New footage released by multiple Russian sources on July 22 has shown several M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed on the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine. The footage was reportedly taken near the Rabotino settlement in the Zaporozhye Region, around 50km east of the Dnepr River, and shows
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The Moroccan Air Force has been reported by multiple sources to be interested in acquiring F-35 fifth generation fighter aircraft from the United States, as the country’s largely third generation fleet sees its standing continue to diminish in the face of neighbouring Algeria’s rapidly expanding
The F-35 fifth generation fighter’s primary contractor and manufacturer Lockheed Martin is expected to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in 2023 due to issues with the production of the aircraft, which according to officials from the leading defence firm is set to fall short of production goals
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is set to deploy F-35A fifth generation stealth fighters to Indonesia in September under the Elang AUSINDO 2023 bilateral exercises, which will mark the first time Australia’s top fighters operate in the country. The announcement of the F-35’s participation in
The Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has reportedly surged production of its J-20 fifth generation fighter aircraft to over 120 per year, accordingly to multiple reputable sources in both China and the West. Production was previously estimated at between 40 and 50 airframes per year, but reports of
U.S. officials have widely raised concerns that Ukraine’s long anticipated offensives against Russian positions, which began in early June, have not made significant gains, accordingly to new reports from the Washington Post. The paper observed that Washington has been pressing Kiev to commit to a
The Russian Army has received a new batch of T-90M tanks and additional units of modernised T-72B3M tanks from the Uralvagonzavod defence manufacturer. The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry reported regarding the delivery: “Defence enterprises timely meet the needs of our Armed Forces for
Following reports of significant battlefield successes in Ukraine, the Russian T-90M ‘Breakthrough’ main battle tank has been praised by President Vladimir Putin as the world’s leading combat vehicle of its kind. “Modern anti-tank warfare systems are needed. Modern tanks are also needed. It
Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Anna Malyar has confirmed that Russian ground units have been advancing in the Kupyansk direction in the Donbas regions. “The enemy has been actively advancing since the end of last week in the Kupyansk direction in the Kharkov region. Now the enemy is searching
On July 16 the Russian Defence Ministry reported that air defences had intercepted two missiles from a Ukrainian S-200 system, which had been fired ballistically against Russian positions. The targets of the strikes were not confirmed. That day had also seen three projectiles from the HIMARS