The Russian state arms export conglomerate Rostec has made a renewed effort to pitch the Su-35 fighter aircraft to the Indian Defence Ministry, pledging that the aircraft can be supplied rapidly to allow the Indian Air Force to make up its significant shortfall of tactical combat jets. With the retirement of the MiG-27 and the majority of MiG-21s from service, India’s fleet of fighters and attack jets has fallen to just 31 squadrons, or under 75 percent of the sanctioned fleet size of 42 squadrons, while retirement of remaining MiG-21s are expected to result in further contraction.
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has been confirmed to have brought a twin seat variant of the J-20 fifth generation fighter into service, marking the first time that an aircraft of its generation becomes operational with the ability to accommodate a weapons system’s officer alongside a pilot. The long rumoured twin seat fighter thought to be designated the J-20S, or possibly the J-20B, was Read More
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Footage publicised in the early hours of June 6 has confirmed the entry into service of the J-35A in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force, with the aircraft joining the 1st Air Brigade alongside J-20 fighters which began to be fielded by the unit in 2021.
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Following Israel’s initiation of a large scale air offensive against Iran on June 13, and the United States’ active joining of the campaign nine days later using B-2 bombers and nuclear powered attack submarines, the capabilities of the Iranian Air Force’s fighter fleet has gained growing attention. Although Iran fields a particularly large fleet of close to 300 fighters, the Read More
Operation Midnight Hammer saw B-2 Spirit stealth bombers fly from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to strike nuclear facilities in Iran. The 37-hour round trip made it the second-longest bombing mission in history. But if you ain’t first, you’re last.
Luckily for the B-2’s record, it also flew the longest bombing mission over two decades earlier.
A B-2 Spirit at Whiteman AFB is prepared ahead of Operation Midnight Hammer (U.S.
New information on Iranian missile attacks on Israel launched over eleven days from June 13-24 has confirmed successful strikes on key infrastructure and military facilities according to an analysis of satellite data conducted at Oregon State University. Images confirmed hits on over 40 Israeli infrastructure facilities, as well as five major military bases across the country’s northern southern and central regions.
As early as the Cold War, Uncle Sam was investing funds in robot research to explore how the technology could be an advantage against the Soviet Union. In most cases, robots were thought to be a means of spying and gathering information on the enemy, rather than being used as a robot bomb or any other kind of weapon. A significant amount of funds was spent on research between then and the 1980s, totaling more than $1 million.
Meanwhile, there was not much to show for it.