July 2022 marks 40 years since the Soviet MiG-29 Fulcrum entered service in the country’s armed forces, with the aircraft being the oldest outside the United States that is still in production today and one that still serves in the fleets of two dozen countries. The MiG-29 was one of four Soviet
Following indications by officials in the Joe Biden administration that the United States would be willing to provide F-16 fighters for the Turkish Air Force, after concessions from Ankara allowed for the accession of Sweden and Finland into NATO, chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
On July 11 six United States Air Force F-35A stealth fighters arrived in South Korea, which marked the first such deployment of the aircraft since 2017. The deployments closely follow tests of a range of new advanced tactical weapons by North Korea’s armed forces, and the inauguration
The assassination of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 has led to widespread assessments of his political career and his stances, with Abe widely considered the most influential politician in 21st century Japan even after nine years in office. Despite stepping down as Prime Minister in
As China and the Untied States increasingly emerged in a league of their own in military competition, with the sizes of their defence sectors, military budgets, research and development and acquisitions all having no near competitors, this has been reflected in fields ranging from the capabilities
Amid growing signs of a widening Chinese edge in developing technologies key to the next generation of military competition, ranging from hypersonic missiles and stealth drones to quantum communications, voices of concern in the United States have continued to grow. The latest of these was Deputy
In the late hours of July 6 the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program suffered a significant setback when its Mk 21A ICBM reentry vehicle at Vandenberg Space Force base in California failed just seconds after launch. The LGM-35A program has faced widespread criticisms
Following its unveiling in October 2021, the world’s first twin seat stealth fighter developed by China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has been widely reported to be moving towards entry into service in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force. The name of the new aircraft remains
The F-35 and F-22 are the only fifth generation fighters to have entered service anywhere in the Western world, and were designed as complementary light and heavyweight aircraft to be fielded side by side with the former forming the bulk of the American fleet and the latter being fielded in a
The Algerian Air Force has reportedly retired its final squadron of MiG-25 Foxbat heavyweight interceptors, with the aircraft making their last fights during celebration of the country’s sixtieth independence anniversary. Fifteen of the aircraft were in service at the beginning of 2022 including 11
