Ukraine is creating a new military branch for drone warfare, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Drones feature more in Ukraine than in any other conflict in history, and are shaping the fighting. A military expert said it’s likely the first time a country has set up a separate drone branch. Ukraine is creating a new branch of […]
In the summer of September 2013, a handful of journalists with close ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard were summoned to a secretive ceremony in an aircraft hangar. ‘’ Waiting for them in the hangar on a pea-green floor, which looked a bit like a repurposed school gymnasium, were two brand new aircraft in white […]
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs – a rift that could threaten Marcos‘s reform agenda and risk fuelling instability. The alliance between two of the Philippines’ most influential families that swept […]
Sweden and the United Kingdom have joined the coalition of drones and electronic warfare, along with Ukraine and Latvia; the number of participants has increased to four countries. Source: Ministry of Defence Details: It is reported that Paul Johnson, Swedish Defence Minister, announced this decision during a meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of […]
Jan. 20—Jim Townsend leans on an old saying as he works his way through this year’s legislative session. “‘Grab a half-loaf of bread now and come back for the other half,’” the folksy Republican from Artesia said with a laugh as he sat in his office in the state Capitol. As part of the minority […]
Ukraine has used cheap, civilian drones to spy on and hit Russian forces. But they are losing effectiveness, forcing Ukraine to keep innovating, an operator and expert said. Ukraine is making more drones from scratch, which could give it an edge. Ukraine’s drone forces are becoming less effective, forcing it to innovate to not be […]
Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force, has said that local communities can purchase electronic warfare equipment from civilian manufacturers to counter Russian missiles and drones. Source: Ihnat on the national joint 24/7 newscast on Sunday Quote: “This is a standard practice (countering enemy air attacks with electronic warfare – ed.). We have enterprises that […]
Ukraine’s use of active electronic countermeasures to disable 20 Russian missiles may be “an inflection in Ukrainian electronic warfare capabilities,” the Institute for the Study of War wrote in its daily Ukraine update on Jan. 13. The institute noted that Ukrainian electronic warfare is usually credited with disabling drones, not missiles. The ISW views Russia’s […]
Over 20 Russian missiles and drones failed to reach their targets during Russia’s combined air attack on Ukraine on the morning of 13 January because they exploded mid-flight, landed in unpopulated areas, or met with an effective response from Ukrainian electronic warfare. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force, in a comment to Ukrainska […]
Special Forces candidates assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School walk through a small stream during the final phase of field training known as Robin Sage near Pittsboro, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens) FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (WNCN) — A two-week wargame for candidates […]
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has received 100 gigabytes of classified data from one of the critical companies of Russia’s military-industrial complex, Special Technological Centre (STC) LLC. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence on Telegram Details: According to intelligence, this Russian company has been under sanctions since 2016. Its facilities, among other things, produce Orlan UAVs of […]
Russia currently outperforms Ukraine in electronic warfare (EW), having invested in electronic warfare long before the invasion, but Ukraine is trying to catch up. The occupiers have begun to use electronic warfare more frequently to throw off the course of precision-guided Western munitions. Source: Financial Times Quote: “Both sides have invested heavily in systems that […]