The primary developer of the F-35 fifth generation fighter Lockheed Martin has revised its delivery target for the fighters for 2023 down to just 97 aircraft, with original deliveries previously expected to have been 61 percent higher at 156 aircraft. Although the firm announced in April that it
Eleven days after the outbreak of full scale hostilities with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Israeli Air Force on October 17 bombed the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip killing over 500 civilians at a conservative estimate. Overall Palestinian casualties from Israeli strikes over
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on October 18 that he had ordered MiG-31K/I strike fighters armed with Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles to carry out regular patrols over neutral airspace in the Black Sea. “Our MiG-31 planes are armed with Kinzhal missile systems. It is known
Jihadist militants affiliated to UN-recognised terrorist organisations operating in Syria’s Idlib governate are planned to launch offensives against Syrian and Russian forces, according to a report from the deputy chief of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing
The Pentagon’s Defence Contract Management Agency has reported that F-35 fifth generation fighter aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin continue to suffer from excessive flaws when delivered to their clients, with these impacting the aircraft’s performance including flight readiness rates. Military
The United States has deployed 2000 Marines to waters off Israel’s coast as part of a show of force aimed at Tel Aviv’s regional adversaries, with the elite 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit leading a “rapid response force” on the amphibious carrier USS Bataan. The Bataan is the third carrier the U.S.
Amid rising controversies over the massive transfers of American arms stockpiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces for operations against Russia, which has worsened considerably due to the emergence of a need to arm Israel for its war effort against the Hamas militant group, retired U.S. Army Brigadier
A week after the outbreak of hostilities between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militia group Hamas, the possibility that other parties will be drawn into the war has increasingly been raised with the Israeli Army having already exchanged fire with Iranian-aligned militias on its Syrian and
Amid ongoing clashes between Israeli and Hamas forces, the paramilitary group’s ongoing offensive against Israeli forces appears increasingly likely to significantly impact not only global oil prices, but also the outcome of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War. Israel’s shortages of munitions, and
The U.S. Congress Strategic Posture Commission final report released on October 12 has called for Washington to update and expand its nuclear and conventional forces with urgency, highlighting the potential need to face a combined Chinese and Russian force. “The United States and its allies must be
