Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war.
Author: Michael
All it takes is one look at your smartphone to realize why the Space Force exists.
Created on December 20, 2019, the United States military’s youngest service branch has myriad responsibilities. They include several that impact the lives of everyday Americans, especially in regard to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and satellites. You know, the technology that makes your iPhone or Android so invaluable.
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The Space Force does so much more than that.
The Army has awarded AeroVironment a prototype agreement for the drone maker’s latest Switchblade variant, the company announced Monday.
The award is related to the service’s Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program, which aims to boost the loitering munition capabilities of mobile brigade combat teams.
Kamikaze drone technology has been a major factor on the battlefield and a leading case of casualties in the Ukraine-Russia war, and Pentagon officials are moving to boost the U.S. military’s arsenal for these types of weapons.
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If the aircraft used to cart around the President of the United States were a car, it would be the equivalent of a Geo Storm. Both were introduced in 1990, both are classics in their own way, and both—frankly—need to be replaced. You might love President Trump or hate him but there’s going to be another POTUS one day,, and we can’t have the Leader of the Free World rolling around in a jalopy.
Would you want to fly in a 35-year-old airplane, even if it was maintained by the Air Force’s finest? It’s hard to blame the guy for wanting a replacement when you think about it that way.
Teledyne FLIR Defense has certified Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR payload for use across its uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), ground robots, and radiation detection platforms.
The US Department of State has approved two foreign military sales to Qatar, totalling over $5 billion for air defence and precision weapons.
The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Procurement has approved the procurement of two additional squadrons of advanced fighter aircraft, namely one each of F-15IA and F-35I fighters, as part of a broader 350 billion shekel ($119 billion) military modernisation plan. The F-15IA and F-35I are modified variants of the F-15EX and F-35A fighters currently being procured by the U.S. Air Force.
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After four years of watching the war in Ukraine, NATO defense decision-makers are finally beginning to pour money into drones. The Iran conflict has drawn further attention to these investments. The assumption is that unmanned aerial systems will ensure a long-term advantage in conflicts requiring ground operations and infrastructure defense.But the battlefield in Ukraine is already pointing toward a different future. Russia is transforming slow, propeller-driven Shahed drones into cheap, missile-like systems by equipping them with turbojet engines.
Caught between two hammers — international law and technological dependence on the private sector — modern state sovereignty is in crisis. When a state attempts to act decisively against an adversary operating below the threshold of armed attack, it risks not only diplomatic sanctions and international condemnation but the loss of access to critical digital infrastructure owned by private corporations. In wartime, that loss is catastrophic, as we both experienced firsthand during Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.The classical understanding of state sovereignty is being challenged.