The Indian state run Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has begin work developing an indigenous active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the country’s Su-30MKI heavyweight fighters, which currently form the backbone of the Air Force’s combat fleet with over 270 in
Entering service in 2002, and with the latest orders for additional units having been placed in 2020, the Su-30MKI was developed specifically for the requirements of the Indian Air Force and today forms the backbone of the fleet with 11 squadrons in service. The fighter is a derivative of the Su-27
North Korean ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song criticised the “hostile policies” of the United States for forcing Pyongyang to abandon the no first use policy governing its nuclear arsenal, which it had previously been one of just three nuclear weapons states to adhere to alongside China
Despite representing a relatively antiquated fighter class abroad, the MiG-21BiS third generation single engine fighter has prominent status in the Korean People’s Army Air Force – the official name of the North Korean Air Force – which has struggled to acquire new fighter classes from abroad since
Head of the U.S. Air Combat Command General Mark Kelly has warned that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army could begin to field sixth generation fighter aircraft before the United States Air Force, with the two considered in a league of their own in competing to develop such an aircraft first. “I
The Moroccan Air Force is set to receive 25 F-16 Block 72 fighter aircraft from 2025-2027, making it one of the few countries to have purchased the costly iteration of the fourth generation fighter class which has been in production for close to half a century since 1973. Although the F-16 has
The head of Turkey’s top defence agency the Presidency of Defense Industries, Ismail Demir, has warned that the country will consider acquiring Su-35S fighter jets from Russia if the United States refuses to supply it with modern F-16s. “If there will be no F-16s … We’ll say that Turkey is not
Since making its debut in the Russian-Ukrainian War on September 13, the Iranian-supplied Shahed 136 delta wing drone has taken on a growing responsibility for strikes on Ukrainian targets as large scale deliveries by Iranian military affiliated aircraft continue. Most recently the aircraft have
The Serbian Defence Ministry is currently considering multiple options for the acquisition of a new fighter class to modernise its fleet, which at a time of rising tensions in the Balkans has only a limited capability to secure the country’s airspace and deny potential aggressors air supremacy.
New footage released of China’s J-20 fifth generation fighter has shown the aircraft performing unprecedentedly complex and strenuous low speed manoeuvres, drawing speculation that production aircraft may have begun to integrate thrust vectoring engines. Many of the manoeuvres seen, including the
