Warfare does two things: it obviously destroys, but it also forces adaptation upon the combatants. That is precisely what’s happening in the Iran War today. A leak of supposedly classified Russian intelligence documents has made its way onto the internet. Per those leaks, Moscow is not only supplying the Islamic Republic of Iran with Su-35 warplanes. The leaked contracts indicate that Russia is providing Iran with the weapons package needed to make those warplanes operational.
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Oil prices may eventually hit $150 per barrel, according to economists. With the war in the Middle East heating up, oil prices are spiking as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Oil prices have been in a constant tug-of-war, fluctuating unpredictably with each passing day.
As the war continues, however, economists are certain that prices will continue to climb and remain high if a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran is not reached soon.
Iranian Army Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Ukraine’s war effort has increasingly extended beyond the front lines to include deep drone strikes on oil infrastructure, attacks on military airfields, logistics interdiction, and the assassination of senior Russian military figures. Will the asymmetrical pressure force Putin to negotiate for peace? Probably not. While Ukraine’s campaign can impose high costs, forcing the Kremlin to modify its decision-making is another story.
The Pressure Is On Russia – But Will It Work?: For much of the war in Ukraine, Russia has largely maintained the upper hand. It has also enjoyed relative protection from Ukrainian strikes in the form of Western reluctance to provide long-range weapons, and the geographical reality that Russia is a huge land mass with cities that are hard for Ukraine to reach. But that reality is changing, and Russia is now being forced to confront it. Ukrainian drone strikes are now reaching deeper into Russian territory than ever. Fuel shortages in Crimea prove that those strikes are working.
An annual event put on by members of Congress to honor fallen servicewomen was canceled this year after the Navy, Air Force and Space Force bowed out, citing Pentagon and White House policies on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Other branches either didn’t respond to the invite or cited scheduling conflicts.
The Bipartisan Women’s Caucus’ 28th annual wreath-laying ceremony is typically held at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The Democratic Women’s Caucus announced the cancellation on Monday.
The American news media routinely castigated former US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara as being little more than a “walking IBM machine.”
Indeed, his famous 2003 documentary with legendary filmmaker Errol Morris, The Fog of War, reinforces the point that, during his time as head of the Pentagon, McNamara was effectively a walking calculator.
Not only was McNamara the master of disaster during the Vietnam War, but he was also a cultish believer in the notion that technology will save us.
Rumours are swirling around Westminster that the UK Government could try to avoid scrutiny for its long-delayed Defence Investment Plan.
Iran’s Charging of Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz – A Strategic Master Stroke?: Just when you think that the United States’ war with Iran can enter a peaceful phase, it burns again like a prairie fire. This time, it is the downing of an American Apache attack helicopter and the resulting self-defense air strikes from the United States. The Iranians have proved to be tough negotiators, dismissing many offers from President Donald Trump’s negotiating team.
The last time that the United States carried out a military execution was in 1961. Officials hung Army soldier John Bennett at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for the rape and attempted murder of an 11-year-old Austrian girl.
The Trump administration has a plan to potentially reinstitute the practice. Called Operation Resolute Justice, the U.S. Army would conduct executions of military prisons on death row if President Donald Trump approves them. Task & Purpose first reported details of the operation.
Last year, I got really close to a MiG-29 fighter at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. As a kid growing up in the 1980s and studying anything aviation at the time, I was pretty awestruck seeing this old-school Soviet fighter. I have included some pictures of the visit and a video. However, I kept thinking, where is the MiG-35? Well, it was built, but the numbers mean the supposed elite fighter might never get its due.
MiG-35 Fighter: The Numbers Problem Won’t Go Away
Roughly six.