On May 31 a U.S. Navy F-5E Tiger II third generation fighter crashed into the sea off Key West, Florida, with the pilot ejecting safely and being recovered by an MH-60S search and rescue helicopter. Based at Naval Air Station Key West, the fighter belonged to the Fighter Squadron Composite 111 Navy
The Belarusian Military has deployed newly commissioned Iskander-M ballistic missile systems for exercises, with reports of a missile strike control test exercise issued by the country’s defence ministry on May 30. “As part of a test missile strike control exercise units of the
Forming the backbone of the Russian Air Force’s surface to air missile arsenal, the S-400 is by far the most widely operated long range air defence system in any single country with over 30 regiments currently in service. Expenditures on S-400 acquisitions since the Soviet Union’s disintegration
Following rising tensions between Kosovar authorities and the local Serb minority, NATO forces based on the territory clashed with Serb demonstrators in the Serb majority town of Zvecan on May 29. Serbian sources reported that Serb demonstrators staging a sit-down protest outside municipal
The Ukrainian Military has reportedly relied on mass deployments of conscripted soldiers, often with little to no training, in its campaign to engage Russian forces in the Donbas regions which both countries claim as their territory. A recent Wall Street Journal report highlighted that the military
At the MILEX-2023 defence exhibition in Minsk Belarus unveiled a range of new pieces of domestically developed military equipment, with one of the most notable being the new T-72BM2 main battle tank prominently displayed at the centre of the event. The T-72 forms the backbone of the Belarusian
On May 26 Serbian President and Supreme Commander in Chief of the country’s armed forces Aleksandar Vucic placed the military on high alert, according to reports from local media, ordering forces to immediately move to the administrative border of Kosovo and Metohija. These moves were made in
Saudi Arabia and China are reportedly in talks over the potential sale of Chengdu J-10C fighter jets to the Middle Eastern Kingdom, according to a report from the Tactical Report intelligence service. Riyadh is reportedly also interested in other Chinese acquisitions including the Sky Saker FX80
British Royal Air Force Eurofighter fourth generation fighter aircraft participated in the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment exercise held over the skies of Estonia on May 8-12, with the British IX (B) Squadron joining American F-22 Raptors from the 94th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 1st
The Russian Air Force’s successful operation to destroy a Patriot missile system guarding the Ukrainian capital Kiev on May 16, using MiG-31K strike fighters armed with Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles, represents the first serious air defence suppression effort against Western long
