The Russian state run missile system specialist enterprise KB Mashinostroyeniya has continued to maintain production of the 9K720 short range tactical ballistic missile for the Iskander-M system at a much expanded wartime rate, as the country continues to expand its arsenal and to use the assets in
New footage of from a Russian test range has shown personnel training to operate T-14 Armata main battle tanks during exercises, fuelling speculation that the class may be intended to belatedly enter service in the Army in the foreseeable future. The release of the footage was closely
The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of Su-34 strike fighters, following reports in October that the Defence Ministry had given directives to expand production. Little is known about the size of the latest batch, although units delivered since July 2022 have have been produced to the
The U.S. Air Force has redeployed F-22 Raptor fifth generation air superiority fighters under the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, as part of a broader effort to maintain a continuous fighter presence at the facility. The deployment coincides with earthquake warnings on
Footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on April 5 showed Su-34 strike fighters employing ODAB-500 500 kilogram glide bombs with thermobaric warheads against fortified Ukrainian positions in the disputed Donetsk region. Such warheads are well optimised for neutralising well fortified enemy positions,
The United States has reportedly come close to approving the sale of up to 50 F-15 Eagle heavyweight twin engine fighters to Israel, under a contract estimated to be worth up to $18 billion. At $360 million per fighter, these will be some of the most costly fighters ever exported, with the F-15
The Taiwan-based Republic of China Air Force has seen eight of its F-16V fighters based at Hualien Air Base damaged during a major earthquake, putting the aircraft out of service at around 8:00 am local time. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake could reportedly be felt as far as Shanghai, and killed nine
North Korea on April 2 made the first ever test launch of a new class of intermediate range ballistic missile with hypersonic glide vehicle, the Hwasong-16B, with the launch intended to confirm its designed technical specifications and verify its reliability. The test closely follows the U.S. Air
Russia has restored An-124 heavy airlifters to service from decades of storage to meet rapidly expanding requirements as the country reverses its post-Cold War demilitarisation. The airlifter fleet is one of multiple areas of the country’s air and ground forces which are being expanded
An Israeli air strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus on April 1 killed a brigadier general in the elite Quds Force of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who had played a central role in overseeing and supporting paramilitary operations in support of the
