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Made little research, here current numbers: USA - 650+ (178 F-22 + ~300 F-35A + 124 F-35B + 56 F-35C) China - 100+ (J-20) Australia - 44 (F-35A) Norway - 34 (F-35A) S. Korea - 34 (F-35A) Israel - 30 (F-35A) UK - 23 (F-35B) Japan - 23 (F-35A) Netherlands - 22 (F-35A) Italy - 18 (14 F-35A + 4...

The difference in GDP per capita between Algeria and Morocco is small, despite the fact that Algeria has huge oil and gas reserves.

So Russia finally tested its kinetic ASAT. Does it mean Russia caught up US, China, India? Not really. Russia intercepted satellite using chasing method. This is very similar to space docking which is practiced since 1960-es: US, China, India intercepted satellite with front hit: Chinese...

Actual mobility of systems like S-400 is very low. You need large area for all machines cables connecting them. Area should not be covered by buildings and hills around, you need access roads. For example S-400 systems in Syria were never moved since their arrival in 2016.

As we can see in Syria, protection does not help much. If you fire 8 SCALP missiles from 4 Rafales the chance is nearly zero. You also should keep in mind that 400 km range is against slow flying high altitude targets. Against low flying targets it is limited to LOS.

SCALP will do the job.

Shortly after the war Samvel Babayan the Secretary of the Security Council of Artsakh claimed in the interview that 4 Tors were destroyed in first 15 days of the war. Now we got some confirmation.

So far there is no real confirmation. Its not easy to install Trophy on T-90, since Trophy requires lots of power (4 powerful AESA radars).

I think its good to change government time to time. Overall I am satisfied. That we finally passed a budget, dealt well with 4th wave of corona. No breakthroughs but nothing bad either.

Long video about the suppression of air defence in Karabakh war: Many similarities with Armenian account I posted here: https://defencehub.live/threads/azerbaijan-and-armenia-clash-over-nagorno-karabakh-region-updates-discussion.1423/page-316#post-35159

Quarterback in the Sky: The F-35 Is Far More Than Just a Fighter Jet By Stavros Atlamazoglou U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies an aerial performance for the 2021 Arctic Lightning Air Show, July 30, 2021, Eielson Air...

German photographer spills the beans: Jordan flew in IDF aerial drill Amman’s participation in the massive Blue Flag exercise had been a secret… until a German military cameraman posted a photo of a Jordanian fighter jet on Instagram...

Russia will bring now air defences. What Ukraine needs now: * Cheap small recon drones. * Suicide drones, which will destroy air defence systems detected by recon drones. * Decoy drones which will distract air defences and provoke them to expose themselves. * SIGINT.

Actually it was quite simple and outdated for its time (900 hp engine, 105-mm gun, no panoramic sight). But despite it it was adequate and did its job..

The Israeli newspaper “Yediot Aharonot” reported that the Israeli army had removed its Merkava-2 tank from regular and reserve service, after nearly 40 years of its use as a main tank in hostilities, in a ceremony attended by former and current officers in the armored units. The Merkava-2 was...

My rank of air forces: Singapore - 520 Thailand - 247 Vietnam - 184 Indonesia - 181 Malaysia - 125 Myanmar - 120 https://defencehub.live/threads/top-48-air-forces-in-2020-based-on-aircraft-quality-and-quantity.3851/ Cambodia, Philippines and Laos lack any serious air force. Navies Singapore...

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