The economic fallout from the outbreak of full scale war between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022 has had wide ranging effects on countries across the world, from the United States and South Korea which have benefitted from a surge in demand for high end weapons in Europe, to Central Asian and
The Italian Air Force has made first ever deployment of F-35 fifth generation fighters to Japan, as part of growing efforts by multiple European states to increase their military presences in East Asia for confrontation with China. Arriving on August 4at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force’s
The F-35 is today in production on a scale surpassing all other Western fighter aircraft combined, and as the world’s only NATO-compatible post-fourth generation combat jet currently being manufactured it is expected to continue to play a central role in the modernisation of Western Bloc and allied
Entering service in 2014, the Su-35 air superiority fighter has been relied on increasingly heavily by the Russian Air Force to provide a high end air superiority capability, and has played significant roles in Russian war efforts in both Syria and Ukraine. Although entering service several years
The Republic of China Air Force, the official name of the air arm of Taiwan’s armed forces, is investing $4.7 million in a structural safety extension assessment for its Mirage 2000 fighters based in Hsinchu. The assessment will affect only the nine twin seat aircraft in service, although the Air
