Roman Pryhodko

Roman Pryhodko

Contributor focused on the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Author of 軍事日本 ❁ | Military Japan ❁, an analytical platform on the history and current state of Japan’s military.
Author's publications
Rassvet-4: Russia Plans to Deploy 374 Next-Generation Communications Satellites as Alternative to Starlink

Rassvet-4: Russia Plans to Deploy 374 Next-Generation Communications Satellites as Alternative to Starlink

Applications for the registration of the Rassvet-4 satellite network, which involves the deployment of 374 spacecraft, have appeared in the Interna...
November 5, 2026
15:08
North Korea Tests New SAM System Resembling Russian S-400

North Korea Tests New SAM System Resembling Russian S-400

North Korea tested a new air defense system on November 4, 2026. DPRK’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported this. The new su...
November 5, 2026
12:59
Ukraine’s Experience Prompts Pentagon to Expand UGV Use

Ukraine’s Experience Prompts Pentagon to Expand UGV Use

In 2026, the Pentagon allocated more than $115 million to unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) programmes, including projects focused on logistics, counte...
November 5, 2026
10:48
Ukrainian Drones Strike Ryazan Oil Refinery and Wildberries Logistics Warehouse

Ukrainian Drones Strike Ryazan Oil Refinery and Wildberries Logistics Warehouse

During the night of November 5, Ukrainian military drones attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery and a Wildberries logistics warehouse in Russia. The ...
November 5, 2026
09:02
North Korea Develops Cluster Warhead for Strategic Cruise Missile

North Korea Develops Cluster Warhead for Strategic Cruise Missile

North Korea tested a cluster warhead for a strategic cruise missile on November 2. The state news agency KCNA reported this. The DPRK Missile...
November 3, 2026
14:16
Pro-Palestinian Activists Damage Military Equipment at Ultra I&C Plant in UK

Pro-Palestinian Activists Damage Military Equipment at Ultra I&C Plant in UK

Pro-Palestinian activists broke into the premises of British defence company Ultra Intelligence & Communications and damaged military equipment...
November 3, 2026
13:12
Polish Companies Agree to Cooperate on Production of the Bohdana Self-Propelled Howitzer

Polish Companies Agree to Cooperate on Production of the Bohdana Self-Propelled Howitzer

Polish defense companies PK MIL and SZCZĘŚNIAK Pojazdy Specjalne have agreed to cooperate on preparations to produce Ukraine’s Bohdana self-propell...
November 3, 2026
11:42
Ukrainian Defense Forces Strike Airfield in Luhansk Used by Russian Invaders

Ukrainian Defense Forces Strike Airfield in Luhansk Used by Russian Invaders

On November 3, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a military infrastructure facility near the former airfield in occupied Luhansk. Exilenova+ p...
November 3, 2026
10:57
Russia Strikes Hospital in Kharkiv: Over 70 Injured, 226 Patients Evacuated

Russia Strikes Hospital in Kharkiv: Over 70 Injured, 226 Patients Evacuated

During a nighttime attack on November 3, Russian forces struck the grounds of a medical facility in the Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv. The ...
November 3, 2026
10:46
Russia Launches Massive Attack on Ukraine, Damaging Hospital and Energy Infrastructure

Russia Launches Massive Attack on Ukraine, Damaging Hospital and Energy Infrastructure

On the night of November 3, Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine, using attack drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. ...
November 3, 2026
09:55
Poland Launches Special Operation on Kaliningrad Border Amid Sabotage Threat

Poland Launches Special Operation on Kaliningrad Border Amid Sabotage Threat

Poland has launched a special security operation along its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region amid fears of possible sabotage attacks. Mare...
November 3, 2026
09:44
Fire Breaks Out at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery Following Drone Strike

Fire Breaks Out at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery Following Drone Strike

A fire broke out at the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack. Exilenova+ published footage showing the damage caused by the...
November 3, 2026
09:35
Greece Orders Three Embraer KC-390s, Becoming the Sixth NATO Country to Select the Aircraft

Greece Orders Three Embraer KC-390s, Becoming the Sixth NATO Country to Select the Aircraft

Greece and Portugal have signed an intergovernmental agreement to deliver three KC-390 aircraft to the Hellenic Air Force. Embraer reported this...
November 2, 2026
16:36
Saab Unveils CB90 CX Family of Boats for Anti-Ship Warfare, Air Defense, and Reconnaissance

Saab Unveils CB90 CX Family of Boats for Anti-Ship Warfare, Air Defense, and Reconnaissance

Swedish defense company Saab has unveiled a new family of CB90 CX combat boats with increased payload capacity. The company reported this on its...
November 2, 2026
15:53
Ukrainian Intelligence Agencies Wanted to Blow Up Russian Pilots with Booby-Trapped FPV Goggles

Ukrainian Intelligence Agencies Wanted to Blow Up Russian Pilots with Booby-Trapped FPV Goggles

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed that it thwarted an attempt to deliver FPV goggles containing explosives to Russian military person...
November 2, 2026
15:11
Range of Up to 1,200 km: DIU Reveals Gerbera-2 Specifications

Range of Up to 1,200 km: DIU Reveals Gerbera-2 Specifications

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has published detailed specifications of Russia’s new Gerbera-2 kamikaze drone. The information was pu...
November 2, 2026
14:27
Delivery of First British Type 31 Frigate Delayed by Two Years Until 2028

Delivery of First British Type 31 Frigate Delayed by Two Years Until 2028

The first Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer, is scheduled to be handed over to the UK Royal Navy in 2028. Navy Lookout reported this. The ship wi...
November 2, 2026
13:43
Russians Unveil Filin Missile on Launch Platform for the First Time

Russians Unveil Filin Missile on Launch Platform for the First Time

The first image has emerged showing Russia’s new Filin cruise missile mounted on a ground-based launcher with a solid-fuel booster. Russian prop...
November 2, 2026
11:18
Drones Strike Samara Facility, Home to Europe’s Largest Tank Farm

Drones Strike Samara Facility, Home to Europe’s Largest Tank Farm

The Ukrainian Defense Forces' drones attacked the Samara oil pumping and dispatch station in Russia’s Samara Region. Exilenova+ shared footage s...
November 2, 2026
10:40
First Explosions Reported in Kherson After Humanitarian Ceasefire Ends

First Explosions Reported in Kherson After Humanitarian Ceasefire Ends

On the evening of November 1, explosions blasted in Kherson for the first time since a five-day ceasefire ended. The news outlet МОSТ reported t...
November 2, 2026
09:44
Belgium Delivers First Tripartite-Class Minehunter to Bulgaria – Ukraine Operates the Same Type of Vessel

Belgium Delivers First Tripartite-Class Minehunter to Bulgaria – Ukraine Operates the Same Type of Vessel

Belgium has transferred the BNS Bellis, a Tripartite-class minehunter, to the Bulgarian Navy. Naval News reported the handover, citing Belgium’s...
November 1, 2026
16:54
Australia Sells ANZAC Frigate-Building Shipyard to Chinese Company

Australia Sells ANZAC Frigate-Building Shipyard to Chinese Company

Victoria’s last shipyard capable of building and maintaining large warships for the Royal Australian Navy is being sold to a company partly owned b...
November 1, 2026
16:23
U.S. Deploys Avenger Air Defense Systems to Protect Trump’s Florida Residence

U.S. Deploys Avenger Air Defense Systems to Protect Trump’s Florida Residence

The U.S. Army has deployed mobile AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense systems near President Donald Trump’s Florida residence. According to The War Zon...
November 1, 2026
13:48
Hellenic Navy Receives Second French-Built FDI Frigate

Hellenic Navy Receives Second French-Built FDI Frigate

The Hellenic Navy has received the second of four FDI HN-class frigates ordered by Greece - HS Nearchos (F602) - built by French shipbuilder Naval ...
November 1, 2026
13:05
Trump’s Criticism of Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Aimed at Domestic Audience, U.S. Officials Say

Trump’s Criticism of Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Aimed at Domestic Audience, U.S. Officials Say

Washington is not significantly concerned about Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, despite the Trump administration’s public criticis...
November 1, 2026
12:12
Ukrainian Drones Strike LUKOIL Oil Refinery in Kstovo, Fire Breaks Out

Ukrainian Drones Strike LUKOIL Oil Refinery in Kstovo, Fire Breaks Out

Ukrainian Defense Forces strike drones hit the LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia. ...
November 1, 2026
09:53
Russia Keeps S-400 Systems on Combat Readiness in Kaliningrad Region

Russia Keeps S-400 Systems on Combat Readiness in Kaliningrad Region

Russian S-400 air defense missile systems in the Kaliningrad region are in a state of constant combat readiness. This is stated in the Baltic Se...
October 29, 2026
16:03
Russia Struck Railway Station in Dnipro: 13 Dead So Far

Russia Struck Railway Station in Dnipro: 13 Dead So Far

On October 29, Russian occupation forces attacked the railway station in Dnipro with a strike drone. This was reported by Ukrainian President Vo...
October 29, 2026
14:56
Ethiopia Receives First Batch of Su-35 Fighter Jets From Russia

Ethiopia Receives First Batch of Su-35 Fighter Jets From Russia

Russian company Rosoboronexport has delivered the first batch of Su-35 fighter jets to the Ethiopian Air Force. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ah...
October 29, 2026
14:07
Belarusian Plant Supplies Russia With Machines for Processing Optics Used in Su-57, BELPOL Says

Belarusian Plant Supplies Russia With Machines for Processing Optics Used in Su-57, BELPOL Says

The Belarusian Smorgon Optical Machine Tool Plant operates in the interests of Russia’s defence industry. This is according to an investigation ...
October 29, 2026
13:11
Poland to Transfer Two MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Poland to Transfer Two MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Poland will transfer two MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the near future as part of a new military aid package. Rzeczpospolita reported this, ...
October 29, 2026
12:48
Fire Detected at Marinovka Air Base in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast

Fire Detected at Marinovka Air Base in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast

Satellites detected a fire at Russia’s Marinovka Air Base in the Volgograd region during the night of October 29, following a drone threat alert. ...
October 29, 2026
12:29
Japan and US Agree to Establish AIM-120 Missile Assembly Plant

Japan and US Agree to Establish AIM-120 Missile Assembly Plant

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have agreed to establish a facility in Japan to assemble AIM-1...
October 29, 2026
11:35
Drones Strike Bashkir Soda Company Chemical Plant in Sterlitamak

Drones Strike Bashkir Soda Company Chemical Plant in Sterlitamak

Thick white smoke rose from the Bashkir Soda Company plant in Sterlitamak, Russia, following a Ukrainian drone attack. According to the ASTRA me...
October 29, 2026
09:22
Sales of Radios and Canned Goods Have Risen in the UK Following the Defense Minister’s Call to Stockpile Supplies

Sales of Radios and Canned Goods Have Risen in the UK Following the Defense Minister’s Call to Stockpile Supplies

In the United Kingdom, sales of emergency preparedness supplies have risen after the government urged citizens to keep a three-day supply of essent...
October 27, 2026
18:39
China to Tighten Export Controls on Drone Engines, Autopilots and Communication Systems

China to Tighten Export Controls on Drone Engines, Autopilots and Communication Systems

China will introduce updated export controls on drones and their components from November 18, 2026. The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Rep...
October 27, 2026
15:38
Reuters Removes Mention of Serbia’s Plans to Halt Arms Exports to Ukraine

Reuters Removes Mention of Serbia’s Plans to Halt Arms Exports to Ukraine

British news agency Reuters has removed a reference from its report to the Serbian parliamentary election winners’ intention to halt arms exports t...
October 27, 2026
14:59
U.S. Resumes AGM-183A ARRW Hypersonic Missile Procurement After 2023 Program Cancellation

U.S. Resumes AGM-183A ARRW Hypersonic Missile Procurement After 2023 Program Cancellation

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract to produce and deploy AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missiles. According to the...
October 27, 2026
13:16
Israel to Build Sa’ar 62-Class Patrol Ship for Cyprus

Israel to Build Sa’ar 62-Class Patrol Ship for Cyprus

Israel will build a new patrol vessel for the Cyprus Naval Command to strengthen the protection of the country’s maritime borders. The Israeli M...
October 27, 2026
12:12
Romanian Intelligence Uncovers Sabotage Network Coordinated by Russia

Romanian Intelligence Uncovers Sabotage Network Coordinated by Russia

Romania’s intelligence service (SRI) has uncovered a sabotage network operating in the country, coordinated from Russia. The agency’s press offi...
October 27, 2026
10:22
Ceasefire Introduced in Oleshky, Kherson Region, for Humanitarian Operation

Ceasefire Introduced in Oleshky, Kherson Region, for Humanitarian Operation

A ceasefire took effect at 3:00 a.m. on October 27, 2026, in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region to allow a humanitari...
October 27, 2026
09:54
Strike on Tolyattikauchuk Damages Production of Rocket Fuel Feedstock

Strike on Tolyattikauchuk Damages Production of Rocket Fuel Feedstock

The October 24 attack on the Tolyattikauchuk petrochemical plant damaged at least two production facilities linked to isobutylene production, a fee...
October 26, 2026
11:39
Reuters: Myanmar Evaded Sanctions by Importing Iranian Aviation Fuel Disguised as South African Diesel

Reuters: Myanmar Evaded Sanctions by Importing Iranian Aviation Fuel Disguised as South African Diesel

Myanmar’s military authorities helped conceal imports of Iranian aviation fuel subject to US sanctions. According to Reuters, the shipments were...
October 26, 2026
10:28
U.S. Prepares Bases for Three Months of Combat

U.S. Prepares Bases for Three Months of Combat

The Pentagon has started preparing U.S. military bases to operate independently for at least 90 days in the event of a major war. According to F...
October 26, 2026
09:21
Counter-Drone EW System and Modern Radar: U.S. Navy Begins Second Phase of USS Pinckney Modernization

Counter-Drone EW System and Modern Radar: U.S. Navy Begins Second Phase of USS Pinckney Modernization

The U.S. Navy has begun the second phase of modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91). Naval News ...
October 25, 2026
15:49
Black Sea Becomes More Dangerous Than Persian Gulf, With Over 570 Ships Attacked Since January

Black Sea Becomes More Dangerous Than Persian Gulf, With Over 570 Ships Attacked Since January

Since the start of 2026, more than 570 ships have been attacked in the Black Sea, and at least 40 sailors have been killed, making the route more d...
October 25, 2026
15:28
Ukrainian Company F-Drones Develops Low-Cost F-Jet 80 Interceptor to Counter Shaheds

Ukrainian Company F-Drones Develops Low-Cost F-Jet 80 Interceptor to Counter Shaheds

Ukrainian company F-Drones is developing the F-Jet 80, a jet-powered interceptor drone designed to counter Russian jet-powered strike drones. Th...
October 25, 2026
15:07
U.S. Considers Using Bombers in Air Combat

U.S. Considers Using Bombers in Air Combat

The U.S. Air Force is considering deploying bombers in air-to-air combat to strengthen its fighter force. The War Zone reports the development, ...
October 25, 2026
12:44