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As production of Russia’s Su-57 next generation fighter continues to expand, belatedly beginning to bring the country’s air force into the fifth generation to compete with the Untied States and China, the aircraft’s capabilities and its armaments suite have both continued to grow. While initially intended for entry into service around 2015

The Russian Su-57 fifth generation fighter has suffered multiple delays in its development, and while the first squadron was initially expected to be formed in 2015, with 200 fighter expected to be operational in the country by 2025 and over 100 more built for export, the program has fallen far

British Challenger 2 tanks have made their first appearance on the frontlines against Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine, with the Ukrainian 11th Separate Army Aviation brigade releasing footage of one of the vehicles which multiple reports claimed was operating near Russian positions. U.S.

The U.S. Air Force made its first ever deployment of B-52H Stratofortress intercontinental range strategic bombers to Indonesia on June 19, landing at the strategically located Kualanamu International Airport on the island of Sumatra. The bombers were received by three Indonesian Air Force F-16

The S-300 has emerged in the 21st century as perhaps of the most prominent and widely recognisable air defence system in the world, and is operated both in multiple branches of the Russian Military and by a range of foreign clients from China and Vietnam to Algeria and Iran. Notable deployments

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the country’s Omsktransmash (Omsk) on June 17 to oversee the fulfilling of the state defence order, with the Defence Ministry reporting that he: “has inspected the implementation of the state defence order at a plant in the Omsk Region that specialises in the

The head of the Israeli Ministry of Defence’s International Defence Cooperation Directorate, Yair Kulas, revealed on June 15 that the country was in very active talks with two countries over possible acquisitions of Merkava battle tanks from Israeli reserves. “There are two potential countries with

praised the efficiency of Kornet anti-tank guided missile during a meeting with military correspondents on June 14, stating that there was a need for production of greater quantities of these munitions. Russia’s primary man portable anti tank missile system the Kornet that “several armoured

Russian President Vladimir Putin elaborated on the losses taken by Ukrainian forces after an almost two week long offensive, during a meeting with military correspondents on June 14, while commenting on the recent major losses suffered by Ukraine’s new batches of Western supplied armour. “When we began this

Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February 2022 Serbia has come under growing pressure from across the Western world to align its policies with those of NATO member states and impose economic sanctions on Russia. This followed years of Western criticisms of Belgrade’s defence ties