- August 1st, 2025
In a sobering assessment that echoes Cold War-era anxieties, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its Yearbook 2025 on June 16, providing a comprehensive overview of the world’s nuclear arsenals and the increasingly precarious geopolitical order underpinning them....
More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war remains far from over. Since the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January 2025, diplomatic overtures have offered only fleeting hope of a ceasefire. Russia’s...
With a stark warning echoing across the strategic corridors of Europe, Germany has just three years to acquire and deploy the necessary equipment to counter a potential Russian assault on NATO territory. This timeline, outlined by Annette Lehnigk-Emden, head of...
Southeast Asia may soon become the next theater of competition between two of the world’s most aggressively marketed fourth-generation-plus combat aircraft — France’s Dassault Rafale and China’s Chengdu J-10C. The potential confrontation isn’t just one of hardware and firepower; it...
Eastern Europe: The Ukrainian military announced Saturday morning that it had successfully downed a Russian Su-35 multirole fighter jet over the Kursk region. The Ukrainian Air Force described the event as the result of a "successful operation" and hailed it...
In a landmark development that underscores India’s burgeoning aerospace capabilities and global defense significance, Dassault Aviation and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have entered into four pivotal Production Transfer Agreements to manufacture the fuselage of the Rafale fighter aircraft in...
In the pre-dawn hours of June 1, 2025, a swarm of cheap but effective Ukrainian drones streaked across Russian skies, heading toward four major Russian airfields. Within hours, plumes of black smoke began rising from Engels, Shaykovka, Mozdok, and Soltsy...
Thailand’s evolving defense strategy and global alignment, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has announced a $500 million deal to purchase four Gripen E/F fighter jets from Swedish defense manufacturer Saab, snubbing the widely-used American F-16s. This acquisition marks the...
On June 1, 2025, the world witnessed a stark evolution in the nature of modern warfare. In a daring, unconventional strike, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) executed “Operation Spiderweb,” a stealth drone assault deep inside Russian territory. Using commercial trucks as...
In a sobering and hard-hitting new report, the prestigious Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI) has delivered a pointed warning about the state of France's air combat capabilities. The detailed analysis, authored by defense experts and former French Air Force...
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