<p >Following a second day of ballistic missile strikes on Israeli territory, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps which operates the country’s arsenal has reported the use of “new methods” to accelerate the depletion of Israeli air defences. This was achieved by making anti-missile systems’ surface-to-air missiles shoot down one another, […]
<p >The U.S. Air Force has made an unprecedented mass deployment of KC-135 and KC-46 aerial tankers&nbsp;across the Atlantic&nbsp;from bases on the American mainland, fuelling considerable speculation that the aircraft may be intended to participate in the ongoing Israeli-Iranian War. The number of aircraft has continued to rise, and was […]
<p >As the Israeli Air Force’s F-35 fleet continues to play a central role in the country’s <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iran-top-air-defence-bavar373-f35-shootdowns" target="_blank">air campaign against Iran</a>, which was initiated in the early hours of June 13 with the launch of massive air and missile strikes on the country, assessments of the extensive customisation […]
<p >Footage from major Israeli cities has confirmed widespread destruction from Iranian ballistic missile strikes on the country, the first of which were launched in the late hours of June 13 to respond to major Israeli <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-launches-major-strikes-iran-capital" target="_blank">air and missile attacks</a> earlier that day. Israel and Iran have exchanged […]
<p >Following Israel’s initiation of large scale air strikes and bombing raids against Iranian targets in the early hours of June 13, significant questions have been raised regarding the capabilities of Iranian air defences. Although Iranian <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iran-top-air-defence-bavar373-f35-shootdowns" target="_blank">ground-based systems </a>have been credited with multiple interceptions of Israeli missiles, and […]
<p >Following reports on July 15 that Iranian air defences had <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/two-israeli-f35-shot-down-iran-pilot-captured" target="_blank">successfully shot down</a> two Iranian F-35 fighters, and a subsequent report that a third F-35 had <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iran-shoots-down-third-f35-captures-second-pilot" target="_blank">also been downed</a>, Iranian government sources provided details of the engagements, and reported that Bavar 373 air defence systems […]
<p >Satellite footage from a Chinese People’s Liberation Army test base near Malan, Xinjiang province, has provided a first look at a very large long range stealth aircraft, which appears to be an unmanned bomber intended for service in China’s Air Force. The large hangars housing one of the aircraft […]
<p >Iranian state media on June 14 reported the shootdown of a third Israeli <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/f35-fails-improve-delays-performance-issues-software-deficiencies" target="_blank">F-35 fifth generation fighter</a> in the country’s airspace, following two prior reported shootdowns and the capture of a female pilot. The aircraft was reportedly also shot down by ground-based air defence systems, with the […]
<p >Following Isreal’s initiation of air strikes against a wide range of Iranian military, infrastructure and political targets on June 13, and Iran’s launch of retaliatory missile strikes later that day, the Israel Defence Forces have continued to receive a range of support from across the Western world. The United […]
<p >A spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces has confirmed the shooting down of two Israeli <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-contract-third-f35-squadron" target="_blank">F-35 fifth generation fighter</a> aircraft during clashes on June 13, with state media subsequently reporting the capture of one female pilot who landed on Iranian soil after ejecting. Although the veracity of […]