How Iran’s Acquisition Of Russian Military Hardware Could Impact The Middle East

Iran might soon receive advanced Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter jets from Russia and possibly other military equipment, including S-400 air defense missile systems. How substantially these acquisit...

The Russian Helicopters And Missile Systems Iran Might Soon Acquire

Iran expects to receive the first of the 24 Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets it ordered from Russia as soon as Mar. 21, the Persian New Year. Tehran also claims it has ordered helicopters and missile syst...

Why The U.S. Imposes ‘Onerous’ Preconditions And Restrictions On Middle East F-35s

The United States is banning Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying Israeli Air Force (IAF) fifth-generation F-35 Lightning stealth fighters as a precaution against potential espionage. The...

Turkey And Iran Show Off Their Homegrown Air Defense Systems

Turkey ended 2022 with a successful test-firing of its domestically-built Siper long-range air defense missile system against a target 62 miles away. The test came less than two months after Iran unve...

Russia Now Has Little Hope Of Becoming A Major Middle East Arms Supplier

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely prove to be the final nail in the coffin of Moscow’s goal of becoming a major supplier of military hardware to the Middle East and North Africa. On...

Will Turkey Supply Ukraine S-400s And Get Back In U.S.’ Good Graces?

In recent weeks several proposals have been made to arm Ukraine with Russian-built military hardware from the arsenals of NATO member states. There was Poland’s widely-reported offer of its flee...