Author: Michael

Main battle tanks delivered to the Russian Army have integrated new improved anti-drone ‘cage’ defences, which were first seen on theT-90M, T-80BVM, and T-72B3M tanks delivered coinciding with Victory Day celebrations on May 9. The vehicles were described by state defence conglomerate Rostec as incorporating lessons learned from combat experience and feedback from frontline personnel, with the gradual evolution of defences against attacks by drones and loitering munitions being one of the most noticeable changes to Russian tank configurations over the past four years.

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The Russian Army has received a new batch of T-90M, T-80BVM, and T-72B3M main battle tanks, which were delivered by the state defence conglomerate Rostec and are intended to support ongoing operations in the Ukrainian theatre. The vehicles were described by Rostec as incorporating lessons learned from combat experience and direct feedback from frontline personnel, with the capabilities of all three types having been gradually updated over the past four years.

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The future of North Korea’s destroyer program intended to revolutionise the Korean People’s Liberation Army Navy’s combat capabilities has been elaborated on by the chairman of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party, Kim Jong Un, after he travelled on the country’s first destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during operations in the Yellow Sea. The operations saw the warship operate approximately 220 kilometres from the country’s coast, demonstrating growing confidence in the ability to conduct medium range operations since the Choe Hyon was launched in April 2025.

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North Korean state media has published footage showing the production of a new generation of self-propelled howitzer, the Juche-107, which is expected to significantly enhance the capabilities of frontline units. Production of the 155mm guns was inspected by multiple military and civilian leadership figures, including the chairman of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party Kim Jong Un, who personally revealed that the new howitzer has a range exceeding 60 kilometres.

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An Iranian F-4E Phantom II fighter aircraft and a U.S. Air Force F-16CJ fighter engaged one another during an Iranian penetration strike over Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the F-4 making a hard landing in Iran, possibly after taking limited damage. The incident has highlighted the serious limitations of the U.S. and its strategic partners’ air defences, with the F-4 and lighter F-5 that form the backbone of the Iranian fighter fleet being obsolete Vietnam War era aircraft, but still proving to being able to evade some of the most capable Western air defences in the world.

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