On Jan. 5, 2025, my volunteer platoon attached to the 23rd Special Purpose Battalion of the Presidential Brigade entered a 1-kilometer-long tree line called CHAI, on the outskirts of Kotlyne, a few kilometers west of Pokrovsk, Ukraine. Our task was to occupy a position whose status on DeepState, an open-source map tracking military operations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, had been shifting out of gray for five days.
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Collective-defense pacts are meant to make war less likely. Poorly designed ones can do the opposite. If allies make sweeping promises without the military integration, decision-making mechanisms, and escalation controls needed to carry them out, they may invite adversaries to test the boundaries of these promises.The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, signed on Aug. 7 amid intensifying regional conflict, represents a significant but uncertain development in the region.
New footage has shown the Russian Aerospace Forces’ two most capable attack helicopter types the Mi-28N/NM and Ka-52 being used to intercept Ukrainian FP-1 and MICH-2000 drones, following weeks of reports that they are serving as specialised air defence platforms. The Mi-28 was seen using its 2A42 30mm cannon for close-range engagements, supported by the OPS-28M multispectral electro-optical system and N025 mast-mounted radar. These sensors can detect low-RCS targets at ranges of up to 5 kilometres.
L Todd Wood and Pete Blaber lay out the infighting between rival gangs of the Ukrainian regime.
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The Republic of China Air Force is planning a major expansion of its hardened aircraft shelter infrastructure on the east coast on Taiwan Island, with 26 new shelters planned in Hualien and Taitung as the service prepares to receive 66 newly built F-16C/D Block 70 fighters from the United States. The project, valued at approximately NT$6.88 billion (U.S.$218 million), is intended to improve the survivability of the fighter fleet against potential missile and air attacks.
Two Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S air superiority fighters collided in mid-air over Russia’s Kursk Region on September 7, killing one pilot, after the aircraft were reportedly supporting combat operations in the Ukrainian theatre. The collision highlights an often-overlooked vulnerability of advanced combat aircraft, namely that even highly sophisticated fighters remain dependent upon pilots maintaining precise positional awareness when operating together.
With the war in the Middle East now in its sixth consecutive month, a new reality is beginning to set in among the once-peaceful Gulf states, one in which this war continues indefinitely.
Nations like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman have borne the brunt of America’s war with Iran, as traffic to many Gulf ports near Hormuz has slowed to a crawl.
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) sails in the Philippine Sea Aug. 26, 2018 during a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.
On September 6, 1976, Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Lieutenant Viktor Belenko stole the world’s fastest combat aircraft, the MiG-25P Foxbat, in the most prominent defection by air of the Cold War era. The pilot, who according to a number of Western sources had been in contact with Western intelligence agencies when stationed in Moscow, had been based in Chuguyevka, east of Vladivostok, and flew the aircraft to Hakodate Airport in Japan.
On Tuesday, following the Houthis’ attack on oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, the price of oil surged, with Brent Crude going as high as $99 before trading at around $98.5 a barrel as of Tuesday afternoon. It’s the first time oil has reached that mark since July.
This has already been reflected in U.S. gas prices, with GasBuddy stating in its weekly report that while average gas prices had dropped a couple of cents from a week before, they had reached $4.09 per gallon, which represented a 10.6-cent increase from a month earlier and 90.8 cents per gallon from a year ago.
Ukraine Needs Patriot Missiles, Fast – Russia resumed its long-range, large-scale missile and drone strikes across Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, September 8, killing at least five people and injuring dozens more just as Kyiv presented allies with a request for hundreds more air defense interceptors intended to counter Russian attacks.
Ukraine: We Need More Patriot Missiles
The fresh missile and drone bombardment followed a brief, three-day pause in attacks on Kyiv while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Moscow and the Ukrainian capital.