MiG-29C

Iran’s Failed MiG-29C Ambition: How US Bought 21 Russian Fighter Jets to Prevent Tehran From Acquiring Nuclear-Capable Aircraft

Iran’s reported acquisition of Russian Su-35 fighter jets has revived a decades-old military and diplomatic contest in which Washington repeatedly intervened to prevent Tehran from obtaining advanced Russian combat aircraft. From the MiG-29 fighters of the early 1990s to the...
Rafale-M

French Rafale-M Lands on INS Vikrant, 24 Years After Rafale Fighters Conducted Air Patrols During India-Pakistan Military Standoff

A French Navy Rafale-M fighter jet has successfully landed on India's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on its first attempt, marking a significant milestone in India's efforts to integrate French combat aircraft into its naval aviation capabilities. The successful landing,...
HQ-9B

China’s HQ-9B Air Defense System Demonstrates Ballistic Missile Interception Capability Amid Growing Challenges From Maneuvering and Hypersonic Weapons

China has claimed that its HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system successfully intercepted two incoming missile targets simultaneously, including a ballistic missile and another missile that abruptly changed direction during flight, in what Beijing is presenting as a significant demonstration of its...
J-20

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Flies With Eight PL-15 Missiles in ‘Beast Mode’ as Expands Its Fifth-Generation Air Combat Capabilities

China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is exploring new ways to expand the combat capabilities of its J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighter, with recently surfaced photographs showing the aircraft carrying eight long-range air-to-air missiles on external wing-mounted pylons. The...
F-16 Falcon

US and Canadian Fighter Jets Conduct Rare Arctic Drills Just 300 Miles From Russia as NORAD Demonstrates Its Rapid Response Capabilities

The United States has deployed F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to one of its westernmost military outposts in Alaska, marking a significant development in Washington’s efforts to strengthen Arctic air defense amid growing Russian and Chinese military activity across the...
BrahMos

Philippines Seeks Up to 60 More Indian-Russian BrahMos Missiles, Strengthens Coastal Defenses Against China’s Growing Maritime Presence

The Philippines is considering a major expansion of its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile arsenal, underscoring Manila’s growing reliance on an Indian-Russian jointly developed weapons system to strengthen its coastal defenses against China, despite being a longstanding treaty ally of the...
Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Mélenchon’s Party Pledges to Pull France Out of NATO and Nationalize Defense Companies

France’s far-left political party France Unbowed has pledged to withdraw the country from NATO, nationalize major defense companies and overhaul its military and space policies under a potential presidency of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The party outlined the proposals in its 222-page...
C-17A Globemaster III

US C-17 Lands in Moscow as Rare Military Airlift Highlights Secretive Washington-Moscow Communications

A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on August 25, marking a rare American military-airlift operation into Russia at a time when diplomatic engagement between Washington and Moscow remains constrained and efforts to advance a...
Shahed Drones

Iran’s Cheap Drones Challenge Gulf Air Defence Strategy, Expensive Interceptors Risk Rapid Ammunition Depletion During Prolonged Conflict

The Arabian Peninsula’s air-defence architecture is confronting a problem that cannot be solved by simply adding more sophisticated missiles: the widening economic gap between inexpensive Iranian drones and the multimillion-dollar interceptors used to destroy them. The challenge has become increasingly...
Saab A3-001 Unmanned Fighter

Saab A3-001 Unmanned Fighter Could Transform Europe’s Gripen E Force With Stealth, Electronic Warfare and Distributed Weapons

Saab has unveiled the full-scale A3-001 unmanned fighter concept, offering a detailed glimpse into Sweden’s plans for a future combat-air system in which crewed fighters, unmanned aircraft, electronic-warfare platforms and airborne sensors operate as a connected combat network. The concept...
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