<p >Large quantities of footage from multiple Chinese sources have confirmed intensified flight testing of one of the country’s two sixth generation fighter aircraft currently under development, namely the larger of the two aircraft dubbed the ‘J-36.’ The aircraft was seen on March 26 performing its fourth known test flight […]
<p >The U.S. Air Force has deployed at least seven <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/usaf-b2-accident-fleet-19" target="_blank">B-2 strategic bombers</a> to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, with satellite imagery showing that at least three C-17 cargo planes and 10 aerial refuelling tankers arrived at the territory in 48 hours from March 23-25. The […]
<p >Footage released on Chinese social media has shown a J-16 fighter flying at very low altitudes along a beach, just meters above the shore over&nbsp;beachgoers. Training pilots to fly at extreme low levels is considered invaluable for aircraft that lack advanced stealth capabilities to allow them to minimise the […]
<p >French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the planned opening of a fourth airbase hosting with nuclear-capable fighter aircraft, stating that Luxeuil Air Base in eastern France is set to host <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/f35-rafale-worsening-supply-chain-struggle" target="_blank">Rafale fighters</a> capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Citing the ongoing war in Ukraine as a factor which […]
<p >Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein has warned that China has recently demonstrated the capability to manoeuvre satellites for combat operations in space, with an operation observed involving “five different objects in space manoeuvring in and out and around each other in synchronicity, and in control.”“That’s what […]
<p >U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering allowing Turkey to re-enter the F-35 fighter program, with informed sources having revealed to Fox News that such an agreement would involve the Turkish Air Force divesting its S-400 long range air defence system procured from Russia. The sources informed Fox that […]
<p >On March 21 Boeing was announced to be the winner of the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) initiative, and to accordingly have received the primary contract to develop the service’s next fighter. As the contract was announced, the aircraft’s designation as the F-47 was formally confirmed, […]
<p >The Ukrainian Armed Forces on March 20 launched a successful strike on Russia’s Engels Air Base close to 500 kilometres behind Russian lines, with footage confirming that drones were used to cause a major explosion at the facility. The facility serves the primary operational facility of Russia’s <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/putin-delegation-inspect-tu160m" […]
<p >The U.S. Air Force has employed F-35A fifth generation fighter aircraft in South Korea test their Agile Combat Employment capabilities in the country, after the aircraft arrived at Cheongju Air Base for the 11-day&nbsp; Freedom Shield exercises from their prior deployment at Kadena Air Base in Japan. The joint […]
<p >The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been confirmed to have launched a large scale ground assault on Russia’s Belogrod region, mirroring the prior launch of a <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/ukraine-20650-personnel-kursk" target="_blank">large scale incursion</a> involving tens of thousands of personnel into the Russian Kursk region in August 2024. The assault was launched at […]