GlobalData’s “Chile Defense Market 2023-2028” report reveals Chile’s Navy, Air Force, and Army prospects in a recovering landscape.
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Author: Michael
On this special sneak peak of the Russia Contingency, Mike sat down with Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, to discuss the findings from their recent research trip to Ukraine. The conversation covered Russian defensive lines, the role that mines have played in stymying Ukraine’s counteroffensive, and the broader challenges the Ukrainian military has with scaling offensive operations.
Image by Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Guest post by Colonel (ret.) Douglas Macgregor, US Army
From the moment the war in Ukraine started, Western reporting on the war was a radical repudiation of the truth. Washington and its NATO allies always knew that NATO expansion to Russia’s borders would precipitate an armed conflict with Moscow, but NATO’s ruling globalist class did not care. For them, Russia in 2022 was unchanged from thpe weak and incapable Russia of the late 1990s. The risk of failure seemed low. Ergo, Russia could be bullied into submission.
MBDA Italia’s Fusaro facility has developed a new advanced ceramic missile radome. (MBDA)
MBDA Italia has concluded development of a new advanced ceramic manufacture process for radio frequency (RF) missile radomes claimed to offer improved strength and environmental performance compared with conventional cast silica structures.
Known internally as NIMAS, the patented material process is designed to form a high-strength, erosion-resistant structure suitable for both supersonic and hypersonic applications.
The PLAN has been deploying remotely operated vehicles alongside its Wozang-class vessels (pictured) to enhance mine countermeasure operations. (Chinese Ministry of National Defense)
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been experimenting with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that can support mine countermeasure (MCM) operations.
HAL Light Utility Helicopters perform during the inauguration of the Aero India 2023 show at the Yelahanka Air Force Station on 13 February 2023 in Bengaluru, India. The five-day event is held to showcase India’s aerospace and defence capabilities. (Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to lease 20 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters for the Indian Army.
In a request for information (RFI) issued on 19 July, the MoD described the period of the lease as being five years.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
Iceland, unique among NATO member states, maintains no standing military of its own. Throughout the Cold War, the country was host to several debates about whether or not to withdraw from NATO. During the 1970s, Iceland even threatened to leave the alliance as a result of the Second and Third Cod Wars with the UK.
The PLA Ground Force has repurposed a commercial UAV to support emergency logistics operations including dropping ammunition to soldiers during combat. (Janes)
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been modifying and using commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to support its logistics operations.
The Indian Army has inducted first batches of new 4×4 vehicles such as the Toyota Hilux, and Mahindra Scorpio (pictured above). (Mahindra Automotive)
The Indian Army has inducted first batches of new 4×4 vehicles including the Toyota Hilux Mountain off-Road Vehicles (MRVs) and Mahindra Scorpio light utility vehicles (LUVs) to enhance mobility.
The Northern Command of the Indian Army said in a social media post on 19 July that the service has received the first batch of an unknown number of Hiluxs.
Giselle Donnelly & Gary Schmitt, RealClearDefense