Russia’s ‘Zircon’ missile reportedly hits Mach 8 in recent test

Russia’s ‘Zircon’ missile reportedly hits Mach 8 in recent test

The race for hypersonic missile supremacy is in full swing, with Russia testing yet another advanced platform this month. On December 10th, Russia conducted a test launch of their new Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile. According to reports, the platform’s engines fired as they were intended and the missile achieved a sustained speed of approximately 6,138 […]

Do you have an Instagram account? You might be the target of Russian hackers

Do you have an Instagram account? You might be the target of Russian hackers

According to a report by the Senate Intelligence Committee, Instagram was the Russian government’s most preferred method of manipulating voters during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections. Although it was known that Russian hackers had utilised social media to disseminate their propaganda during the elections, it wasn’t known that Instagram, in particular, had played that big […]

Watch: Russia releases new launch footage of their ‘Avangard’ hypersonic missile

Watch: Russia releases new launch footage of their ‘Avangard’ hypersonic missile

The Kremlin offered up a late Christmas gift on Wednesday, unveiling brand new footage of a hypersonic missile test conducted that same day. The “Avangard” missile platform is a boost-glide vehicle that is deployed from the tip of an ICBM before gliding back to earth in a controlled descent at speeds in excess of Mach […]

The media is getting a lot wrong about Russian bombers in Venezuela

The media is getting a lot wrong about Russian bombers in Venezuela

Two of Russia’s long-range, nuclear capable Tu-160 bombers made the long trek to Venezuela over the past week, prompting an expected exchange of barbs from national diplomats and an utter misrepresentation of the situation from much of the global media. Russis’s Tupolev Tu-160 bombers bare a passing resemblance to America’s legendary B-1B Lancer, complete with […]

Russian bombers in Venezuela aren’t as big a deal as some media outlets claim

Russian bombers in Venezuela aren’t as big a deal as some media outlets claim

Two of Russia’s long-range, nuclear capable Tu-160 bombers made the long trek to Venezuela over the past week, prompting an expected exchange of barbs from national diplomats and an utter misrepresentation of the situation from much of the global media. Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 bombers bare a passing resemblance to America’s legendary B-1B Lancer, complete with […]

Russians show off their new ‘secret’ laser weapon — the ‘secret’ is probably that it doesn’t work

Russians show off their new ‘secret’ laser weapon — the ‘secret’ is probably that it doesn’t work

Russia has a long history of grandiose announcements about futuristic weapons systems they claim are already in service. Russia’s military support of Bashar al Assad’s Syrian regime, for instance, has granted Russia a number of marketing opportunities, including flights of their advanced (and extremely rare) Su-57 fighters for no reason other than to garner headlines […]