At the beginning of December, Russian News Agency Tass reported on the possible return to service of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. The infamous flattop, commissioned in 1991, most recently undertook… Continue reading "Kuznetsov To Return To Service By 2022"
The commander of the Iranian Navy has said that they plan to soon launch a new ship designed to support Iran’s international operations and act as an forward operating base.… Continue reading "Iranian Navy Preparing to Launch Another Expeditionary Warship"
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 10 November, that it had notified US Congress of the potential sale of F-35A Lightning IIs, MQ-9B Sky Guardians and munitions to… Continue reading "Defense Security Cooperation Agency Announces Details Of Potential UAE F-35 and MQ-9B SkyGuardian Sale"
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s plans to upgrade its F-15J fleet faces the possibility of significant delays, following the discovery that setup costs for the upgrade work are significantly higher… Continue reading "Skyrocketing Setup Costs Likely To Delay Japan’s Super Interceptor Upgrades"
Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3), Team “Battle Axe” has just returned to Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Naval Air Station Jacksonville following… Continue reading "CVW-3 Returns from Seven-Month Deployment on USS Eisenhower"
The French Navy announced the beginning of the sea trials of its new nuclear attack submarine, the Suffren, following its first static dive test on 28 April. The Suffren is… Continue reading "Suffren Attack Submarine Begins Sea Trials"
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is about to undertake the biggest organisational and doctrinal change in its history. With peer threats the ever more likely future conflict scenario, the… Continue reading "US Marine Corps Historic Restructure for 2030 China Pivot"
A joint venture between Saab and Boeing has this week succeeded in deploying the ground launched small diameter bomb (GLSDB) from a ground based launcher. Previously small diameter bombs (SDBs)… Continue reading "Test Fire of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs"
Amidst the controversy of this recent events in Syria, a piece of footage recorded by a journalist for Germany’s Der Spiegel, Alexandra Rojkov, emerged on Twitter. It showed in excellent… Continue reading "Secretive Delta Force Pandur APCs Seen in Syria"
The US State Department has cleared the sale of twelve MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and related equipment to South Korea. This is the first step in the process to actually selling… Continue reading "State Department Clears $800 Million Foreign Military Sale to South Korea for MH-60R Helicopters"