Author: Peter Bass (page 2)

Fulcrum: the mighty light frontline fighter, from the MiG-29 to the MiG-35

Fulcrum: the mighty light frontline fighter, from the MiG-29 to the MiG-35

The MiG-29, or Fulcrum, as it is known in NATO, is a supersonic Soviet/Russian fighter aircraft. It was developed in the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1980…

04. 08. 2024
The future of the 6th generation fighter aircraft projects is uncertain

The future of the 6th generation fighter aircraft projects is uncertain

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a cooperative project involving the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan, an official offshoot of the Tempest programme unveiled by the…

27. 07. 2024
New British Strategic Defence Review to fix the "disastrous state" of the UK Armed Forces

New British Strategic Defence Review to fix the "disastrous state" of the UK Armed Forces

Two weeks after taking office at 10 Downing Street, the new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has launched a Strategic Defence Review, the last of which was published in 2021…

19. 07. 2024
Despite it came from the realm of evil the Su-27 was a beautiful answer to the F-15

Despite it came from the realm of evil the Su-27 was a beautiful answer to the F-15

In most conflicts, fighters have been designed to counter those of the enemy, and the Cold War was no exception. And so, faced with the McDonnell F-15A/B Eagle, the USSR responded with…

12. 07. 2024
Russia-North Korea Relations in context

Russia-North Korea Relations in context

Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have recently deepened their cooperation not only in the political domain, but also in the military-technical domain. DPRK…

07. 07. 2024
"Killing with a joystick is bad" – Bundeswehr’s Heron TP UAVs are still unarmed

"Killing with a joystick is bad" – Bundeswehr’s Heron TP UAVs are still unarmed

Israel's IAI Eitan 'Steadfast' unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, also known as the Heron TP, made headlines back in 2022 when the Bundestag's defence committee gave the green light for…

06. 07. 2024
German, France and Poland to develop a very long-range ground-to-ground strike capability

German, France and Poland to develop a very long-range ground-to-ground strike capability

The Weimar Triangle summit has taken place in Paris. The national defence ministers of Germany, France and Poland took part. During the meeting a developement of a very long-range…

28. 06. 2024
France’s Leclerc XLR, Leclerc Evolution and EMBT-ADT 140 at Eurosatory 2024

France’s Leclerc XLR, Leclerc Evolution and EMBT-ADT 140 at Eurosatory 2024

According to the latest Military Planning Law, the French Army should have 160 renovated Leclerc Main Battle Tanks, upgraded to XLR standard, by 2030. The last forty are due to be…

21. 06. 2024
Argentina offers its five second-hand modernised Super Etendard strike aircraft to Ukraine

Argentina offers its five second-hand modernised Super Etendard strike aircraft to Ukraine

Argentinian president Javier Milei approved a plan to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, which launched an illegal war in Europe to fulfil Vladimir Putin's imperial…

17. 06. 2024
T-90M is and remains the most modern Russian MBT deployed in Ukraine

T-90M is and remains the most modern Russian MBT deployed in Ukraine

The T-90 is a well known Russian Main Battle Tank developed in the early 1990s by Uralvagonzavod.  It entered service in 1992. The T-90M is its modernisation carried out…

08. 06. 2024
The French Strategic Air Forces have carried out a first test firing of the Renovated ASMPA missile

The French Strategic Air Forces have carried out a first test firing of the Renovated ASMPA missile

Tests were conducted in France, during which the first launch of the upgraded ASMPA-R anti-ship cruise missile was carried out. This was announced by the French Defence Procurement…

31. 05. 2024
Chinese Rail Gun – claiming world leadership in the domain

Chinese Rail Gun – claiming world leadership in the domain

Chinese scientific and industrial organisations have been working on the subject of railguns since at least the 2000s. Dozens of them have built and tested several experimental…

28. 05. 2024