A Russian Navy source has announced that plans to modernise the Kirov Class nuclear powered battlecruiser Pyotr Veliky have been cancelled, with the ship instead set to be decommissioned. The Kirov Class ships are by far the largest surface combatants serving in the world, and at 28,000 tons they
The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of Su-35S heavyweight fighter aircraft from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant located in the Russian Far East, according to the press office of the state tech corporation Rostec. “The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant named after Yu. Gagarin has
At a time of rising tensions with NATO, and following growing integration of its armed forces with those of Russia from 2020, Belarus has begun to invest heavily in modernising its conventional military capabilities as it perceives growing challenges to its security from Western forces near its
The Ukrainian Air Force has reportedly received its first SCALP air launched cruise missiles from France, according to Agence France-Presse reported citing French Defence Ministry. “The first missiles were delivered at the time when French President Emmanuel Macron made this announcement,” the
North Korean Minister of National Defence General Kang Sun Nam has warned the United States that continued operations of U.S. military aircraft near its territory could soon be met with a more forceful response. He claimed that American RC-135 and U-2 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and RQ-4B had
Amid growing reported shortages of surface to surface missiles, the Ukrainian Military has repurposed Soviet S-200 surface to air missile systems to fire their primary munitions ballistically for strikes on Russian targets. The areas targeted include the Crimean Peninsula and the Rostov and Kaluga
In the latest of multiple incidents between Russian and U.S. forces in Syria, which have resulted in a gradual rise of tensions in the theatre, three Russian Air Force Su-35S Flanker air superiority fighters on July 5 conducted aggressive manoeuvres near three U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper attack
As perhaps the most iconic and widely recognised symbol of a state’s military power, and as a kind of asset which through technological advances has operated in a growing number of roles, fighter aircraft are set to continue to be heavily invested in by almost all major military powers well into the 21st century. In contrast
An Anglo-French Storm Shadow cruise missile has been captured largely intact by Russian forces in Ukraine, as confirmed by footage released since July 5. The air launched missiles were provided to Ukraine by the United Kingdom from May, and have been integrated onto the country’s fleet of Soviet
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has selected a site in Weeze, western Germany, to begin production of “at least 400” F-35A centre fuselages beginning in 2025 according to a press release from the firm. The facility will also be able to service both German F-35s and those of “other friendly
