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Ukrainian F-16s Get Latest US Air Force Electronic Warfare and Jamming Software
A secretive American electronic warfare unit just upgraded software aboard Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets. It probably won’t be a game changer but it’s still bad news for the Kremlin.
Battle Lines Mostly Static 1-Month After Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia’s Kursk
Ukraine has grabbed about as much as it can and Russia isn’t likely to be able to kick Kyiv’s troops out any time soon.
Putin Seems Intent on Dealing with Anything Other Than Kursk
Nero “fiddled” while Rome burned – a review of the Russian president’s official website shows his week was focused on mundane routine rather than the fighting on Russian soil.
The Battle of Kursk 2024
A quick assessment of what we know about the surprise Ukrainian assault into Russia, and what might be Ukraine’s strategic and operational objectives.
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Ukrainian F-16s Get Latest US Air Force Electronic Warfare and Jamming Software
A secretive American electronic warfare unit just upgraded software aboard Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets. It probably won’t be a game changer but it’s still bad news for the Kremlin.
Battle Lines Mostly Static 1-Month After Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia’s Kursk
Ukraine has grabbed about as much as it can and Russia isn’t likely to be able to kick Kyiv’s troops out any time soon.
Putin Seems Intent on Dealing with Anything Other Than Kursk
Nero “fiddled” while Rome burned – a review of the Russian president’s official website shows his week was focused on mundane routine rather than the fighting on Russian soil.
The Battle of Kursk 2024
A quick assessment of what we know about the surprise Ukrainian assault into Russia, and what might be Ukraine’s strategic and operational objectives.
Know Your Enemy: the Shahed-136
The drone at the center of the Iranian-Russian axis and Tehran’s attacks on Israel has been harassing Ukrainians for nearly two years.
Where Could Ukraine Get More Patriot Missile Systems From?
Ukraine says it needs 25 Patriot systems to fully protect it from Russian missile attacks and says it knows which countries hold them. But who will give theirs up?
Ukrainian Air Defenses Fail, Russian Ballistic, ‘Hypersonic’ Weapons Get Through
The Kremlin is ruthlessly exploiting Kyiv’s critical shortage of Patriot air interceptor missiles: Russian ballistic and “hypersonic” missiles on Thursday got through to targets mostly unscathed.
Viper Size Matters, Uncle Sam and Data Links, Compromising the Tech
Ukraine’s F-16s, let’s make some predictions!
Russian Orthodox Church Hails Moscow’s Imperialist Expansionism as a ‘Holy War’
Moscow Patriarchate calls for the conquest and absorption of the Ukrainian and Belarusian nations into an ultranationalist ‘Russian world'.
Dissecting Russia’s Most Recent Massed Missile and Drone Strike on Ukraine
Russian ballistic missiles hit targets pretty much at will. The only Western air defense system that shoots them down – the US Patriot system – Washington stopped sending to Kyiv in December.
Islamic State: From Religiously Motivated Hatred of ‘Infidels’ to Terrorism
Who and what are the Islamic State and why did it carry out the recent terrorist attack in Moscow.
More Questions than Answers – What We Know About Moscow’s Concert Hall Attack
The dust has yet to settle, and we are still no wiser as to what happened and why. Particularly puzzling is the absence of Moscow’s normally stringent security measures, before, during and after.
Kremlin Returns to Power Grid Bombardment, Ukraine So Far Sucks it Up
Russia tried this before but ran out of missiles and its new trickier tactics have, so far, had no more success as Ukraine has better air defenses and lots of practice fixing things since then.
New Spike in NATO Spy Planes Operating Over Black Sea: French, British Fighters Provide Escort
While NATO has conducted monitoring and surveillance missions for decades, with increased attention over the Black Sea since February 2022, recent weeks show a spike that peaked sharply on Wednesday.
Lessons Ukraine Can Take from a History of Wartime Conscription
As Ukraine’s politicians and citizens debate the need for conscription, it is worth considering the arguments in a broader historical and geographical context
Putin’s Iron-Rule May Be Weaker Than It Appears
Although Putin can be certain he'll win “re-election,” some experts say that the Russian leader should be concerned that the house of cards, on which his Kremlin is built, may come crashing down.
The Americans want a quick end to the war. The Ukrainians want to be sure Russian missiles, bombs and drones won’t be able to hit Ukrainian homes ever again. That’s a problem.
Nov. 18