<p >The North Korean frigate Choi Hyon has officially been launched as the largest surface vessel ever constructed for the Korean People’s Army Navy, which represents a major landmark in the rejuvenation of the East Asian state’s surface warfare capabilities at a time when major strides in modernisation of the […]
<p >In a major shift away from their position of ambiguity regarding the participation of North Korean forces in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War, Russian state sources on April 26 confirmed and began to openly praise the role played by personnel from the East Asian state. Chief of the Russian General […]
<p >The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to significantly increase its forward fighter presence in South Korea by surging the presence of fighter aircraft at Osan Air Base by 155 percent, with the 20 F-16C/D fighters based at the facility set to be bolstered by 31 additional F-16s. The […]
<p >The Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new batch of Su-34 strike fighters, as the Chkalov Aircraft Factory&nbsp;in Novosibirsk, Siberia reportedly reaches a major milestone by successfully increasing production of the aircraft to more than double the levels seen before 2022. Production is currently estimated at close to 30 […]
<p >The first of two Swedish Saab 340 AEW&amp;C ‘flying radar’ airborne early warning and control (AEW&amp;C) systems donated to Ukraine has arrived in the Eastern European country, according to a report by the UNIAN news agency, with the aircraft reported to have already made its first test flight in […]
<p >The world’s first warhead of its kind, a hydrogen-based non-nuclear explosive device, has been detonated for the first time in a controlled field test in China, with the warhead successfully triggering a series of devastating chemical chain reactions to delivery significantly greater explosive force than conventional TNT.&nbsp; The two […]
<p >Egyptian military sources have reportedly confirmed that the Egyptian Air Force has procured the Chinese <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/hq9b-multi-layered-air-defence-unveiled" target="_blank">HQ-9B long range air defence system</a>, providing a new backbone to the country’s previously highly limited surface-to-air missile network with potentially transformative impacts for the balance of power in the air between […]
<p >The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force was on April 20 confirmed to have deployed J-10C fighter aircraft supporting by KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&amp;C) systems to Egypt to participate in the ‘Eagles of Civilisation 2025’ joint air exercises with the Egyptian Air Force. The exercises […]
<p >The Portuguese Defence Ministry in March 2025 initiated a reassessment of its air combat capability modernisation plans, with Defence Minister Nuno Melo at the time announcing the cancellation of plans to procure 27 to 28 F-35A fifth generation fighters under the “Air Force 5.3” modernisation program. The selection of […]
<p >Following the overthrow of the Syrian state on December 8, 2024, the rapid destruction of the remnants of the Syrian Air Force ended a longstanding obstacle to the interests of the Western Bloc in the Middle East, while also eliminating the last major fleet of MiG-23 fighters in the […]