Newly deployed Iranian-built Shahed 136 delta wing drones have begun to take a significant toll on Ukrainian forces, with the Wall Street Journal being among the sources to report “serious damage” citing reports from Ukrainian officers. The aircraft – renamed Geranium 2 in Russian service – have
During the eight year Iran-Iraq War, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran suffered from negligible ground based anti aircraft capabilities to intercept Iraqi air attacks – leaving its territory open to heavy bombardment by Iraqi fighters throughout the conflict. Only Iran’s Air Force,
The Israeli Air Force in the early hours of September 17 launched an air strike on Damascus International Airport, marking the latest of several attacks on civilian airports in the country which critics have claimed are an attempt to stymie its post-war recovery. The state run Syrian Arab News
Algeria is reportedly set to receive $7 billion worth of new Russian armaments after signing a major arms deal in 2021, with such an agreement long having been speculated. It was confirmed on September 15 in a report from the office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio calling for American economic
As North Korea celebrates the 74th anniversary of its national foundation, with an unprecedentedly large outdoor concert in Pyongyang and growing signs of relaxation of COVID-19 measures, the state has released a range of new artwork from performing arts to posters promoting its achievements. A new
Under the administration of President Omar Al Bashir, a field marshal who came to power in 1993, the Republic of Sudan emerged over the next 25 years as a leading military industrial power in Africa with the third largest defence sector on the continent centred primarily around the state-run
On September 13 the first reports emerged indicating that Iranian-made drones had been deployed by Russian forces to the frontlines in Ukraine, following months of reports that such sales had been made. The Iranian Shahed-136 loitering munition is the only class confirmed to have been used, and
The British Armed Forces’ F-35 fifth generation fighters are scheduled to move fully past the limitations of their Initial Operating Capability to reach Full Operating Capability in 2025, with the delay from 2023 having been confirmed by Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence James Heappeyon on
The Russian Air Force has now received six serially produced Su-57 fifth generation fighter jets, the first of which was delivered in December 2020, with production lines at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant in the country’s Far East continuing to expand to accommodate more units. Despite the
Entering service in the U.S. Air Force, the F-4 Phantom served as America’s primary fighter until the 1980s, with over 5000 airframes produced over 23 years from 1958 to 1981 and exported to ten clients across four continents. Although initially a troubled aircraft, which was intended primarily for
