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UK-Led GCAP Fighter Jet Program Looks To ‘Outdo’ Franco-German FCAS Project To Develop 6th-Gen Aircraft

Japan, Italy, and the UK have set an aggressive timeframe for launching their next-generation GCAP fighter jet, primarily to get a jumpstart on a...

Ukraine Losing Its Best Fighter Pilots To Russia; Moscow Says 90% Of Crew Gained Battle Experience In Ukraine Ops

Up to 90% of the Russian Air Force crew and 85% of drone operators have gained substantial battle experience in the Ukraine operations, Defense...

China Is ‘Officially’ Sending Drones To Russia; Getting Help ‘Unofficially’ From Kazakhstan, Pakistan & Belarus: NYT

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, China has supplied more than $12 million worth of drones to Moscow, demonstrating the two nations' deepening cooperation despite threats...

Russia Responds With Tu-95 Bombers To Counter US B-52s That Approached Its Borders. A Tit For Tat Move By Moscow?

A pair of Tu-95 strategic missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) conducted scheduled patrols over the Sea of ​​Japan, the Russian Defense...

Ukraine Destroys ‘Big Stock’ Of Russian Kalibr Missiles While Being Transported By Train – Defense Ministry

On March 20, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) claimed that an explosion in the Crimean city of Dzhankoi destroyed "multiple" Russian Kalibr cruise missiles...