<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 […]
<p >The U.S. Central Command on April 17 issued a statement confirming the “destruction” of the Yemeni port of Ras Isa, although providing no further details on the scale of the attack or on the kinds of assets that were utilised. Footage has since confirmed massive fires at fuel storage […]
<p >The U.S. Central Command on April 17 issued a statement confirming the “destruction” of the Yemeni port of Ras Isa, although providing no further details on the scale of the attack or on the kinds of assets that were utilised. Footage has since confirmed massive fires at fuel storage […]
<p >Following the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, the war-ravaged country would host a small Soviet military presence at Cam Ranh Bay, which simultaneously provided the USSR with access to the Pacific while taking pressure of Vietnamese defences as the country focused on post-war reconstruction. The facility would host a […]
<p >The Canadian Defence Ministry is currently holding talks with the Swedish defence producer SAAB regarding the possible procurement of Gripen E/F fourth generation fighters, with Saab CEO Micael Johansson having on April 6 <a href="https://www.di.se/nyheter/jatteorder-hagrar-for-saab/" >confirmed</a> that negotiations were ongoing. The Gripens would replace 98 U.S.-supplied Royal Canadian Air […]
<p >Following the <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/ukraine-loses-f16-unclear-circumstances" >announcement</a> by the Ukrainian Air Force on April 12 that it had lost an&nbsp;<a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/biden-hits-major-missile-upgrade-ukraine-f16" >F-16 fourth generation fighter</a>&nbsp;and its pilot during a combat mission, which had taken place under “extremely complicated conditions,” the Russian Defence Ministry reported that Russian air defences were responsible for […]
<p >The Ukrainian Air Force was on April 12 confirmed to have lost an <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/biden-hits-major-missile-upgrade-ukraine-f16" >F-16 fourth generation fighter</a> and its pilot under unclear circumstances during a “combat mission,” with the service reporting that the fighters were operating under “extremely complicated conditions.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a “strong […]
<p >The year 2025 marks a decade since the entry into serial production of the fighter today being procured in greater numbers by a single service than any other in the world, namely the Chinese <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/chinese-ancient-qi-gong-train-elite-j20-pilots" target="_blank">J-20 Mighty Dragon</a> which forms the backbone of the country’s fleet. Following the […]
<p >Satellite footage has confirmed the arrival of Su-35 fighter aircraft in Algeria, verifying prior reports that the Algerian Air Force had begin to receive the aircraft to modernise its fleet. The emergence of this footage closely followed earlier satellite imagery in March showing a disassembled Su-35 being loaded into […]
<p >On April 8 the U.S. Air Force was confirmed to have deployed F-35A Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft to Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa, marking the latest rotation of fighters as replacing the facility’s F-15C/D air superiority fighters which in August <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-withdrawing-f15-44yrs-china-doorstep" target="_blank">ended</a> a […]