As the Russian Air Force continues to combat test its new Su-57 fighter aircraft in Ukraine, with 10 of the aircraft currently in service and an estimated 10-14 more expected to join the fleet this year, new information has emerged regarding a number of the new technologies being developed for the
The Russian Navy has seen its fleet of large surface combatants contract rapidly since the end of the Cold War, with just 3 cruisers and 11 destroyers currently in service down from 37 cruisers and 52 destroyers in 1989 when the conflict concluded – or just 16 percent of previous numbers. While
Engagements from April 15 between the Sudanese Military and the country’s leading paramilitary force the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raised questions regarding the capabilities of the Army’s ground warfare capabilities, with unverified reports emerging from the country of heavy losses among tank
The world’s largest defence manufacturing firm Lockheed Martin has warned that it will be unable to meet previous targets for production of the F-35 fifth generation fighter in 2023 due to major delays implementing upgrades to the aircraft. Lockheed chief executive Jim Taiclet and chief financial officer Jay Malave
On April 19 the North Korean state run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that work building the country’s first military reconnaissance satellite had been completed. The report elaborated that the National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) having been tasked “to organise
On April 18 the the German Defence Ministry announced that the country had delivered the first battery from a Patriot system to Ukraine, providing the Eastern European country with its first Western long range air defence as further units from multiple NATO members are expected to follow. Patriots
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s second aircraft carrier the Shandong has been deployed for intensive drills across much of the Western Pacific, and after participating in a major simulated assault on Taiwan as a show of force against the United States and its local partners it has
As hostilities between the Sudanese Military and local paramilitary forces have continued since April 15, growing information has emerged regarding a move by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group to quickly occupy an airbase hosting Egyptian Air Force fighter jets in the north of the country. Egypt
On April 14-18 all assets under the Russian Pacific Fleet went on heightened alert and began the first stage of a major surprise combat readiness drill involving over 25,000 personnel and 167 ships including 12 submarines. Preventing enemy penetration into the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk
Following the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February 2022 the value NATO’s vast satellite network contributed to countering Russian forces quickly became apparent, providing advantages from communications and command and control to targeting and surveillance which gave Ukrainian forces
