Tag: ukraine

Can Expensive Jets Sustain the Fight Against Low-Cost UAVs?

Steve Schneider - April 1, 2026

US and allied forces are using fighter jets to shoot down Iran’s low-cost drones, but experts warn the approach is costly, risky, and unsustainable,...

Did Rubio Sink Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan?

Richard C. Young - March 27, 2026

President Trump came into office vowing to negotiate peace in Ukraine immediately. Over a year into Trump's second term, the war goes on pretty...

How Ukraine’s Tiny Interceptors Are Changing Drone Warfare

The Editors - March 18, 2026

Katie Livingstone of DefenseNews explains that the Pentagon is interested in buying Ukraine’s low-cost interceptor drones, some costing as little as $1,000, after seeing...

Russia Stops Recruiting Kenyans After Human Trafficking Concerns

The Editors - March 17, 2026

Kenya’s Foreign Minister, Musalia Mudavadi, announced that Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan nationals to fight in Ukraine following talks in Moscow. The deal...

Russian Tech Found in Drone Strike on Cyprus Airbase

Steve Schneider - March 9, 2026

A kamikaze drone strike hit the RAF Akrotiri, a key British airbase, in early March amid the wider US–Israel conflict with Iran, according to...

Meet Ukraine’s Ground Drone That Held a Frontline Alone for Over a Month

Steve Schneider - March 4, 2026

A Ukrainian ground combat drone, the DevDroid TW 12.7, developed by Ukrainian robotics company DevDroid and operated by the 3rd Assault Brigade, held a...

Napoleon’s Shadow: Putin’s Campaign, Russia’s Sacrifice

The Editors - March 3, 2026

Russia’s Momentum Slows to a Crawl According to The Guardian, Russia’s army recorded its slowest advance since April 2024, gaining just 123 km² in February 2026,...

Precision Strike: Flamingos Take Aim at Russian Missile Production

Steve Schneider - February 25, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that all domestically made “Flamingo” long‑range missiles fired Feb. 21 successfully hit their target — the sanctioned Votkinsk missile plant...

Russia Turns to High-Altitude Balloons After Losing Starlink Access

Steve Schneider - February 20, 2026

Ukrainian intelligence says that after losing access to Starlink, Russia turned to “Gazprom” satellite terminals, but the effort has proven a failure, according to the...