What’s Wrong with the Russian Su-57? A Lot
Bohdan Tuzov
What’s Wrong with the Russian Su-57? A Lot
The Su-57 was supposed to be the Kremlin’s answer to true fifth-generation fighters like the US F-22 and the multi-national F-35, but Russia's stealthy super-fighter never really got off the ground.
Putin Shake-Up Signals a Long War May Be Coming
Jason Jay Smart
Putin Shake-Up Signals a Long War May Be Coming
Kremlin watchers and security experts consider Putin’s cabinet shake-up as signaling that Putin’s gaze has passed from Ukraine to a long, protracted war, against the West.
Xi in Europe: Business, Cognac and Ukraine
Alina Hrytsenko
Xi in Europe: Business, Cognac and Ukraine
The Chinese president has just concluded a tour of Europe, where he stopped in France, Serbia and Hungary, looking to shore up China’s position as France’s largest trading partner in Asia.
Russia’s Lethal Electronics Are Impossible Without the West
Anton Shvets
Russia’s Lethal Electronics Are Impossible Without the West
Microchips and other high-tech components are essential to maintaining Russia’s war machine. If the West gets serious about blocking access, Moscow’s forces will be crippled.
Russia’s Electronic Warfare Equipment
Bohdan Tuzov
Russia’s Electronic Warfare Equipment
The modern battlespace is replete with electronic devices gathering information, exchanging data, and controlling weapons systems – a situation often exploitable by the enemy through EW.
Future of Drones on Ukraine Battlefield
David Kirichenko
Future of Drones on Ukraine Battlefield
Warfare will never be the same after the Russo-Ukrainian War. For the first time in history, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in huge numbers may determine which side prevails.
White House Press Conference Video Manipulated to Spread False Pro-Russian Narrative
Kyiv Post
White House Press Conference Video Manipulated to Spread False Pro-Russian Narrative
Analysis of a White House press conference reveals a blatant manipulation of video and sound to turn an exchange about Gaza into a Russian propaganda message.
Is Ukraine Turning Magura V5 USV Into its Equivalent of a ‘Swiss Army Knife?’
Steve Brown
Is Ukraine Turning Magura V5 USV Into its Equivalent of a ‘Swiss Army Knife?’
Tuesday’s video of the duel at sea between a Russian Ka-29 helicopter and a Magura V5 marine drone equipped with R-73 air-to-air missiles has got the technophile community asking why and what’s next?
Fighting Russia's Glide Bombs
Alexander Vindman
Fighting Russia's Glide Bombs
The Threat Posed by the KAB-500
Trump Says Europe Is Freeloading on Ukraine, But the Actual Numbers Are Bigly Different
Stefan Korshak
Trump Says Europe Is Freeloading on Ukraine, But the Actual Numbers Are Bigly Different
Trump told Time America is picking up almost the entire tab to support Ukraine and cheapskate Europe won’t pay up. The reality is the US is pretty clearly in second place.
Satellite Images Reveal Fake Tu-22 and Su-24 Aircraft Painted by Russia at Mozdok Airbase
Julia Struck
Satellite Images Reveal Fake Tu-22 and Su-24 Aircraft Painted by Russia at Mozdok Airbase
Satellite images supposedly reveal that on April 22, six Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were stationed at the Russian Mozdok airbase, accounting for at least a fifth of Russia’s fleet of these aircraft.
Ukraine Upgrades Outdated S-200 Air Defense System, Shoots Down Russian Strategic Aircraft
Bohdan Tuzov
Ukraine Upgrades Outdated S-200 Air Defense System, Shoots Down Russian Strategic Aircraft
The 1960s Soviet-era S-200 air defense missiles system designed to shoot down high-altitude Cold War aircraft was upgraded, or new tactics were adopted, or both.