- January 9th, 2026
US–Russia maritime tensions sharply escalated this week after a senior Russian defence legislator openly called for military retaliation against the United States, warning that Moscow should “strike with torpedoes and sink a couple of American ships” in response to the...
The United States seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, sharply escalating President Donald Trump’s effort to control energy flows in the Western Hemisphere and pressure Venezuela’s socialist government into alignment with Washington. U.S....
Russia has taken a significant step in aerial asymmetry by integrating man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) onto Iranian-designed Shahed-136 loitering munitions, rebranded as Geran-2. The move represents a calculated escalation, fundamentally altering the risk landscape for Ukrainian helicopter operations. Previously predictable,...
Russian military analyst Evgeny Damantsev has published a detailed technical assessment of India’s Pralay tactical ballistic missile, portraying it as a highly specialized strike system designed to defeat modern air and missile defence networks through a combination of launch flexibility,...
India’s private refiner Reliance Industries said on Tuesday (Jan 6) it does not expect to receive any Russian crude oil deliveries in January and has not taken such cargoes for the past three weeks, signalling a further pullback by India’s...
Russia has renewed its proposal to supply the Indian Armed Forces with the S-350 Vityaz medium-range air defence system, significantly sweetening the offer by including comprehensive technology transfer (ToT) provisions, according to defence sources close to Rostec. The move signals...
India’s advanced negotiations with Russia over the acquisition and integration of the R-37M very-long-range air-to-air missile (VLRAAM) onto the Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI fleet mark a significant evolution in New Delhi’s airpower strategy, aimed squarely at reshaping the aerial balance...
Three of Moscow’s major airports were forced to halt operations on Sunday (Jan. 4) after Ukrainian forces launched dozens of drones targeting the Russian capital, authorities reported. The unprecedented wave of attacks disrupted air travel across the city, causing flight...
Russian heavy transport aircraft entering Iranian airspace in early January 2026 are more than routine logistics movements—they appear to mark the operational phase of the long-anticipated Mil Mi-28 “Havoc” attack helicopter transfer to Tehran. Analysts say the pattern, tempo, and...
The sinking of the Russian cargo vessel Ursa Majo in the Mediterranean Sea has triggered fresh speculation over covert nuclear proliferation and underwater sabotage, after a Spanish newspaper reported that the ship was transporting sensitive nuclear reactor components allegedly bound...
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