The Israeli Air Force grounded 11 of its F-35A fighter jets on December 25, following multiple incidents with the class throughout the year. The decision has further increased already prevalent concerns regarding the aircraft’s ability to counter near term challenges to Israeli security – and by
Amid ongoing high tensions between Russia and the United States, and as U.S. forces, intelligence services and military contractors maintain a sizeable presence in Ukraine supporting the ongoing war effort against Moscow, the primary strategic bomber bases of both countries have suffered serious
On September 23 the first images of a new variant of China’s J-20 fifth generation fighter were unveiled showing some of the most significant changes to the design since the aircraft first began to be delivered to the Air Force in 2016. The J-20 has seen its capabilities improve considerably over
The Russian Air Force is set to receive the first newly built Tu-160M bomber before the beginning of 2023, marking the beginning of a new set of acquisitions expected tor reach over 50 aircraft. The new bomber notably represents the very first its class completely built in Russia since the Soviet Union’s disintegration. Head of the state run United Aircraft Corporation
On December 22 it was announced that the United States would delivery Patriot air defence systems to the Ukrainian armed forces, with a range of other weapons systems including air launched guided weapons also set to bolster the Eastern European state’s capabilities in its ongoing war against
The sole stealth bomber unit in the United States Air Force, and by extension in all of NATO, has remained non operational for over ten days after Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri which hosts the unit saw its sole runway closed on December 10 after one of the B-2 bombers located there was
Since August 2022 there have been growing signs that the Iranian Air Force is set to acquire the Russian Su-35 ‘4++ generation’ heavyweight fighter to modernise its fleet, with the service’s commander General Hamid Vahedi having announced on September 4 that such acquisitions were under
North Korea has tested a new missile engine which is expected to revolutionise the capabilities of its strategic nuclear deterrent, with the state run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reporting on December 16: “An important institute under the Academy of Defense Science
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has been delivered to the Ukrainian Military in growing numbers since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February alongside other NATO artillery assets, and when operating alongside an extensive network of U.S. and other Western
The Ukrainian Military is reportedly seeing its supplies of key parts and munitions for its air defence network run critically low. The Soviet build S-300 and BuK systems formed one of the densest surface to air missile networks in the world before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February, and were
