Defence Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani on March 6 dismissed reports of plans for the country to acquire Russian S-400 air defence systems, with speculation of such an acquisition having grown since it was confirmed that Su-35 heavyweight fighters had been ordered from Russia to

The U.S. Military has made the first ever deployment of AC-130J gunships for exercises in South Korea, with the new aircraft class playing a major role in the ongoing Teak Knife exercises simulating a potential American-led war effort against North Korea. The gunship seen in footage of the

A member of the Turkish Presidency’s Security and Foreign Policies Council, Cagri Erhan, has announced that the country is expected to drop its requests to acquire F-16C/D fourth generation fighter aircraft from the United States. He cited the fighter’s “$20 billion cost package,” and the

As the first Western-built tank class pledged in an aid package to Ukraine, the British Challenger 2 is expected to see the first units delivered by mid-April as Ukrainian personnel continue to train to operate and maintain the class in United Kingdom. Deliveries will make Ukraine only the second

Amid intensive continued fighting around Bakhmut in Eastern Ukraine, which has emerged as a centre of hostilities in the year long Russian-Ukrainian War and where Russian forces have continued to make significant gains, experienced figures have continued to feed back reports from the front of

On March 3 the Swiss Federal Department of Defence announced that Germany was seeking to purchase Leopard 2 tanks from the country, which had previously been acquired by the Swiss Army from Germany, after this had been reported in Swiss papers. “From the army’s point of view, it would be possible

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force’s 55th Air Brigade has reportedly received J-20A fifth generation fighters, which if confirmed would make it the ninth unit to operate the new fighter class. Based at Jining in southwestern Shandong province, well within operating range of both

The Pakistan Air Force has reportedly inducted its first unit of JF-17 Block 3 fighter jets into service, which represent its second class of fighter with ‘4+ generation’ capabilities following acquisitions of multiple squadrons’ worth of J-10C fighters from China in 2022. Where the J-10C

Since the participation of the Su-57 fifth generation fighter in the Russian-Ukrainian War was first reported in March 2022, a number of reports have emerged regarding the roles it has fulfilled. The aircraft was initially reported to be engaging in strike and later air defence suppression

Amid intense fighting on the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine’s Bakhmut region, where Russian forces and in particular units from the Wagner Group private military contractor firm have made important advances since the middle of the month, rare insight in to the conditions on the front was provided by a former U.S. Marine, Troy Offenbecker, who was involved in fighting in the area.