Russian Yak-52B2 light-engine aircraft modified to shoot down Ukrainian long-range UAVs.

Russia Modifies Yak-52 Trainer into Drone Hunter to Counter Ukraine’s UAV Offensive

Russia has retrofitted the aging Soviet-era Yakovlev Yak-52 trainer aircraft into a crude, low-budget interceptor aimed at battling Ukraine’s expanding fleet of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The emergence of the Yak-52B2 underscores the intensifying technological tug-of-war in the skies...
KF-21 Prototype

South Korea Enters Final Assembly Phase of First KF-21 Fighter Jet, First Delivery to ROKAF Set for 2026

South Korea marked a pivotal step in its journey to military aviation independence on May 20, 2025, as Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) jointly announced the beginning of the final assembly phase of the...
Boeing B-52 with AGM-69A SRAM missiles loaded under wing pylons

The Rise, Reign, and Retirement of the AGM-69 SRAM: A Cold War Nuclear Spearhead

In the thick fog of Cold War tensions, the United States Air Force (USAF) was under relentless pressure to stay ahead of evolving Soviet defenses. The survival of its manned bomber fleet—and, by extension, the credibility of U.S. nuclear deterrence—depended...
YFQ-44A production representative test vehicle is staged in a testing chamber at Costa Mesa, Calif.

Uncrewed Fighters Take Flight: USAF Unveils General Atomics’ YFQ-42A and Anduril’s YFQ-44A as Future of Air Combat

The United States Air Force has officially lifted the curtain on the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A — the first generation of purpose-built, jet-powered, uncrewed fighter aircraft designed to fight alongside and beyond human-piloted jets. General David Allvin, Chief of Staff of...
VAMTAC ST5 Medium prototype in New Zealand

New Zealand Ushers in New Era of Tactical Mobility and Digital Warfare with Arrival of VAMTAC ST5

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has taken delivery of its first VAMTAC ST5 Medium tactical vehicle, marking a new chapter in military mobility and digital integration. The prototype vehicle, manufactured by Spain’s URO Vehículos Especiales S.A. (UROVESA), arrived in...
Jiutian SS-UAV rivals the United States’ MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk, though it diverges in mission design

China’s SS-UAV: Rise of Flying Drone Carrier and Future of Airborne Warfare

A new chapter in military aviation is unfolding over China’s skies. This summer, Jiutian, a private Chinese aerospace firm, will conduct the maiden flight of a revolutionary unmanned aircraft: the SS-UAV. More than just another entry in the growing list...
Su-57E S Fighter jet

Russia Pushes Su-57E Fighter jet in Southeast Asia Amid Intensifying Geopolitical Competition

Southeast Asia: Russia’s state arms export agency, ROSOBORONEXPORT JSC, has launched a comprehensive campaign to promote its cutting-edge Su-57E fifth-generation stealth fighter across the region. The initiative, timed to coincide with Russia’s re-entry into the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace...
Rafale fighter jets

Indonesia’s “Strategic Gamble” on Rafale Fighters Comes Under Scrutiny in Beijing-Backed Reports Linking Deal to Indo-Pak Conflict

Just over a week after a brief but intense military confrontation between Pakistan and India, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister has landed in Beijing. The timing is no coincidence. The visit is freighted with implications about military alliances, strategic dependencies, and the...
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets

U.S. Repositions Air Power: U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets Withdraw to USS Harry S Truman as B-2 Stealth Bombers Deploy to Escalate Response

After months of intense military engagement against Yemen’s Houthi militia, the United States is pulling back some of its most high-profile war assets. The B-2 stealth bombers and the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, both central to the now-concluded...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

After Trump-Putin Call, Russians Sense Momentum in Ukraine War but Remain Wary of Peace Prospects

One day after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a surprise phone call to discuss the war in Ukraine, a mix of confidence and unease settled over Moscow. In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion,...
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