China, Russia pitch defense hardware to MENA at the first Egypt airshow

China, Russia pitch defense hardware to MENA at the first Egypt airshow
China, Russia pitch defense hardware to MENA at the first Egypt airshow

“China is the real star of this show, as it’s showcasing its domestically-produced J-10 fighter aircraft (which Egypt is in discussions to purchase),” Norman Ricklefs, CEO of geopolitical consultancy firm NAMEA Group, told Breaking Defense.

Worldwide ‘deteriorating security landscape’ sparks record $2.2 trillion global defense spending: IISS

Worldwide ‘deteriorating security landscape’ sparks record $2.2 trillion global defense spending: IISS
Worldwide ‘deteriorating security landscape’ sparks record $2.2 trillion global defense spending: IISS

The analysis also reveals that Russia has lost over 3,000 tanks since fighting with Ukraine started in 2022, as many as Moscow held in its pre-war inventory — a trend Moscow will be unlikely to sustain for three more years.

NATO’s Big Concern from Russia’s Zapad Exercise: Putin’s Forces Lingering in Belarus

NATO’s Big Concern from Russia’s Zapad Exercise: Putin’s Forces Lingering in Belarus
NATO’s Big Concern from Russia’s Zapad Exercise: Putin’s Forces Lingering in Belarus

The Russian-Belarusian exercise may be over, but its biggest question – what Russian forces stay behind in Belarus – will now be answered.