Author: Michael

A growing set of problems with Russia’s war in Ukraine may be pushing the Kremlin to launch a serious escalation of its military effort. This deteriorating situation in the Ukraine war is causing an increasing unraveling of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long-vaunted image of wise and unparalleled effective leadership.

No small measure of that unraveling is due to the Ukraine military’s apparent ability to hit any target, any arms factory, any oil refinery – even the city of Moscow itself. It is a poisonous combination for the former KGB Lt. Col.

Blake Hunnewell, Military Strategy Magazine
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During the 2025 Victory Day Parade in September, China unveiled a ballistic missile defence system capable of intercepting missiles in the midcourse phase for…

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Operations by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s aircraft Liaoning and its carrier task force are currently playing a significant role in expanding group training toward far-sea combat application, providing experience in forming system-of-systems combat capabilities at very distant locations in ways that have significant implications for the future balance of power in the Pacific. The carrier group was announced to be beginning training in the region on May 19, with a series of comprehensive exercises currently being carried out.

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The Russian Irkutsk Aviation Plant has completed a new batch of Su-30SM2 fighter aircraft, with footage released of a display of the newly built aircraft alongside newly produced Yak-130 trainers. The Su-30SM2 is the most advanced evolution of Russia’s twin-seat Su-30 fighter type that first entered service in early 2022, and was developed as part of a broader push to standardise systems across Russia’s fighter fleet, while also reducing maintenance costs and simplifying logistics and significantly improving combat performance.