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From Missiles to Micro-Drones: Why Short-Range Air Defense Matters Again

The latest conflict in the Middle East, which began on February 28, vividly illustrated key trends in the evolution of air offensives

2026-04-26 05:06:43 0 Comment 22920 view

US Air Power’s Feet Of Clay

Despite the apparent success of the US Air Force during six weeks of intense operations over Iran which saw much of Iran’s high-end integrated air defense network suppressed or destroyed, the broader implications of the still-ongoing US-Iran War point toward emerging structural weaknesses in American airpower

2026-04-26 04:14:07 0 Comment 15731 view

Foolish Provocations: Baltic States Rushing Headlong Into Conflict

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania sit on the front line of Europe’s confrontation with Russia, but they do so from a position of profound material weakness

2026-04-26 02:13:44 0 Comment 14323 view

Russia's Drone Systems Take Spotlight At Malaysia's Defense Services Asia 2026

Imagine a dawn horizon split by the rumble of an enemy combined arms offensive—a steel tide of main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers and massed infantry, advancing behind a curtain of electronic jamming and surface-to-air cover

2026-04-22 05:34:52 0 Comment 32358 view

How Massive US Footprint In The Gulf Became A Bullseye Overnight

For decades, U.S. policy toward the Middle East has revolved around a simple premise: the forward deployment of U.S. military power would deter adversaries — chiefly Iran — and, if necessary, defend host states from attack

2026-04-04 04:27:45 0 Comment 19545 view

THAAD, Tomahawk, And Arrow Missiles All Running Low In Iran War

The prestigious British Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has released a damning report on the abysmal state of U.S. and Israeli stockpiles since the Iran war began on February 28

2026-03-31 11:50:04 0 Comment 33917 view

Iran's Claimed F-35 Strike Exposes Stealth Vulnerabilities, Pushing US Toward Stand-Off Weapons

The claimed successful targeting of a US F-35A Lightning II fighter by Iranian air defenses marks a potential watershed moment in modern aerial warfare, challenging the long-held doctrine of stealth invincibility and signaling a costly shift in military strategy for the Pentagon and its allies

2026-03-20 05:41:07 0 Comment 94330 view

Seizing Iran’s ‘Crown Jewel’ Would Be A Suicide Mission

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, which he calls Iran’s “crown jewel” because it houses a terminal that processes about 90% of Iran’s oil exports

2026-03-20 05:36:09 0 Comment 24750 view

A Preventable Crisis: U.S. Citizens Trapped As War Widens In Middle East

In Iraq, several thousand U.S. citizens remain stranded in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone—once considered the safest enclave in the country, now increasingly exposed in a region sliding toward open conflict

2026-03-18 01:34:45 0 Comment 32920 view

A Two-Front War Should Be No Problem For Israel, Analysts Say

Israel is now embroiled in a multi-front war, one week after it launched airstrikes alongside the United States targeting Iran

2026-03-11 11:52:38 0 Comment 23196 view

Erdogan's Sunni Noose: Turkey's Bid To Encircle Israel

While much of the world's attention remains fixed on Iran and its Shi'ite axis, another geopolitical realignment is taking shape — more quietly, more pragmatically, and potentially just as consequential for the US, Israel and the Middle East

2026-02-24 08:44:09 0 Comment 40187 view

Will NATO Survive Trump?

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump threatened to place new punitive tariffs on European allies until they acquiesce to his designs on Greenland, an escalation of his ongoing attempts to acquire the large Arctic island for the United States

2026-01-21 04:32:24 0 Comment 36688 view

Lessons For Combat Medicine From The Ukraine Conflict

The US Army has spearheaded much of combat medicine’s development since our battle-worn nation fired its first shots at Lexington, evolving with every conflict since

2025-12-02 08:30:02 0 Comment 42019 view

NATO's Demilitarisation: Hubris, De-Industralisation, And The Shadow Of Nuclear Weapons

The war in Ukraine has peeled back the veneer of Western military supremacy, exposing a steady and self-inflicted process of demilitarisation

2025-11-03 06:02:33 0 Comment 31033 view

The Hidden Flaws Of American Systems: Between Technological Dependence And Remote Deactivation

Recent crises in the Middle East have exposed an unsettling truth: countries that purchase American weapons systems do not fully control their own defense

2025-10-19 03:35:16 0 Comment 45713 view

West Faces The Consequences Of Its Own Strategic Miscalculation

The Western project to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia has backfired spectacularly

2025-10-08 01:43:10 0 Comment 54066 view

Iran Faces Tough Choice: Drink From The Poisoned Chalice Or Risk More Strikes

Iran has been squirming and kicking since its war with Israel

2025-08-21 04:29:16 0 Comment 56392 view

India Aware of Risks of Buying F-35 Fighters, Analyst Says

The Indian government, in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump against the main countries that buy Russian hydrocarbons, is aware of the potential risks and threats in purchasing “bugged” U.S

2025-08-11 04:18:57 0 Comment 73890 view

Rostec Unleashes Mini-Missiles To Supercharge Pantsir Air Defense

In a bold leap forward for Russia’s air defense capabilities, Rostec’s High-Precision Systems holding has officially commenced deliveries of its new-generation short-range guided mini-missiles for the Pantsir family of anti-aircraft systems

2025-07-16 01:24:24 0 Comment 89821 view

How South Korea Can Deter North Korea’s Nuclear Gambit With Precision Air And Naval Power

The Atlantic Council’s recent report, A Rising Nuclear Double-Threat in East Asia: Insights from Our Guardian Tiger I and II Tabletop Exercises, has reignited urgent conversations about deterrence credibility in the Indo-Pacific

2025-06-09 05:03:44 0 Comment 71953 view