After expending much of their precision-guided missiles in Ukraine during the first and second months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Syrian experts and technicians linked to Syria’s barrel bombs have come to Russia, potentially helping the Kremlin to build their own versions of these barrel bombs. Intel claims that Putin had drafted some 50 […]
Weapons
North Korea Test Launches ICBM as US and South Korea Consider Expanding Military Exercises
President Biden and his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk Yeol, agreed to reignite discussion about restarting and possibly expanding previous joint military exercises between the two countries. While this was happening, North Korea had launched various missiles, including a suspected ICBM, to show their supposed military capabilities. The move from the US and South […]
Russian Journalist Brings Ukraine Artillery Down on Tyulpan Self-Propelled Mortar He Was Reporting On
Russian military reporter Aleksandr ‘Sasha’ Kots showed off the Russian forces’ super-sized 2S4 “Tyulpan” (“Tulip”) 240mm self-propelled mortar specifically designed to destroy fortified positions, buildings, and infrastructure being used in Ukraine. Upon viewing the video, the Ukrainians managed to geolocate their positions and destroy the self-propelled mortar, leaving Kots to be an unlikely accomplice in […]
Russian and Chinese Bombers Fly Over East Asia During Biden Visit
Coordinated strategic Russian and Chinese bombers were spotted in the northeastern waters of East Asia in a show of force to President Biden, who was visiting the region. The Russian and Chinese bombers flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to send off Biden, who was in Tokyo, to meet with […]
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel: Russia Is Sending 60 Year Old T-62 Tanks to the Front
Amid massive tank losses in Ukraine, Putin is now deploying old and outdated Russian T-62 tanks, signaling that the Kremlin might have no modern tanks to send to Ukraine after their vehicles have been made into smokin heaps by the Ukrainians. Putin is running out of options and time real fast. With no real goals […]
This Is Why the Red Air Force Is Largely Absent in the Skies Over Ukraine
A report by the British Defense Ministry Secretary Ben Wallace found that Russian fighter planes were using rudimentary GPS receivers that were reportedly “taped to the dashboards” because their built-in navigation systems were simply horrible. This may be one of the primary reasons why the Red Air Force is absent in Ukraine. “‘GPS’ receivers have […]
Has Russia Run Out of Precision-Guided Missiles?
There have been mixed reports about the actual status of Russian precision-guided missiles and whether Russia still has stocks of them amid their losing invasion of Ukraine, which is about to enter its fourth month. Recent intel from the US and the UK have claimed that the Russians have burned through their own stocks of […]
Little Willie: The Father of All Tanks
Could you imagine a military without tanks? Probably not. Virtually all militaries around the world have their own tank units of some sort. Regardless of whether it was the T-14 Armata, Challenger 2, M1 Abrams, and even those strange ones like the Antonov A-40 Krylya and praying mantis, these tanks could be traced back to […]
Putin Using UR-77 Meteorite Mine Clearing Vehicles as Offensive Weapons
Off Label Use Since mid-March, the Ukrainian City of Rubizhne has bravely been holding out against Russian attackers. To say the Ukrainians have taken a beating would be quite an understatement. Putin’s army has tried every means thinkable to take the eastern Ukraine town of 56,700 (before the war) citizens. Some weapons were used in […]
Russia Unleashes ‘Terminator’ Tanks in Ukraine Amid Staggering Tank Losses
Looks like Russian President Vladimir Putin is pulling out all the stops in his war with Ukraine. It was reported that Russia’s famed “Terminator” tank had been spotted on the frontlines in Donbas, making its combat debut since being ordered last August 2017. Footage circulating on social media showing these Terminator tanks in action was […]