The U.S. Marine Corps has continued to invest heavily in improving the capabilities of its F-35B stealth fighter units to perform ‘island hopping’ operations in the Western Pacific, with the aircraft’s short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities allowing them to be utilised in unique
The Royal Jordanian Air Force was announced on January 19 to have placed an order for 12 F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth generation fighters, with Royal Air Force Commander Brigadier General Pilot Muhammad Fathi Hiasat signing a contract with the U.S. Deputy Chief of mission in the country Rohit Nepal.
The United States Military’s Korean Peninsula command, United States Forces Korean (USFK), has been requested to provide military equipment from its stockpiles to arm Ukraine. South Korea hosts the third largest contingent of overseas American personnel in the world at over 27,000, and has some of
On January 20 Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra announced that his country was considering with an “open mind” the possibility of providing F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth generation fighter jets to Ukraine. Speaking before of the meeting of defence ministers
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin was reported on January 19 to be visiting Berlin to meet with his newly appointed German counterpart Boris Pistorius, with the delivery of German Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine expected to be central to the agenda of discussions. “Unlocking” supplies
The Netherlands is reportedly considering providing one of its MIM-104 Patriot surface to air missile batteries to Ukraine, following a decision by the United States in December to provide the same system in mid 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on January 18 that the decision to
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned that his country may provide German-supplied Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainian Military even if Berlin continues to refuse to grant permission, which would represent an illegal violation of the contract under which the vehicles were first sold to
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has aired new footage of J-20 fifth generation fighters in operation, where the were described as performing an “excellent job on regular patrols and controlling the East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone” (ADIZ). The aircraft have been deployed to the area
On January 28 during a visit to the Obukhovsky plant in St. Petersburg Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that his country’s defence sector was producing more air defence missiles per year than the rest of the world combined. The facility plays a key role in the production of Russia’s longest
Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopters have increasingly expanded their role in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War, and have been sighted using a new class of anti tank missile to tackle Ukraine’s fast growing inventory of armoured vehicles. It is estimated that over 120 Mi-28s are currently in service,
