Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that his country has to bear in mind that F-16 fighters, which the West is set to deliver to Ukraine, were designed with a nuclear strike capability. “Anything can be expected from the leaders of the U.S. and other Western countries. They are
Polish militias fighting in Ukraine have participated in recent assaults into Russia’s Belgorod Region, with the Polish Volunteer Corps releasing an announcement and video evidence of their roles in these operations. The militants were specifically involved in an assault of Belgorod’s Grayvoron
he Russian Military deployed TOS-1 thermobaric 220mm rocket artillery systems, otherwise known as Solntsepyok ‘scorching sunlight’ systems, to neutralise Ukrainian paramilitary units near the Southeastern Ukrainian city of Gulyaipole. A Defence Ministry representative stated regarding the strikes
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force 131st Air Brigade has reportedly begun to operate J-20A fighter aircraft, making it the third unit over the last 12 months to transition to the new fighter class after the 8th Air Brigade in Northeast China in August 2022, and the 55th Air
The F-35 stealth fighter’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engines have cost the Pentagon $38 billion of dollars in unexpected maintenance costs due, according to a new report by auditors from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The engine’s cooling capacity in particular
Now past its sixteenth month, the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War has seen artillery, armour, missiles and all manner of other ground force armaments types expended at an extreme rate which has continued to wear through the stockpiles of both sides rapidly. While Russia has responded by redirecting
The Russian Air Force received has received the latest batch of Su-34 strike fighters from the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant, with an undisclosed number of new airframes delivered on June 1 having been built to the enhanced new Su-34M standard. “The UAC has delivered a new batch of Su-34 frontline
The Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) utility turboprop plane Simorgh made made its maiden flight on May 31, with the aircraft expected to replace the American supplier C-130s that currently form the backbone of the fleet. Iran was a leading client for American aircraft during the
On May 31 a U.S. Navy F-5E Tiger II third generation fighter crashed into the sea off Key West, Florida, with the pilot ejecting safely and being recovered by an MH-60S search and rescue helicopter. Based at Naval Air Station Key West, the fighter belonged to the Fighter Squadron Composite 111 Navy
