The Egypt Defense Portal and Abu Ali Blog have distributed photos showing the accumulation and movement of Egyptian manpower and military equipment on the Gaza border. The vehicles, which include YPR-765 armored infantry fighting vehicles and M60 main battle tanks, were stationed near Gaza in preparation for an expanded military campaign in the framework of Comprehensive Operation […]

Houthi rebels have claimed that they have destroyed the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank of  Saudi Arabia’s force fighting in northern Yemen. According to the Yemen Press Agency, the incident took place in the Jizan sector. Rebels have released video shows a guided anti-tank missile hit a Saudi Arabia’s M1A2 Abrams main battle tank. “The Yemeni army on Thursday killed […]

During the fighting between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Islamic State fighters, one Russian-designed Tigr armoured vehicle was destroyed near the village of Bahra in Syria. According to a local source, the Tigr armoured vehicle, previously captured by the Islamic State fighters during clashes in the province of Deir ez Zor, was hit by a Syrian Democratic Forces troops near the village of […]

Turkey has sent an improved version of its M-60T1 (also known as Sabra ) tanks to Afrin, northwestern Syria. The extensively upgraded M-60T1 tanks were spotted during deploy in Syria as part of a military operation in Afrin that aimed at establishing security and stability along Turkish borders and the region. The M-60T1 feature a number of differences to […]

The Russian Aerospace Forces or VKS will deploy combat aircraft on a disputed island  – which Russia calls the Southern Kurils and Japan calls the Northern Territories – are the subject of a 60-year-old dispute between the two nations. According to the official web portal of legal information, Russia will deploy combat jets on the island of Iturup (Etorofu) in […]

Afghan Air Force (AAF) has taken delivery of four Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters on 23 January. According to the local source, it is the second batch of Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters were delivered to Afghan forces after first four in September last year. The U.S. plans to supply a total of 159 of such helicopters to Afghanistan […]

New Turkish-made all-weather attack helicopter, called the T-129 ATAK, were used during ongoing Operation Olive Branch in the northwestern Syrian region of Afrin to eliminate the risks posed by the PKK terrorist organization’s Syrian affiliate the Democratic Union Party (PYD), its armed Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), and Daesh. The YPG’s social media has released video footage showing a T-129 […]

Russia has deployed more units of its S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system to Syria. On Tuesday, Russian-state media released footage of the arrival of additional S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) via sea-lifters to the Syrian port city. From the airbase near Latakia the S-400’s surface-to-air missiles could strike targets in an arc that takes in […]

The new Turkey-made electronic warfare system, called the KORAL, was spotted near the Syrian-Turkish border. According to the local source, the Turkish Armed Forces deploys the new KORAL electronic warfare or jamming system a stretch of the Turkish-Syrian border around the northern city of Afrin. The KORAL truck-mounted electronic warfare system developed and manufactured by Aselsan for the Turkish Armed Forces. The KORAL […]

Russia’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that two pilots died when a Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashed due to a technical fault near the Syrian Hama military airfield, on New Year’s Eve. According to the Reuters, a Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Syria on Dec. 31 due to a technical fault, killing both pilots. The ministry denied reports […]