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A Russian cargo ship claimed to be heading to Syria, to take part in the Kremlin’s military withdrawal from that country, has sunk in the Mediterranean. The Ursa Major went down overnight between Spain and Algeria, with 14 crew members rescued and another two still unaccounted for. The incident comes amid uncertainty over the fate of the Russian naval base at Tartous on the Syrian coast, which provides Moscow with a vital foothold on the Mediterranean.
Syria

What We Know About The Russian Cargo Ship That Sank In Mediterranean

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 24, 2024

Recent satellite imagery of Belbek Air Base, near Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, shows new hardened aircraft shelters and additional construction to help shield aircraft from drone attacks and other indirect fire.
Flankers

Russia’s Belbek Air Base In Crimea Is Getting Hardened Aircraft Shelters

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

A U.S. C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft takes off from Ramstein Air Base. A conference on the Ukraine war was held at the U.S. air base.
Luftwaffe

U.S. Air Force Confirms Drone Sightings Over Ramstein Air Base In Germany

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

We have gotten our best look at a Ukrainian 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) mobile short-range air defense system (SHORADS) armed with the Soviet-era R-73 (AA-11 Archer) infrared-guided air-to-air missile. While other such systems have typically integrated Western missile armament on existing Ukrainian ground-based air defense systems — known as ‘FrankenSAMs’ — this one is notable for combining a Soviet-era SHORADS vehicle with Soviet-era missiles.
Ukrainian Army

Ukraine’s SA-8 Gecko ‘FrankenSAM’ Adapted To Fire Air-To-Air Missiles Seen In New Detail

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

SUMY, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 26: A destroyed car stands in a parking lot after a Russian missile attack on November 26, 2024 in Sumy, Ukraine. According to the acting mayor of Sumy, Artem Kobzar, the Russian army attacked the city with a missile. As a result of the strike, a residential multi-storey building was damaged and a parking lot was destroyed.
Ukrainian Air Force

Russia Launched The Largest Drone Attack On Ukraine Of The War

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 26, 2024

Anti-aircraft missile system S-400 parade on Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square during the Victory Day ceremony devoted to the 71th anniversary of the end of World War II in St.Petersburg on May 9, 2016.
S-400

North Korea Getting New Air Defenses In Return For Supporting Russia In Ukraine: Official

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 22, 2024

A RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile vehicle during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade at the polygon, on April 18, 2022 in Alabino, outside of Moscow, Russia. About 12,000 soldiers and officers are expected to take pat at the Red Square Victory Day Military Parade, planned on May 9.
MRBMs/IRBMs

The Story Of Russia’s Secretive RS-26 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 22, 2024

Ukraine has used the U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for the first time against a target inside Russia. The announcement comes soon after Moscow warned that the use of Western-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine against Russia could trigger a nuclear response, after Russian nuclear war plans were updated.
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

U.S.-Supplied ATACMS Missile Strike Inside Russia Have Begun

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 19, 2024

An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires its 120mm cannon during Exercise Gauntlet Strike, at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria.
M1 Abrams

Australia To Send M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 16, 2024

Ukraine lost its first French-donated Mirage 2000.
F-16

France Confirms Upgraded Mirage 2000s Heading To Ukraine In Early 2025

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 8, 2024

KOSTYANTYNIVKA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 5: Ukrainian servicemen examine the wreckage of a downed Russian aircraft, likely a Sukhoi S-70 "stealth" heavy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), which crashed in a residential area, setting a house on fire on October 5, 2024 in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine.
S-70 Okhotnik-B

Russia’s S-70 Hunter Drone Was Armed When Shot Down By Friendly Fighter Over Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 7, 2024

A huge explosion has rocked the Tver region, in the west of Russia, with initial reports indicating that Ukrainian long-range attack drones targeted an ammunition depot there. Videos and pictures on social media from the scene show an initial explosion, with a very large fireball, followed by a significant visible shockwave, then several minutes’ worth of secondary explosions illuminating the night sky.
Russia

Massive Russian Weapons Depot Still Burning After Ukrainian Drone Attack

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 18, 2024

Military vehicles drive down a road past a sign indicating that the border to Russia is approaching north of Sumy on August 15th 2024, in Sumy Region, Ukraine. Ukraines's incursion into Russia's Kursk has continued into a second week.
Russia

38,000 Russian Troops Committed To Kursk Counteroffensive: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 16, 2024

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published a video showing the purported destruction of a Russian Su-30SM Flanker multirole fighter, which it claims was brought down by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile over the Black Sea.
Su-30

Russian Su-30SM Flanker Crashes In Black Sea, Ukraine Says They Shot It Down With MANPADS

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 12, 2024

Ukraine has unleashed the heaviest drone attack so far against Moscow. The overnight raid on the Russian capital killed at least one person and caused widespread damage and disruption. The long-range strikes come as Ukrainian officials are increasingly frustrated by Western restrictions on using weapons that they have supplied to hit targets deep within Russia.
Unmanned

Moscow Hit By Unprecedented Ukrainian Drone Barrage

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

Iranian-made Shahed-136 'Kamikaze' drone flies over the sky of Kermanshah, Iran on March 7, 2024. Iran fired over 100 drones and ballistic missiles on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in retaliation to an attack on a building attached to the country's consular annex in Damascus that killed the guards, and two generals of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 01, 2024. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack on April 5, 2024 in Tehran.
Loitering Munitions

Russian Shahed Kamikaze Drone Crashes In Latvia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

Iranian ground-to-ground Sajil missile launches at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008.
Iran

Iranian Ballistic Missiles Have Arrived In Russia: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 7, 2024

Above All Else JASSM Would Give Ukraine A Steady Supply Of Cruise Missiles
F-16

Above All Else JASSM Would Give Ukraine A Steady Supply Of Cruise Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Ukraine has developed a balloon-carried electronic warfare system designed to detect enemy drone operators, which can then be targeted, offering a more comprehensive solution than tackling individual drones. While the status of the system, known as Aero Azimuth, is unclear, its unveiling points to a resurgence in interest in elevated sensors, especially mounted of aerostats.

Balloon-Based Sensor That Pinpoints Location Of Drone Operators Emerges In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Ukraine lost its third F-16 Viper, however the pilot survived.
F-16

Ukrainian Pilot Killed In First F-16 Loss

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

The security alert at Geilenkirchen Air Base in Germany last week, which you can read more about here, was due to fears of a possible Russian drone attack, according to multiple German media reports. The latest development comes amid growing fears of Russian-inspired aggression against Germany, including drones, but also various other ‘hybrid warfare’ tactics. As the main operating base for NATO’s fleet of E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), the base plays a critical role for the alliance — including around Ukraine.
E-3

Fears Of Russian-Inspired Drone Attack Led To German Air Base Alert: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

Sabotage at norwegian airbase
Norwegian Air Force

Sabotage Confirmed At Norwegian Air Base

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 23, 2024

A Czech company has unveiled an inflatable decoy of the F-16 fighter, notably wearing Ukrainian Air Force markings. The inflatable fighter, from a firm that is already known to be providing Kyiv with decoys of other items of military equipment, appears only a matter of weeks after it was confirmed that the first real F-16s had arrived in Ukraine.
F-16

Inflatable Ukrainian F-16 Decoy Emerges At Defense Show

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 22, 2024

An F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Lt. Col. Mike May from the 85th Test and Evaluation squadron sits on the ramp at Eglin Air Force Base on October 2, 2019 with a JASSM-ER. The 85th TES released the extended range missile as part of an operational test sortie.
F-16

JASSM Stealth Cruise Missiles Now On The Table For Ukraine: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

Ukrainian drone operators are increasingly taking the fight to the Russian helicopters operating over and around the battlefield, by launching direct attacks with first-person view (FPV) drones. While there has been one previous report of a Russian rotorcraft successfully being attacked by a drone and several videos showing near-misses, the increasing quantity of such incidents indicates that this is now becoming a more established practice.
Russian Air Force

Russian Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopter Engaged In Mid-Air By Ukrainian Drone

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

Russia battled an incursion by Ukraine into Kursk Oblast on Tuesday.
Russian Army

Ukraine Situation Report: Cross-Border Raid Shakes Russia’s Kursk Region

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

Photos have emerged showing the extent of the destruction at Morozovsk Air Base, in Russia’s Rostov region, after it was struck by Ukrainian forces at the weekend.
Su-34

Aftermath Of Ukrainian Attack On Russian Su-34 Fullback Base Emerges (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

A remarkable video has emerged, taken by a Russian fighter pilot after ejecting from his Flanker series jet, during the conflict in Ukraine. The footage joins a growing collection of air combat incidents captured on camera, by pilots on both sides involved in the war. Although it’s unclear exactly when or where the incident took place, it’s another reminder of the high-intensity air campaign being fought in and around Ukraine and the frequent life-or-death situations that the pilots involved face on a daily basis.
Flankers

Russian Pilot Films His Flanker Falling Away After Ejecting During Combat Mission

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 5, 2024

Ukraine claims it sunk the Russian Improved Kilo class submarine Rostov-on-Don
Air

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Submarine Destroyed, Kyiv Claims

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 3, 2024

Baba Yaga Drone Ukraine
Unmanned

Ukraine’s “Baba Yaga” Drones Now Appear Capable Of Launching Guided Munitions

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 2, 2024

New Russian drone in use in Ukraine.
Russian Air Force

New Russian Long-Range Drone Appears In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 30, 2024

The battle for Krynky, a key fishing village in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, may soon be over.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Bloody Battle For Key Fishing Village May Soon Be Over

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 18, 2024

Russia has, for the first time, published footage showing what it says is the carriage and launch of the guided, glide version of its huge FAB-3000 aerial bomb — a weapon that weighs over 6,600 pounds in its basic version. The weapon is among the more recently announced additions to the family of UMPK munitions, which add a pop-out wing kit and a guidance package to a range of existing freefall weapons, as you can read more about here.
Su-34

Russia’s Giant 6,000lb Glide Bomb Seen Launched From Su-34 For First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 15, 2024

Mexican cartel members have been fighting in Ukraine to learn how to use FPV drones against their rivals.
Ukraine

Ukraine’s FPV Drone Obstacle Course Teaches How To Chase Vehicles, Fly Into Windows

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 13, 2024

Ukraine apparently carried out a long-range drone strike on the Russian Kapustin Yar nuclear missile test site.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Strategic Missile Testing Facility Attacked

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 11, 2024

AIM-9 Shorads system which could be similar to FrankenSAM.
Around The Globe

Ukraine’s FrankenSAM Air Defense Concept Could Be Used To Protect USAF Bases

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 10, 2024

The transfer of F-16s from Denmark and The Netherlands to Ukraine is now underway, U.S., Danish and Dutch officials say.
NATO

Transfer Of F-16s To Ukraine Is Now Underway

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 10, 2024

Ukraine will receive more than $2 billion in additional air defense interceptors for its Patriot and NASAMS systems.
Surface-To-Air Missile Systems

Ukraine Situation Report: $2.2B In New Air Defense Interceptors Coming From U.S.

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 3, 2024

Russian missile strike on airfield in Ukraine.
Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Strikes Airbase In Drone-Directed Missile Attack

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 2, 2024

A small group of Russian soldiers has held out in a bombed-out building in Vovchansk
Land

Ukraine Situation Report: Besieged Russian Troops Holding Out In Bombed-Out Factory

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 29, 2024

M270 MLRS
Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)

Ukraine May Have Lost An M270 MLRS For The First Time

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 28, 2024

Ukraine has used a crowd-funded satellite to attack more than 1,500 targets in Ukraine and Russia.
Russia

“People’s Satellite” Helped Ukraine Hit Over 1,000 Targets Spy Agency Says

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 27, 2024

Ukraine attacked a Russian space communications facility in Crimea.
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

Ukraine Used Prized ATACMS Missiles To Strike Unique Cold War-Era Space Communications Station

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 24, 2024

The Ka-29 Helix-B helicopter was downed during a massive, multi-domain, Ukrainian drone attack
Helicopters

Russian Navy Ka-29 Assault Helicopter Downed Amid Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 21, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded Ukraine turn over four oblasts while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a just and lasting peace.
Around The Globe

Ukraine Situation Report: Dueling Peace Plans That Are Worlds Apart

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 15, 2024

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany. (Photo by Daniel Cole / POOL / AFP)
WWII

Biden Draws Parallels Between Ukraine’s Fight And World War II In D-Day Anniversary Address

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jun 7, 2024

The Beriev A-50U 'Mainstay' airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft belonging to Russian Air Force in the air. 'U' designation stands for extended range and advanced digital radio systems. This aircraft was named after Sergey Atayants - Beriev's chief designer.
A-50/A-100

Another One Of Russia’s Prized A-50 Radar Planes Shot Down, Ukraine Claims

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 23, 2024

KN-24 SRBM
North Korea

North Korean Missile Used In Ukraine Was Packed Full Of U.S. Parts

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 20, 2024

Su-35 shot down Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Six Russian Jets Downed In Three Days

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 19, 2024

UKRAINE BANSHEE TOPSHOT
Russia

British Target Drones Appear To Have Been Turned Into Strike Weapons In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 19, 2024

Kh-69 standoff missile, Russia.
Su-57

Russia Now Using Kh-69 Cruise Missiles In Ukraine: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 16, 2024

The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the units of the Defense Intelligence, destroyed the Caesar Kunikov large landing ship.
Russian Navy

Ukrainian Drone Boats Sink Another Russian Navy Landing Ship

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 14, 2024

3M22 WRECKAGE
Air

Is Russia Really Using Zircon Hypersonic Cruise Missiles In Ukraine?

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 13, 2024

Video has emerged that looks to show the large intact remains of a Ukrainian R-360 Neptune cruise missile that is said to have washed ashore in Russia.
Russia

Ukrainian Neptune Cruise Missile Lands In Russia Largely Intact

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 29, 2024

An S-300PMU-1 anti-aircraft missile launches during a Greek army military exercise near Chania on the island of Crete on December 13, 2013. Greece is the first NATO country to try the Russian long-range missile system.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Greek S-300 SAMs May Be Headed To Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 29, 2024

Ukraine is facing a major shortage of artillery ammunition.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Artillery Ammo Crisis Giving Russia Major Advantage

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 25, 2024

Scrapped NH90
Helicopters

Australia Is Literally Burying Its Doomed NH90 Helicopter Fleet

By John Hunter Farrell

Posted on Jan 25, 2024

IL-76 crashes in Russia
Il-76

Claims Swirl Around Russian Il-76 Jet Crash Near Ukraine Border

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 24, 2024

Reported long-range Ukrainian drone strikes against St. Petersburg, Russia, raise questions about Moscow's ability to provide air defenses for its cities.
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia May Have To Move Air Defenses To Cover Cities

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 23, 2024

The Bradley's gunner talks about learning lessons from video games to take out a Russian tank.
Ukraine

Video Games Helped Ukrainian Bradley Gunner Win Duel With Russian T-90M Tank

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 21, 2024

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have agreed to create joint defensive fortifications along the borders with Russia and Belarus.
Eastern Europe

Baltics To Build Joint Fortifications Along Russian, Belarus Borders

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 19, 2024

Russian soviet-era anti-ship missile wreckage in Ukraine.
Russia

Russia Now Using Giant Soviet-Era Ground-Launched Anti-Ship Missile To Attack Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 19, 2024

Ukraine's drone attacks expand to St. Petersburg
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Drone Strikes Expand To St. Petersburg

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 19, 2024

France says it will provide Ukraine with an additional 600 Hammer bombs by the end of the year.
Russia

These Are France’s ‘Hammer’ Rocket-Assisted Bombs Ukraine’s Getting

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 18, 2024