A U.S. Air Force F-35A fifth generation fighter which was destroyed in an accident at Hill Air Force Base in Utah on October 19, 2022 has been revealed by an Air Force investigation to have crashed due to a software issue. The aircraft from the 421st Fighter Squadron had been approaching the base
Although only a fraction of its size in the Soviet era, where it was by far the world’s largest, the Russian fleet of tactical combat jets today is still the world’s third largest by numbers with 803 airframes in service and one of the most diverse range of aircraft in service in the world. The
The Ukrainian Military and supporting paramilitaries have escalated offensives against Russian positions in Eastern Ukraine, according to reports from both Russian and Western sources on July 28. The Washington-based Institute of Study of War reported two days prior the beginning of “a significant
The North Korean state run Korean Central News Agency has released the first footage of an unnamed new class of drone, which is one of the largest in the world and by far the largest ever deployed by the country. The aircraft was shown in a video released on the 70th anniversary of the end of the
North Korea has released the first footage of its next generation tank firing and engaging in combat exercises, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War which is celebrated in the country as a victory day against an attempted U.S.-led invasion. The country unveiled the new tank for
The Indian Air Force is seeking to integrate indigenous missile classes onto its Rafale fighter aircraft acquired from France, with support from Dassault Aviation requested allow the aircraft to use both the Astra air to air missile and the Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW). A leading objective of
The Belarusian Interior Ministry’s forces have begun joint military exercises with private military contractors from the Wagner Group, which redeployed to the country in June after over a year of intensive combat operations in Ukraine are are expected to convey much regarding their experience in
An American MQ-9 Reaper has taken damage in an encounter with a Russian Air Force Su-35 fighter plane over Syria, with the U.S. Air Force Central Command reporting that on July 23 the drone had been intercepted and its propeller severely damaged after the fighter deployed flares in its path. The
On July 21-22 in its second month of major offensives against Russian positions the Ukrainian Military reportedly took particularly significant losses on multiple fronts. In the Donetsk direction Russian Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov reported on July 22 that while repelling 14 Ukrainian
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi raised the alarm ahead of a two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the second week of July, stressing that they placed the region at significant risk. She joined a growing number of official voices I the region pressing for a treaty
