As Western countries pledge tens of billions of dollars worth of new weapons to support Ukraine’s war effort and its plans to capture Russian held territories, U.S. and particularly European sources have claimed that the Russian Military could receive support from China in the form of transfers of
A year after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War, the future outcome of the conflict is expected to increasingly be determined by the supplies of armaments as the stockpiles and defence sectors of Russia and NATO members collectively show growing signs of struggling to keep up with the needs
On February 24 a Chinese J-11 fighter jet intercepted an U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft over the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The fighter carried four air to air missiles, and shadowed the American aircraft for over an hour. It reportedly flew as close as 150 metres off
Following confirmation in 2022 that the Iranian Air Force would receive Su-35 fighter aircraft from Russia, with personnel from the Middle Eastern country training in Russia accordingly in preparation, the Iranian government published footage of a new very heavily fortified airbase named named
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is set to retire the last J-7 fighters from service by the end of 2023, according to reports from the Global Times state media outlet. The fighter class is the lightest in service in the country, and one of the very smallest in the world, and remained in
On February 21 a long suspected deal for the sale of Chinese L-15 twin engine lightweight fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates was confirmed, with images of the aircraft already in flight emerging on Chinese social media the following day. Such a contract was first reported in February 2022 but
An export variant of the Chinese Type 052D destroyer has reportedly been developed to target foreign markets, with the 7,500 ton ships representing possibly the most capable surface combatants made available by any country for sale. Although China has emerged as a leading exporter of surface combat
On February 19 North Korean state media announced that the country had carried out a launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental range ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day. The launch was carried out just days before the launching of major joint military exercises in Korea by U.S. and South
On February 19 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield both made separate warnings that any moves by China to provide armaments to its neighbour Russia would be seen as a “red line” by Washington. “We … have to be clear that if there are
The Russian Air Force is set to form its first full strength regiment of Su-57 next generation fighters in early 2024, out of three which are expected to have been formed by the end of 2027. Although far behind schedule following multiple
