Category: Expert Analysis

The US Air Force has started to phase out aging aircraft in order to fund new replacements.

The coming winter war in Ukraine may prove to be Russia’s undoing. Russia has had major problems supplying its demoralized army in good weather, and winter brings all new problems that have to be dealt with.

Russia is blamed for missiles that have landed inside Poland killing two people, but they may not have been Russian given the evidence so far.

As long as Moscow tries to force Kyiv to accept the Minsk agreements, which would result in a more humiliating outcome for Ukraine than the full-scale invasion in February, Vladimir Putin will feel validated.

South Korea will sell 100,000 155mm howitzer rounds to the US, destination Ukraine. The world wide production of these rounds will swamp Russia.

The Russian government announced that their troops have left Kherson, but basic military knowledge and reliable sources on the ground tell us that a complete and total withdraw will take at least a few days.

Ukraine reclaims Kherson, the only regional capital captured by Russia in 8 months of war.

The Russians continue to need the services of other nations to keep their war machine running. Reports indicate they are still in Kherson Oblast but not taking ground.

News about Iranian missiles going to Russia may miss an important point; Will these missiles even work in the cold winters of Russia and Ukraine?

At last Tuesday’s Pentagon press briefing Travis Tritten of military.com asked Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder about US troops in Ukraine, “The military has personnel inside of Ukraine, who are doing weapons inspections now. I’m wondering what the rules of engagement for those personnel are if they are fired on by the Russians or […]

Russia is abandoning Kherson and repositioning on the East bank of the Dnipro river hoping to entice Ukraine to attack by trying to force a crossing. Ukraine is probably too smart to take this bait.

Yesterday, North Korea scrambled some 180 jet aircraft along its border with South Korea prompting South Korea to sortie some 80 fighters of its own, including F-16s and F-35s in response.  This incident took place as the US and South Korea conducted joint training exercises during Vigilant Storm 23. The exercise was scheduled to run […]