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Mobile fire group of the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Air Command “West,” in action. Ukrainian defenders used a Stinger MANPADS to shoot down a russian “Shahed” drone.
Mobile fire group of the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Air Command “West,” in action.
Ukrainian defenders used a Stinger MANPADS to shoot down a russian “Shahed” drone. pic.twitter.com/LWGYhvNw71
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 5, 2025
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UAVs and RAS pack powerful electronics into tight spaces, increasing critical engineering challenges.
In August 2025, 25 international experts gathered at Syracuse University to do something unusual: plan China’s invasion of Taiwan. For two days, academics, policy analysts, and current and former U.S. officials abandoned their typical defensive postures and attempted to inhabit Beijing’s offensive strategic mindset in a wargame. They debated not how America should respond to Chinese aggression, but how China might overcome the obstacles that have so far kept it from attacking the island nation.This role reversal yielded an uncomfortable insight. The invasion scenarios that dominate U.S.
Wars are not won by speed and better decisions. They are won when weapons find their targets and destroy them. Yet in the race to build faster, cheaper, and smarter systems, the Pentagon risks forgetting the key source of that reliability: hard, specific intelligence on adversary military systems. Decision-makers who understand their opponent’s machines — not just their moves — can turn the tide of a battle and a war. U.S. leaders ought to make sure intelligence is fueling military innovation and adaptation.
The Indian Defence Ministry is planning to place further orders to procure S-400 long range air defence systems, according to reports from local media outlets, with contracts planned for signing in early December coinciding with a visitto the country by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The reports follow confirmation in early September that the Defence Ministry had initiated talks for the procurement of additional S-400 battalions, after the first combat testing of the systems in early May during engagements with Pakistani forces.
A new Chinese strategic transport aircraftis currently being conceptualised for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and has the potential to revolutionise the service’s logistical capabilities and provide a truly global operational reach. Details on the program were provided by a recently published technical paper, most notably that a design with a blended-wing-body configuration is being considered, which merges the fuselage and wing into a single lifting surface.
…maybe I’m the inappropriate one…
OK, full disclosure, I have a little bit of battered child syndrome on this topic. On my first sea duty, we saw the odd retirement ceremony, but they were for senior enlisted or a Commander/Captain leaving after 20-25-30 or so. I don’t remember the details.
That is a good retirement ceremony.
In my first year of shore duty, that changed. I got roped into the preparation and planning of a 2-star admiral’s retirement ceremony that to this day is over the top. At the time it was unseemly.
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 fighter units deployed under the Eastern Theatre Command have conducted high-intensity training for long range missions, including aerial refuelling to extend the reach of the aircraft. The simulated combat scenarios included complex electromagnetic interference and multiple interception missions, as well as refuelling under nighttime conditions. Pilots reportedly overcame turbulent air currents, and proved to be able to rely on instrument data and faint light to ascertain the distance from the drogues dropped by YY-20 aerial tankers.