Russia

Russia is building a new ground-based laser facility for interfering with satellites orbiting overhead, according to a recent report in The Space Review. The basic idea would be to dazzle the optical sensors of other nations’ spy satellites by flooding them with laser light.

A Marine and former CIA Intelligence Officer gives us his assessment of the 6 major mistakes the Russians have made in invading Ukraine.

The Cold War relationship between the two rival nations was often tense. Once, it led to the threat of nuclear war breaking out because Russia wanted to place nuclear missiles in Cuba, very close to the U.S. That brought the world to the brink of what would have been a catastrophic conflict.

Winter is coming, and we already have Kyiv’s Christmas list. Does that include ‘Peace on Earth?

Over the weekend, the Ukrainian Army focused on taking advantage of their Donetsk push as they moved forward to the Bakhmut region in the Northeastern part of the Ukraine-Russia border.

Since the war began in February this year, we’ve seen the stark divide between Ukrainian and Russian military leadership.

Despite the very limited damage, these Iranian-built drones are capable of inflicting, Ukraine will have a very hard time effectively countering them in the near future for various reasons, not the least of which is the cost of Counter UAS systems.

The Justice Department charged nine people in New York and Connecticut for being part of a network that illegally procures US tech for the Russian military.

Russia’s making mistakes all over, and they’re doing it together with Iran this time.

After Russia declared that they had legally “annexed” the four regions “contested” by Ukrainians, State Duma deputy Alexander Tolmachev participated in an online poll asking if Americans are willing to migrate to Russia to show solidarity with the nation.

Belarus has opened its doors to Russian troops as it aims to signal its support for Putin in this war.

Back in July, there was much debate on whether the HIMARS was just overhyped and overpriced, but the Ukraine-Russia war proved to be the best marketing stage for Lockheed Martin to showcase the full potential of this rocket system. So now, they’re introducing a price increase, and countries like Taiwan are trying to catch the best deal.