‘Criminal’ Su-57 flies to Vietnam in a desperate bid for funding
Currently, Russia is self-financing the production of Su-57. Rostec & UAC recently announced an increase in production capacity at the Komsomolsk…
German tank maker KMW has no orders, accused Rheinmetall too
German tank manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. has no orders. "We haven't received any orders yet," says Mr. Ralf Ketzel, the KMW…
Black Sea Fleet was exhausted by the war, 12 units were sunk
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has lost at least 12 ships and cutters - sunk or badly damaged; it is…
Russia lost 11 Su-30s, India must upgrade its own to avoid same fate
China and India have Su-30 fighter jets, but India's situation is a bit more worrisome. India produces the Su-30MKI and it is the backbone of Indian…
Russia forms the first Su-57 squadron near Komsomolsk on Amur
The first produced Su-57 is already serving the Western Military District. Remaining six so far are located on the outskirts of the Komsomolsk on the…
Selling F-22s in the Mideast? It’s still illegal and expensive
There have been several requests from Israel to be allowed to purchase the F-22 Raptor. Even in 2020, the then US President Mr Donald Trump approved…
CONFLCITS
Russian bombers air base Engels under attack, two planes burning
In Russia, it was reported that UAV hit airport in the Saratov region. It is about the airport in Engels, where strategic bombers are based, some…
Directly from the factories, Russia directs missiles at Ukraine
Some Russian missiles are sent to Ukraine straight from the production line, among the weapons used are missiles produced in August this year…
Best mass-produced version of T-90 tank was captured in Ukraine
Ukrainian media reports that a T-90M in the area of the Luhansk region was captured. UralVagonZavod's T-90 Rroryv is the best Russian tank in serial…
Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot was shot down by DPR air defense
A Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot twin-engine fighter jet was shot down over the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic , Russian MoD announced on…
‘Scary’ Lancet-kamikaze fails, bursts a tire on a D20 howitzer
"Just a flat tire. Everyone is alive, change the wheels and it will work. We didn't do much damage," says the inspecting Ukrainian soldier looking the…
‘Fake’ MiG-31 with a Kinzhal missile in the air alarmed Ukraine
According to Minsk's opposition Telegram channel a Russian supersonic MiG-31 fighter-bomber with a Kinzhal missile on board took off from an air base…
COMMENTS
Su-47 ‘Berkut’ didn’t fly, but became an experimental demonstrator
Su-47 is also known as the S-3, as well as S-37, as well as its name is Firkin, or the Russian Berkut, meaning golden eagle. Many names for just one…
Is F-16 retirement coming in 2025? Wasn’t the F-16XL better choice?
Would the F-16XL project extend the life of the F-16 program? Wouldn't the F-16XL be the better option for program to make F-16 much more than what it…
Ukraine should receive MiG-29 and F-16 fighters after spring
US and NATO should accept the idea that existed at the beginning of hostilities: providing MiG-29s to Ukraine, as well as the delivery of surplus…
Taiwan buys weapons to fight China, Yankees deliver them to Ukraine
Taiwan is to receive nearly $18 billion worth of weapons. However, the weapon is still missing. On the other hand, Ukraine is supplied daily with…
India: The UAV effectiveness in eastern Ukraine is negligible
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhary, who is the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force says drones have an effect depending on where they…
China has stopped the delivery of Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine
Is there any truth to the claims that China influenced the US not to accept the Polish proposal? Is China the reason MiG-29s still can't "fly" into…
BUDGETS / PROCUREMENT / DONATIONS / DELIVERIES
Spain buys HK416/417 assault rifles with a short piston system
The Spanish Navy has contracted the German company Heckler & Koch with a budget of €1.5 million to purchase HK416 A5 and HK417 20 assault rifles…
US Army received a battery-powered all-weather transformer vehicle
For the first time, the US Army will operate a battery-powered Light Tactical Vehicle. The vehicle was provided under a contract the Pentagon signed…
Ulyanovsk supplied another Il-76 military aircraft to Russian VKS
The Russian army received the fourth Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft in a year. In its Telegram channel, the United Aircraft Corporation…
Third delivery for the VKS in a month, now Su-35s were supplied
The Russian Air and Space Forces, known as the VKS, have received a new batch of the 4++ generation Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter, UAC announced in a…
UralVagonZavod supplied Russian Army new batch T-72B3M tanks
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, through press service of the CMD, informed that Russian army received a new batch of modernized…
Polish army receives several hundred Piorun missiles – MoD
Delivery of several hundred anti-aircraft missiles and dozens of hand-portable Piorun anti-aircraft missile launchers is underway, the Polis MoD…
KNOWLEDGE BASE / LIBRARY
How to easily make your own unmanned quadcopter [drone]
Want to build your own drone? Ok, here's a complete technical guide on how to make your own quadcopter (drone) with minimal effort and minimal…
Meet the Polish 120 mm M120K RAK self-propelled mortar
In 2008, the Polish enterprise Huta Staleva Wola presented a self-propelled 120-mm mortar M120K Rak with weapons mounted in a closed rotating turret.
120mm Alkar mortar system for wheeled and tracked chassis
In 2017, the Turkish company Aselsan introduced its brand new 120 mm mortar system AHS-120 Alkar, designed for a wheeled or tracked self-propelled…
Dassault Mirage 2000-9 (Mk 2) multirole combat aircraft
Another modernization of the Mirage 2000-5 was the expansion of strike capabilities, in particular, the provision of the possibility of using weapons…
Python-5 – Rafael’s 5th-gen air-to-air missile (AAM)
In 2003, at the air show in Le Bourget a new fifth-generation Israeli guided missile, called the Python 5 was first demonstrated. Python-5 is…
F72-HD US Special Forces vehicle: .50 cal MG, ATGM, 4 M72 rockets
Vehicle selected by USSOCOM as the vehicle of choice for their Terrestrial Mobility Program 1.1 is the F72-HD where the abbreviation 'HD' means Heavy…
COMPARISON / DOGFIGHT
Comparison between Altug and BTR-4MV1 armored personnel carriers
Defense Express had opportunity to see Altuğ in detail and compare it in absentia with the latest serial armored vehicle - BTR-4 and its more powerful…
Asian KF-21 Boramae vs. Su-75 Checkmate – what are the differences
The KF-21 Boramae, developed by South Korea, has become an analog of the domestic military aircraft, but with a couple of interesting differences
Su-57 is well-armed, but F-35 has a nuclear gravity bomb
Mark Episkopos, claims that the Russian Su-57 is very well armed and maintains a huge range of air-to-air missiles as well as anti-ship missiles, the…
Which Indian fighter jet is better – Dassault Rafale or Su-30MKI?
India has two main multi-role fighters - the French Dassault Rafale and the Russian but manufactured under Indian license Su-30MKI. So, which one is…
F-35 vs. F-22 – a dogfight between the best stealth fighters
F-35 vs. F-22 It is easy to compare on paper two fighters from different countries. It is much more challenging to pit against products of the same…
Russian Kinzhal missile vs. USS Arleigh Burke – the ship will not withstand
In November 2019, in the Arctic, successful tests were carried out of the newest hypersonic aviation missile system, "Kinzhal," from the MiG-31K…
HUNTING / SELF-DEFENSE / AMMO
H&K unveiled the newest 9mm x 19 SFP9 Striker Fired handgun
At the Enforce TAC, Heckler & Koch presented the youngest member of their family with SFP9 impact locking pistols, learned BulgarianMilitary.com,…
Kel-Tec P50 pistol – bitter candy in a beautiful wrapper
Let's talk about one very interesting pistol - the Kel-Tec P50 pistol. This is a new weapon, which was released in 2021. Manufacturer - USA. Caliber…
Рerfect storm? Beretta CX4 Storm tactical pistol-caliber carbine
Beretta CX4 Storm tactical pistol-caliber carabine is far from new to the market, it appeared in 2011. However, this rifle has not lost its relevance…
Israeli assault rifle TAR 21 – a competitor of AUG, FAMAS and SA80
While Israel is gradually removing the Galil assault rifle replacing it with M16A3 and M16A4 IMI is actively starting to develop TAR 21 rifle of same…
Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle – still popular and reliable
Development of .223 Remington semi-automatic rifle for the police/civilian market carried out from 1967 to 1973 at Sturm Ruger&Co by designers…
.357 Magnum is a ‘do it all’ cartridge for hunting and self-defense
.357 Magnum is an American cartridge created at the beginning of the last century. It is this cartridge that is the source of the famous "magnum era".
