Are Helicopters Giving Way to Drones as Combat Platforms?
Video Combat helicopters, once the preferred weapons platform for penetrating enemy defenses, launching covert attacks and navigating through difficult terrain, may be on the way out given their limited use in...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its most intensive ever, leading to Russian allegations that these drills...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of choice in targeted assassinations and to counter tanks and armored...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U.S.-made Patriot air defense system and replace with its own Arrow-3 system, questions have arisen as to whether the much-praised Patriot is...
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on the continent. This is mounting challenges for Western powers, impacting...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in Ukraine. The rapid growth of USVs in recent times mirror the...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on its proxies to direct strike on Israeli targets. While the barrage...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed...
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays, with a missile not expected until 2027. In March 2024, the...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to third place behind France and the U.S. among the worlds...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1.66554 trillion yuan ($231.36 billion), an increase of 7.2 percent from the previous year. While the figures...
Belgium Gets U.S. Clearance to Buy Small Diameter Bombs for F-35 Jets...
Hanwha Introduces New KF-21 Engine Prototype at FIA-24
Russia's UEC Opens Plant to Speed up Engine Production for MC-21, SSJ...
Israel Aerospace Unveils ‘WIND DEMON’ Stealthy Air-To-Surface Cruise Missile at FIA-24