The Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan is currently negotiating the possible acquisition of Chinese JF-17 Block 3 fighter aircraft under a contract reported to be valued at $1.6 billion. This closely follows the class’ entry into service the Pakistan Air Force in 2023, and will allow the Soviet

French President Emmanual Macron has raised the possibility that NATO members could make a more overt deployment of ground forces to Ukraine, stressing that Western powers needed to ensure that Russian forces were not victorious in the ongoing conflict. “There’s no consensus today to send, in an

Footage released on February 26 has provided first confirmation of the destruction of an M1A1 Abrams tank operated by the Ukrainian Army. The tank was targeted by a single use ‘kamikaze’ drone and suffered at least one hit from a man-portable anti tank grenade launcher. This occurred in Berdychi

The Russian Air Force has deployed Su-34 strike fighters to launch precision strikes against Ukrainian infantry and armoured units near Kupyansk, according to a report by the Russian Defence Ministry on February 26. The aircraft used high diameter glide bombs with precision guidance, including the

Surface to air missile (SAM) systems have since the mid 1950s played an increasingly central role in allowing states to deny adversaries the ability to either operate aircraft in or launch missile strikes against protected airspace. With adversaries of the United States relying increasingly heavily on such

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference United States Senator from Ohio James David Vance has warned that supplies of armaments to Ukraine have been totally unsustainable when considering the productive capacities of the American defence sector. He stated that American output of military

Drone footage taken on February 23 has shown the first combat operations by a Ukrainian Army M1A1 Abrams tank against Russian forces and supporting militia groups operating in the disputed Donbas regions. Thirty one of the vehicles were first delivered after some delay in the final week of

Russian forces have successfully targeted an MIM-104 Patriot air defence system operated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with components hit in recent missile strikes including a surface to air missile launcher, ammunition, and various unspecified other components. The Russian Defence Ministry

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on February 22 revealed why the Army had not put the T-14 Armata next generation main battle tank into service in Ukraine. “the Armata is a new tank, which has not yet fully passed all trials,” he stated, emphasising that it was also “not the

Pentagon Inspector General Robert P. Storch has warned that the United States has not made plans or preparations to maintain, service or repair the tanks, armoured vehicles and air defence systems Washington has supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.  This failure to plan “puts at risk Ukraine’s