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Ukraine War

Ukraine Saved Its Air Force by Moving the Planes Between Bases and Putting Out Decoys in the First Weeks of War

Ukraine went into the war with a few dozen serviceable fighters against hundreds. Moscow's opening campaign failed to destroy them on the ground because...

Caleb Larson17 hours ago

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Just Put Sevastopol in the Dark, and Filling Stations Right Across Crimea Have Now Run Dry Too

The Feodosia oil terminal is out of action, the Chonhar bridge has been damaged, and fuel trucks have been hit near Armiansk. Almost everything...

Georgia Gilholy1 day ago

Ukraine War

Putin Spent Last Week Promising Victory — Moscow Spent It Holding Secret Funerals After the Bombing Near the Kremlin

Putin's week of victory promises collided with secret funerals in Moscow. A major general was buried in a closed, guarded ceremony; state registers point...

Reuben Johnson4 days ago

KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world' s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world' s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Courtesy Photo)

Ukraine War

The Missile Was Never Meant to Touch the Ground: How Kyiv Turned a Cold War Anti-Aircraft Round Into a Ballistic Strike Weapon

Reuben F. Johnson traces how Ukraine converted its surplus Soviet S-200 anti-aircraft missiles into improvised land-attack ballistic weapons, first discussed off the record early...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem: The Only News He Sees Each Night Is the Version His Own Staff Doctored for Him

Johnson traces the cocoon around Putin: ex-TV executive Dmitri Skorobutov says Rossiya-1 editors stay after hours to cut a 'Putin Eyes Only' newscast for...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 28, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Man Described as Knowing the Secret Details of the Prigozhin Plane Crash Has Been Found Dead at His Moscow Home

Alexey Korshenko, who ran the VIP aviation terminal that serviced Yevgeny Prigozhin's jet before its fatal 2023 flight, has been found dead at his...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 23, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Warning to NATO: Russia’s MiG-31 Fighter Can Hit Mach 3 and Fire Hypersonic Missiles

The MiG-31 entered service in 1981 to guard Soviet airspace against American bombers. Rather than retire it after the Cold War, Russia kept rebuilding...

Harrison KassJuly 22, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

MiG-35 Fulcrum-F: Russia’s 4++ Fighter That Promised Everything And Was Built In Single Digits

The bureau that once measured fighter production in the thousands ended its line with a jet built in single digits. The MiG-35 had an...

Harry J. KazianisJune 10, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Shoulder-Fired Missile Broke the Soviet Air Force in Afghanistan — and 40 Years Later It’s Doing the Same to Russia in Ukraine

Summary and Key Points: It weighs 35 pounds, a single soldier can fire it, and it has terrorized the Russian air force across two...

Steve BalestrieriJune 3, 2026

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Ukraine War

Ukraine Saved Its Air Force by Moving the Planes Between Bases and Putting Out Decoys in the First Weeks of War

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Drones Just Put Sevastopol in the Dark, and Filling Stations Right Across Crimea Have Now Run Dry Too

Ukraine War

Putin Spent Last Week Promising Victory — Moscow Spent It Holding Secret Funerals After the Bombing Near the Kremlin

Ukraine War

The Missile Was Never Meant to Touch the Ground: How Kyiv Turned a Cold War Anti-Aircraft Round Into a Ballistic Strike Weapon

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem: The Only News He Sees Each Night Is the Version His Own Staff Doctored for Him

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Man Described as Knowing the Secret Details of the Prigozhin Plane Crash Has Been Found Dead at His Moscow Home

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Warning to NATO: Russia’s MiG-31 Fighter Can Hit Mach 3 and Fire Hypersonic Missiles

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

MiG-35 Fulcrum-F: Russia’s 4++ Fighter That Promised Everything And Was Built In Single Digits

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Shoulder-Fired Missile Broke the Soviet Air Force in Afghanistan — and 40 Years Later It’s Doing the Same to Russia in Ukraine

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