NATO’s forces, and has long been prioritised for deployment of the country’s […]
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi has stated that his country will in future consider deploying combat aircraft for pre-emptive strikes on foreign soil, which he argued would not violate Japan’s pacifist constitution. He elaborated during a parliamentary hearing: “it would fall within the scope of self-defence” for Japanese combat aircraft to enter […]
Following a new deployment of Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 supersonic long range bombers to Khmeimim Airbase in Eastern Syria, the aircraft have begun longer range patrols over neutral waters in the Mediterranean Sea. The deployment comes amid high tensions between Russia and NATO member states over Ukraine, specifically Russian concerns of […]
Amid high tensions between Russia and NATO over Ukraine, and following multiple claims by Western officials that a Russian invasion of its neighbour is imminent, it has been widely speculated that Russian air assets concentrated in the country’s western regions could spearhead an offensive to quickly cripple Ukrainian defences and […]