Since August 2022 there have been growing signs that the Iranian Air Force is set to acquire the Russian Su-35 ‘4++ generation’ heavyweight fighter to modernise its fleet, with the service’s commander General Hamid Vahedi having announced on September 4 that such acquisitions were under
North Korea has tested a new missile engine which is expected to revolutionise the capabilities of its strategic nuclear deterrent, with the state run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reporting on December 16: “An important institute under the Academy of Defense Science
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has been delivered to the Ukrainian Military in growing numbers since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February alongside other NATO artillery assets, and when operating alongside an extensive network of U.S. and other Western
The Ukrainian Military is reportedly seeing its supplies of key parts and munitions for its air defence network run critically low. The Soviet build S-300 and BuK systems formed one of the densest surface to air missile networks in the world before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February, and were
The Su-35S Flanker heavyweight air superiority fighter has been central to Russian Air Force modernisation plans for its tactical aviation, with over 100 airframes having entered service since 2014 and close to 50 more having been built for export. Derived from the Su-27S Flanker of the Cold War
Following its induction into service in the Russian Air Force in 2019, new details have come to light regarding the capabilities of the MiG-35 next generation medium weight fighter. The platform was developed in parallel to the Su-57 as a lighter complement, and while integrating many of the same
Following an official statement from the Iranian Air Force in September that Russian Su-35 heavyweight fighters were being considered for purchase, U.S. officials indicated on December 9 that pilots from the Middle Eastern country began training to operate the aircraft in Russia earlier in the year with
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has one of the most modern inventories of combat aircraft of any large military force, with the overwhelming majority of jets in both the Air Force and the Navy produced after 1995 and the large majority produced after the year 2000. China emerged in March
The T-72 tank has formed the backbone of the Russian Army’s armoured units since the 1990s, with the vehicle having been one of three third generation tank classes developed in the Soviet Union alongside the T-64 and T-80. The T-72 was developed as a less costly and less maintenance intensive
The Russian Army has begun fielding a new variant of the T-72 tank with much improved armour protection, which appears to have been developed in response to heavy losses among its T-72B3 and T-72B3M tanks primarily to man portable anti tank missiles in Ukraine. These T-72 older variants form the bulk
