The T-14 Armata next generation battle tank has for years promised to revolutionise the armoured warfare capabilities of the Russian Army, and following its unveiling in 2015 the tank was reported to have entered mass production in August 2020 several years behind schedule. The T-14 is widely considered the most […]
Throughout the Cold War the aircraft of the Mikoyan Design Bureau were synonymous in the eyes of the world with the Soviet Union’s finest jet fighters and interceptors build for air to air combat. The aircraft first made a strong impression during the Korean War, when the MiG-15 was consistently […]
U.S. intelligence officials and defence experts have increasingly struggled to offer explanations for the Russian Air Force’s very limited participation in the country’s military campaign in Ukraine, as the war effort enters its seventh day. It was previously expected that Russian air units would play a leading role in suppressing […]
Amid ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, widespread reports have emerged of foreign students from non-Western ethnic backgrounds facing severe discrimination from Ukrainian authorities. CNN interviewed some of the victims of Indian and West African origin who were reportedly ordered off busses leaving Ukraine for Poland and told to walk in the […]
Following the initiation of Russian military operations in neighbouring Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on March 1 that the “real danger” of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons required an immediate response. “Today the dangers that [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskiy’s regime pose for neighbouring countries and international security in general have […]
On March 1 the Secretary of Ukraine’s Security Council, Alexey Danilov, announced that Kiev was considering launching missile strikes on neighbouring Belarus. This follows claims by the Ukrainian government that Belarusian troops have supported Russian military operations against the country, although failing to provide evidence. Minsk has denied participating in […]
Following unconfirmed reports that the world’s largest aircraft the An-225 had been destroyed during clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces, this was verified on February 27 by the state owned defence conglomerate UkOboronProm and by Defence Minister Dmytro Kuleba. While footage of the damaged aircraft has not been seen, and […]
On February 28 North Korea announced the successful testing of a new reconnaissance satellite system, with the state run Korean Central News Agency reporting that a device tested the previous day “conducted vertical and inclined photographing of the specified area of the ground with cameras to be loaded on satellite. […]
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for his country’s armed forces to consider a nuclear sharing agreement with the United States, stressing that fielding nuclear weapons should no longer be a taboo subject for Tokyo. This would mirror the NATO nuclear sharing program, which not only allows the […]
After initiating military operations in neighbouring Ukraine on the morning of February 24, widely varying claims regarding the success of Russian forces in the first 72 hours have been made. Ukraine’s territory remains the largest in Europe by landmass by a considerable margin, 169 percent the size of Germany, with wide […]