MiG-29

How US Blocked Iran’s Previous Attempts to Buy Advanced Russian Fighter Jets

Iran’s efforts to acquire advanced Russian fighter aircraft have repeatedly run into opposition from the United States, which has intervened on several occasions to prevent Tehran from obtaining combat jets considered strategically sensitive. From MiG-29 fighters inherited by former Soviet...
B-2 formation flight

US’s B61-11 Nuclear Bomb: Why GBU-57 and MOAB May Fail Against Iran’s Deeply Buried Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Facility

As Americans prepare to vote in the midterm elections, tensions between US President Donald Trump and political commentator Tucker Carlson have intensified after the former Fox News host claimed that the Trump administration could be only days away from launching...
CRASH

Was the Learjet Shot Down Near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago? Flight Data, Pilot’s Final Calls Challenge Missile Interception Claims

The deadly crash of a Learjet 60 business jet in Florida has triggered speculation on social media that the aircraft might have been shot down by US air-defence systems protecting President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. However, the available flight data,...
Xi Jinping , Donald Trump

US and China Purge Top Military Generals as Trump and Xi Jinping Tighten Political Control Over Their Armed Forces Amid Rivalry

Two strategic rivals pursuing different models of military power projection are increasingly displaying a striking similarity: both are undertaking sweeping efforts to remove senior military leaders and tighten political control over their armed forces. In China, President Xi Jinping has...
Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets

Iran Awaits Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Purchase Complete, Expects Russian Super Flankers to Arrive After War with United States Ends

Iran has completed the purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and expects to receive the advanced combat aircraft after its ongoing war with the United States ends, according to a senior Iranian military official. The announcement signals Tehran’s determination...
KF-21 Boramae

South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae Flies Alongside US F-35s and F-16s for First Time, Signalling New Era of Military Interoperability

South Korea’s homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter has flown in formation with American military aircraft for the first time, marking a significant milestone for Seoul’s indigenous fighter programme and highlighting growing military interoperability between South Korea and the United States. The...
USS Minnesota (SSN-783), Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine

China’s Deadline Is Ticking for US Submarines: How Beijing’s Rare-Earth Controls Could Slow American Naval Expansion Across Indo-Pacific

Washington faces a growing strategic vulnerability as Beijing’s control over critical minerals threatens submarine production, military supply chains and the industrial foundations of American naval power. As November 10 approaches, an important question is confronting America’s strategic establishment: How will...
B-2 Spirit

Trump Renews Threat to Strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Complex, Raising Questions Over Underground Facility

US President Donald Trump has once again singled out Iran’s suspected underground nuclear facility at Pickaxe Mountain, warning that Washington could destroy the site quickly as part of its efforts to prevent Tehran from advancing its nuclear programme. Speaking to...
Tu-95

US Weighs ‘Mother of All Bombs’ in Potential New Iran Offensive as 65th Anniversary of Tsar Bomba Test Passes

The Trump administration is considering a new round of military strikes against Iran, with American military planners reportedly including the massive GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), widely known as the ‘Mother of All Bombs’, among the weapons available for...
US Dismisses Iran’s Claim MQM-170 Capture

US Dismisses Iran’s Claim MQM-170 Capture as Disputes Over Underwater Drones and Naval Mines Intensify Around Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has claimed that it captured a US MQM-170 reconnaissance and decoy drone near the Strait of Hormuz by using electronic warfare to take control of the aircraft’s guidance and control systems, a claim that...
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