Vladimir Putin likes to talk a lot of smack when demonstrating Russia’s new weapons. But Western analysts face a familiar dilemma every time: We have to separate genuine technological advances from the propaganda hype. Luckily, history is a valuable filter here.
Moscow has repeatedly showcased platforms billed as revolutionary, only for actual combat experience and technical analysis to reveal some pretty critical flaws.
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As the United States approaches the celebration of its 250th anniversary, the nation is called not only to commemorate its founding but to reflect deeply on the individuals whose sacrifices transformed revolutionary ideals into lasting reality.
This milestone invites Americans to look beyond familiar names and battles and to recognize the global dimension of the struggle for independence. The American Revolution was not fought in isolation. It was part of a broader contest of ideas that crossed oceans, challenged monarchies, and reshaped the modern world.
Harrison & Ferrari, RCD
The Pentagon just executed one of the most consequential management restructurings in recent Air Force history.
NDM
Army efforts to develop and field unmanned ground vehicles capable of taking over a range of battlefield missions have been underway for more than 20 years.
TWZ
The U.S. Army has been acquiring multiple versions of the LOCUST laser weapon system to bolster its ability to shoot down hostile drones.
Army Technology
The system countered drone swarms in the exercise and showed its launch, flight, intercept, and recovery capabilities.
George Kalergis, Modern War Institute
… speed, accuracy, and combat readiness—not as theory, but as a standard you can measure with a stopwatch.
The publication of Chinese commercial satellite imagery has exposed the exact positioning of U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot air defence systems at the Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar, which is one of multiple facilities at the forefront of the U.S.-led military buildup currently being staged near Iran. This closely follows the publication of Chinese commercial satellite imagery from the MizarVision satellite company confirming the deployment of a U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
The Indian Defence Acquisition Council has granted the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for purchasing 288 new missiles for the Russian S-400 surface to air missile system under a $1.1 billion contract, following reports from October that the Defence Ministry was holding talks for such a procurement. The Indian Air Force is currently the largest foreign operator of the S-400, with five regiments’ worth of the systems having ordered in October 2018 under a $5.4 billion contract, of which four have been delivered with the fifth expected in 2026.
John Maynard Keynes once wrote, “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones,” an apt depiction of the current discourse and debate of what the world will look like now that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) treaty has expired. The passing of New START marks the end of treaties formally limiting strategic nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia.