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Summary and Key Points: A recent U.S. intelligence briefing characterizes Belarus as effectively integrated into Russia’s military posture, thereby shifting the security calculus along...
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Summary and Key Points: A recent U.S. intelligence briefing characterizes Belarus as effectively integrated into Russia’s military posture, thereby shifting the security calculus along...
Synopsis: Russia’s post-Soviet arms exports to China were a pragmatic bargain: Moscow needed hard currency and industrial survival, while Beijing needed a rapid modernization...
Synopsis: By likening Vladimir Putin’s campaign to King Pyrrhus’s costly victories over Rome, Russia is trading men for inches. -With claimed losses approaching 1.2...
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s fighter debate isn’t really about whether the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, or Dassault Rafale can defend Canadian...
Summary and Key Points: China’s defense minister Dong Jun urged Russia to deepen military coordination during a video call with Russian defense minister Andrei...
Summary and Key Points: THAAD is a mobile, land-based missile defense system built to intercept short- and medium-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase,...
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Su-57 “Felon” is a controversial fifth-generation fighter designed to counter U.S. stealth aircraft, but its design choices sit between...
Summary and Key Points: The S-3 Viking was a capable Cold War-era carrier-based submarine hunter, but it was ultimately retired because its survivability and...
Summary and Key Points: On April 7, 1989, the Soviet Union’s advanced titanium-hulled attack submarine K-278 Komsomolets (Mike-class) sank in the Norwegian Sea after...
Summary and Key Points: Despite persistent online commentary suggesting China may annex parts of Siberia to reclaim historical territories, experts argue that military conquest...