Russian Army 1st Guards Tank Army units of the Russian Battle Group West on October 2 captured two Ukrainian Army conscript units near Bakhmut in the disputed Donetsk region, with the Ukrainian personnel coming from the 77th Airmobile Brigade and the 56th Separate Motorised Brigade. Guards units
The F-35 fighter program has completed a series of Pentagon tests critical to gaining approval for full scale production, with the decision regarding production scheduled to be made by the Department of Defence in 2024. The Joint Simulation Environment tests were completed on September 21, with the
Following confirmation of the delivery of the first American M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Ukrainian Army on September 25, the means by which the new tanks will be operated has been widely discussed. Ukrainian, Western and Russian sources have widely predicted that, following major losses among
The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of Su-35 ‘4++ generation’ heavyweight fighters, which was the third delivered since late June as the Defence Ministry continues acquisitions on a significant scale. The aircraft were built at the Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant in the Far Eastern Komsomolsk on Amur
The Komsomolsk on Amur Aviation Plant in the Russian Far East has delivered a new batch of Su-57 next generation fighters to the Russian Air Force, according to a statement by Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. The fighters completed a full cycle of factory tests and trials, and are the first
On September 25 Ukraine received its first batch of American M1A1 Abrams tanks, with President Volodymyr Zelensky stating that the vehicles “are already in Ukraine and preparing to reinforce our brigades.” The Ukrainian Army is expected to field 31 of the vehicles, with the numbers received so far
The United States and Vietnam are reportedly discussing the possible sale of F-16 fighter planes to equip the Vietnam People’s Air Force, according to two figures familiar with the matter cited anonymously by Reuters. The negotiations are still in the “early stages,” and have reportedly been “a key
A Russian reconnaissance team was reported on September 24 to have captured a German speaking tank crew after destroying a Leopard tank in Ukraine’s Zaporozhye region. The team leader stated in a report to state media on September 23: “When we curbed another offensive and ATGM-ed [destroyed with an
Since years before the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict into a full scale war in early 2022, the post-2014 Western-aligned leadership in Kiev received very considerable support from across the NATO alliance to bolster its position military and economically. This ranged from laying the
The head of the Ukrainian Army’s Main Intelligence Directorate Kirill Budanov has warned that M1A1 Abrams tanks set to be delivered by the United States next week may not last long in combat unless reserved for use in very specific kinds of operations. If the American tanks are deployed “on the
