Commander of the U.S. Air National Guard Lieutenant General Michael Loh has joined other senior officers in calling for increased acquisitions of F-15EX heavyweight fighters, which were first ordered in 2018 and have since entered service at a very slow rate. “Some people are still looking at this
Following the debut of the Iranian Shahed 136 delta wing ’suicide drone’ on Ukrainian battlefields, a second larger Iranian aircraft the Mohajer-6 has reportedly begun operations in the theatre to support the Russian war effort. Ukrainian sources have indicated that the aircraft have been involved
As Iran and Russia strengthen their defence ties and Russia begins to make active use of Iranian drones in combat in Ukraine, a growing number of sources have begun to refer to the possibility of Iran’s acquisition of Su-35 fighters reaching 64 airframes. Commander of the Air Force of the
The South Korean government has reportedly granted more land in the Seongju region for expansion of U.S. Military deployments of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Air Defence) anti missile systems. Deployment of THAAD systems has been strongly opposed by much of the Korean population sparking mass
As Iranian Shahed 136 drones have made their debut on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia appears set to field a very large fleet of Iranian drones with at least four cargo flights operated by Iranian military aircraft reportedly flying deliveries from September 12–18 alone. These included three
Ukrainian forces have captured a T-90M battle tank in the Kharkiv region, where significant advances have recently been made on the ground, representing an unprecedented gain due to the vehicle’s status as Russia’s most capable. The northeastern area has increasingly become a focal point for
Newly deployed Iranian-built Shahed 136 delta wing drones have begun to take a significant toll on Ukrainian forces, with the Wall Street Journal being among the sources to report “serious damage” citing reports from Ukrainian officers. The aircraft – renamed Geranium 2 in Russian service – have
During the eight year Iran-Iraq War, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran suffered from negligible ground based anti aircraft capabilities to intercept Iraqi air attacks – leaving its territory open to heavy bombardment by Iraqi fighters throughout the conflict. Only Iran’s Air Force,
The Israeli Air Force in the early hours of September 17 launched an air strike on Damascus International Airport, marking the latest of several attacks on civilian airports in the country which critics have claimed are an attempt to stymie its post-war recovery. The state run Syrian Arab News
Algeria is reportedly set to receive $7 billion worth of new Russian armaments after signing a major arms deal in 2021, with such an agreement long having been speculated. It was confirmed on September 15 in a report from the office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio calling for American economic
