Turkey’s National Defense University in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 2 pledged that the country would soon field the world’s “number one” armed forces in the world. “In the construction of a great and powerful Turkey… there is no threat that the army cannot overcome on land, at
On June 29 it was reported by multiple sources that 29 fighters from the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) had eight days prior launched a major simulated strike demonstrating their ability to neutralise enemy aircraft carriers near the Taiwan Strait. This occurred amid growing tensions
The U.S. Department of Defence announced on June 30 that a new test of a hypersonic missile in Hawaii ended in failure, marking the latest of multiple setbacks to such development efforts. “The Department remains confident that it is on track to field offensive and defensive hypersonic capabilities
On June 29 U.S. officials indicated for the first time that Turkey may be granted permission to purchase modernised F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth generation fighter jets for its air force. Celeste Wallander from the Department of Defence announced that day: “Strong Turkish defence capabilities
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has announced that Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program will follow a more traditional and likely much longer development schedule, reversing prior claims that new technologies could allow new fighters to be developed much more quickly and enter
Long considered to field the most capable combat inventory in Africa, the Algerian Air Force deploys the continent’s only large fighter fleet comprised entirely of modern fourth generation designs with nine units comprised of Su-30MKA, MiG-29 and Su-24 aircraft. Where Algeria long since retired
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was reported to have been shot down in air to air combat on June 26, with the Russian Defense Ministry confirming that day that an air battle occurred over Ukrainian skies near the city of Zelenodolsk in the Dnepropetrovsk Region during which a MiG was brought down.
On June 25 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the country’s sole military ally in Europe, the neighbouring post-Soviet state of Belarus, would receive Iskadner-M ballistic missile systems within month. Addressing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, he stated to this effect: “As
On June 26 Su-30MKI heavyweight fighters from the Indian Air Force were confirmed to have arrived in Egypt to participate in a month long tactical leadership program, with the long range aircraft having flown non stop into Africa while refuelling over the Persian Gulf with support of United Arab
On June 23 the French Air Force retired its final squadron of Mirage 2000C single engine lightweight fighters, a class which fist entered service in 1983 and represented France’s first fourth generation fighter. The last unit to use the aircraft, the Escadron de Chasse 2/5, is expected to re-equip
