Author: Michael

The Russian Armed Forces have made effective use of the BuK-M3 medium range surface-to-air missile system to defend against strikes by Ukrainian forces launched using the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), with Russia’s Battlegroup Centre having recently used them to intercept attacks from distances of over 30 kilometres. “During combat duty, air surveillance posts and radar systems detected an aerial target. The data was promptly transmitted to the Buk-M3 unit’s crew.

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One number buried in the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request reveals a decade of acquisition decisions in a data point: The U.S. Navy is requesting 785 Tomahawk cruise missiles. In 2025, Congress funded 55. That 1,200 percent jump is the cost of choices never stress-tested against the scenario unfolding today — a sustained air campaign against Iran while China watches the magazine drain.As a congressional staffer, I watch acquisition reform proposals grind through the legislative machinery every day.

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