The Shenyang WS-20 turbofan engine has reportedly been made ready for operational service, with the power plants expected to enhance the capabilities of the country’s indigenous airlifter the Xi’an Y-20. Images of a Y-20 in the colours of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army integrating these
Footage of a convoy of Russian T-54 and T-55 tanks being transported from the country’s Far Eastern Primorksy Krai region by rail has raised widespread speculation that the vehicles are set to be deployed to the Ukrainian front, with the region hosting the 1295th Central Tank Reserve and Storage
British Minister of State for Defence Annabel Goldie announced on March 20 that her country would supply Ukraine with depleted uranium munitions as part of an aid package to bolster the Eastern European state’s ongoing war effort against Russia. The munitions would be supplied alongside Challenger 2 tanks, of which
In over a year of continuous war in Ukraine the Russian Military has revealed a number of new systems, some of which, like the penetration aids on its Iskander ballistic missiles, were in service beforehand but unknown, while others, such as a new T-72 tank variant with armour closely modelled on
The Russian Su-57 fifth generation fighter which began development in the early 2000s, and entered its first aircraft into service in 2020, was notably not the first program of its generation to see development in the country. Fifth generation fighters began development in the late 1970s in both
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said announce on March 16 that any Russian proposals to add new military bases in his country, or to increase personnel numbers, would be welcome. Assad said, “We speak about international balance and Russian presence in Syria has to do with the issue of balance of
The Russian Defence Ministry has ordered the decoration of pilots of Su-27 Flanker fighter aircraft which intercepted an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on March 14. The incident saw Su-27s fly conduct aggressive manoeuvres very close to the Reaper, causing the unmanned aircraft to
The Russian Army has deployed the most capable tanks in its inventory the T-90M ‘Breakthrough’ to thwart an attempted raid of a Ukrainian reconnaissance group in the Kresny Liman direction, according to reports. The Center group of forces reported to this effect: “Unmanned aerial vehicles of the
The Royal Thai Air Force has been widely reported to have an interest in acquiring Lockheed Martin F-35A fifth generation fighters from the United States, with the aircraft expected to replace its ageing F-16 Falcons in service and fly alongside its F-5TH and Gripen C/D jets. The F-35A was
Russian state media outlet Sputnik news has provided insight into the performance of one of the country’s newest and most capable anti aircraft assets in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War, the R-37M air to air missile, the capabilities of which have increasingly been highlighted as a leading threat
