<p >Speaking at the annual Air &amp; Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium,&nbsp; U.S. Air Combat Commander Kenneth Wilsbach has highlighted the significant concerns that have arisen regarding China’s progress towards fielding a sixth generation fighter aircraft. “We have some choices to make as we observe what China has produced, and […]
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U.S. Air Force Leadership Confirms ‘Tough Choices’ Ahead as China Develops World’s First Sixth Generation Fighter
<p >Speaking at the annual Air &amp; Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium,&nbsp; U.S. Air Combat Commander Kenneth Wilsbach has highlighted the significant concerns that have arisen regarding China’s progress towards fielding a sixth generation fighter aircraft. “We have some choices to make as we observe what China has produced, and […]
F-16s Accidentally Bomb South Korean Village: Fifteen Casualties Confirmed
<p >South Korean F-16 fighter aircraft accidentally bombed the village of Pocheon, in an incident that coincided with the initiation of Freedom Shield joint military exercises with the United States. The cause of the incident was reported to be incorrect entry of coordinates by pilots, resulting in eight Mark 82 […]
U.S. Bans Britain From Passing American Intelligence to Ukraine
<p >The United States has reportedly given express orders that American-generated intelligence shared with the United Kingdom was not to be shared with following a freezing of intelligence sharing with Ukraine directly. The suspension of intelligence sharing was widely reported by a number of Western media outlets, before being confirmed […]
U.S. Navy Rejects Lockheed Martin’s Sixth Generation Fighter Design: Which Firm Will Prevail?
<p >The world’s largest defence manufacturer Lockheed&nbsp;Martin&nbsp;has been excluded from the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth generation fighter program, according to informed sources who spoke to Breaking Defense. The firm’s submission reportedly failed to satisfy the Navy’s criteria, leaving Northrop Grumman and Boeing as the final contenders to win primary contracts […]
Ukraine Receives Large Batch of T-72 Tanks From Poland: How is Warsaw Sustaining Deliveries?
<p >The Ukrainian Army has reportedly received a new batch of modernised T-72 main battle tanks from Poland as part of Warsaw’s 46th military aid package to the country. Reports indicate that approximately 60 tanks were delivered, and that they have already been received by frontline units. Ukraine has received […]
Britain Announces New Western Coalition to Deploy Ground Forces to Ukraine
<p >British Prime Minister Kier Starmer on March 2 announced that the United Kingdom and France were ready to lead a “coalition of the willing” to to support the ongoing Ukrainian war effort against Russia, including through deployment of ground forces and aircraft to secure the country’s positions on the […]
Iranian Army Receives New Suleiman-402 Tanks: How Capable Are They?
<p >The Iranian Army has begun to receive newly developed Suleiman-402 main battle tanks, which are supplied through comprehensive modernisation of the M60 tanks supplied by the United States in the 1970s. The tank most notably differs from the original M60 in its use of a new remotely controlled weapon […]
Trump Slams ‘Disrespectful’ Zelensky For ‘Gambling with World War III’ – Orders Him to Leave White House
<p >A visit to the White House by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28 ended in a major breakdown in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, after an&nbsp; unprecedentedly heated argument resulted in Zelensky and his team being ordered to leave the building. Zelensky […]
Meteor Air-to-Air Missile Sees First Test Flight on F-35 Fighter: What Capabilities Does it Introduce
<p >The <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/meteor-missile-europe-performance" target="_blank">Meteor radar guided air-to-air missile</a> has been test flown for the first time on an F-35B fighter, in preparation for operationalisation with the aircraft around 2030. F-35s around the world currently deploy only a single class of radar guided air to air missile, the AIM-120C/D, with […]