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
Russia Launches Soyuz-2.1b Rocket Carrying Unknown Military Satellite

Russia Launches Soyuz-2.1b Rocket Carrying Unknown Military Satellite

On August 24, Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region. This was reported by the Minis...
August 24, 2026
13:53
EC Approves €6.1 Billion for Ukraine to Purchase Air Defense Systems, Missiles and Ammunition

EC Approves €6.1 Billion for Ukraine to Purchase Air Defense Systems, Missiles and Ammunition

The European Commission has approved a new €6.1 billion defense procurement package for Ukraine. The EC published the information on its officia...
August 24, 2026
13:13
Taiwan Successfully Tests MARAHO Sounding Rocket

Taiwan Successfully Tests MARAHO Sounding Rocket

Taiwan has successfully conducted the first launch of its domestically developed MARAHO sounding rocket, marking another step toward the country’s ...
August 24, 2026
12:31
Drones Strike Three Ozon Logistics Warehouses Overnight, Covering 314,000 m²

Drones Strike Three Ozon Logistics Warehouses Overnight, Covering 314,000 m²

Ukrainian strike drones struck three Ozon logistics centers in Russia overnight on August 24. Photos and videos published by Exilenova+ appear t...
August 24, 2026
11:35
U.S. Army Tests HABs at 21 km for Intelligence and Communications

U.S. Army Tests HABs at 21 km for Intelligence and Communications

The U.S. Army in Poland has tested stratospheric balloons for intelligence, communications, and signal relay. The report comes from Stars and St...
August 24, 2026
11:27
U.S. Approves Possible Sale of 21 UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters to Norway for $2.3 Billion

U.S. Approves Possible Sale of 21 UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters to Norway for $2.3 Billion

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of 21 UH-60M Black Hawk multi-role helicopters to Norway. The U.S. Defense Security Coo...
August 23, 2026
22:01
Argentina to Retire Super Étendard Aircraft in 2026

Argentina to Retire Super Étendard Aircraft in 2026

The Argentine Navy will permanently retire its Super Étendard aircraft by the end of 2026 after the jets effectively remained grounded since Argent...
August 23, 2026
19:51
Turkish Otokar Offers Brazil TULPAR IFV and Light Tank

Turkish Otokar Offers Brazil TULPAR IFV and Light Tank

Turkish company Otokar has offered Brazil the tracked TULPAR armored vehicle in infantry fighting vehicle and light tank configurations as part of ...
August 23, 2026
16:42
Zelensky: Ukraine to Receive SAMP/T Air Defense System and Radars From France This Fall

Zelensky: Ukraine to Receive SAMP/T Air Defense System and Radars From France This Fall

Ukraine will receive one SAMP/T air defense system and new air defense radars from France this fall. The statement comes from Ukrainian Presiden...
August 23, 2026
16:13
U.S. Unveils AIM-424 Malice: Ultra-Long-Range Missile With Range of Over 463 km

U.S. Unveils AIM-424 Malice: Ultra-Long-Range Missile With Range of Over 463 km

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Aviation branch has unveiled a new ultra-long-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-424 Malice, with a stated range of more than ...
August 23, 2026
11:59
Iranian Hackers Shut Down British Power Plant for Four Days

Iranian Hackers Shut Down British Power Plant for Four Days

Iran-linked hackers shut down a power plant in the UK for four days. The incident was reported by British newspaper The Telegraph. According ...
August 23, 2026
11:04
Drones Attack Russia’s Largest Ozon Warehouse in Orenburg

Drones Attack Russia’s Largest Ozon Warehouse in Orenburg

Ukrainian drones attacked Ozon’s largest logistics facility in Russia, located in Orenburg, the Orenburg region. The moment of the strike was ca...
August 23, 2026
10:43
US Approves Possible $125 Million Sale of AIM-9X Missiles to South Korea

US Approves Possible $125 Million Sale of AIM-9X Missiles to South Korea

The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles to South Korea. The information was published b...
August 22, 2026
22:03
Defense Forces Struck Niobium Radar Station and 18 UAV Storage Facilities at Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base

Defense Forces Struck Niobium Radar Station and 18 UAV Storage Facilities at Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base

Ukrainian defense forces struck the Russian Niobium radar station and 18 warehouses used to store drones at the Primorsko-Akhtarsk air base in the ...
August 22, 2026
16:13
Sweden Conducted Its First Test Launch of Taurus Missile From Gripen C Fighter Jet

Sweden Conducted Its First Test Launch of Taurus Missile From Gripen C Fighter Jet

The Swedish Air Force, in collaboration with Saab, conducted the first tests of the Taurus missile from a Gripen C fighter jet. A video of the t...
August 22, 2026
15:17
Ukrainian Defense Forces Attacked Port in Yeysk

Ukrainian Defense Forces Attacked Port in Yeysk

Drones belonging to the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the port in the city of Yeysk in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation. This wa...
August 22, 2026
13:27
Drones From 423rd Unmanned Systems Battalion Struck Car of Colonel Dmitry Shabaev Implicated in Crimes in Bucha

Drones From 423rd Unmanned Systems Battalion Struck Car of Colonel Dmitry Shabaev Implicated in Crimes in Bucha

Soldiers from the 423rd Unmanned Systems “Scythian Griffins” Battalion tracked down and attacked the vehicle of Russian Colonel Dmitry Shabayev, wh...
August 22, 2026
12:13
Ukraine Struck Ozon Warehouse for the First Time and Attacked an Oil Refinery in Samara Region

Ukraine Struck Ozon Warehouse for the First Time and Attacked an Oil Refinery in Samara Region

Drones operated by the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Ozon logistics complex in Chapaevsk for the first time and hit the Novokuybyshevsk Oil R...
August 22, 2026
10:19
Japan Equips Infantry With Israeli SMASH 3000 Counter-Drone Sights

Japan Equips Infantry With Israeli SMASH 3000 Counter-Drone Sights

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has begun using Israeli SMASH 3000 fire-control sights to improve its ability to engage drones. This is show...
August 19, 2026
19:29
Hanwha Wins U.S. Army Contract for Wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzers

Hanwha Wins U.S. Army Contract for Wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzers

South Korean defense company Hanwha has won a competition to supply the U.S. Army with wheeled self-propelled artillery systems. The U.S. Army r...
August 19, 2026
16:33
Japan to Develop Hypersonic Missile for Submarines

Japan to Develop Hypersonic Missile for Submarines

The Japan Ministry of Defense has requested funding in the fiscal 2027 budget to develop a hypersonic missile for submarines. Kyodo News reporte...
August 19, 2026
15:19
Israel Says It Struck Syria Base Over Turkish Military Presence

Israel Says It Struck Syria Base Over Turkish Military Presence

The Israeli Air Force struck Abu al-Duhur Air Base in Syria over the deployment of Turkish military personnel there. The Israeli Prime Minister’...
August 19, 2026
14:39
NATO Aircraft Conduct Large-Scale Unannounced Exercises Near Kaliningrad

NATO Aircraft Conduct Large-Scale Unannounced Exercises Near Kaliningrad

NATO conducted large-scale air exercises near Russia's Kaliningrad region from Poland and the Baltic states, Alliance’s press service reports. A...
August 19, 2026
09:51
Binance Shared Client Data With Russia Over Donations to Ukrainian Military

Binance Shared Client Data With Russia Over Donations to Ukrainian Military

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance provided Russian law enforcement authorities with the data of a client who transferred funds to Ukrainian milit...
August 17, 2026
17:49
August 16 Strike on Kamensky Defense Plant Damaged Five Production Buildings and Air Defense Systems

August 16 Strike on Kamensky Defense Plant Damaged Five Production Buildings and Air Defense Systems

The drone strike on the Kamensky Combine plant on the night of August 16 damaged five production facilities. Exilenova+ published a satellite im...
August 17, 2026
13:56
Japan Signs New Contract to Upgrade F-15Js to JSI Standard

Japan Signs New Contract to Upgrade F-15Js to JSI Standard

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has signed four new contracts as part of the F-15J modernization program to the JSI configuration, according to the Min...
August 17, 2026
12:42
U.S. Military Personnel in the Middle East Reveal Their Locations Through Strava

U.S. Military Personnel in the Middle East Reveal Their Locations Through Strava

U.S. service members were publicly revealing their locations at U.S. military bases in the Middle East through the fitness app Strava, Stars and St...
August 17, 2026
09:26
Slovakia’s STV Machinery Produces Two Prototypes of New BMP-1 Hull

Slovakia’s STV Machinery Produces Two Prototypes of New BMP-1 Hull

Slovak company STV Machinery is preparing for serial production of new armored hulls for BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles. The Future Army publi...
August 16, 2026
17:02
U.S. Army to Outsource Helicopter Pilot Training to Private Company

U.S. Army to Outsource Helicopter Pilot Training to Private Company

The U.S. Army will outsource the initial training of military pilots to private contractor M1 Support Services. The U.S. Department of War annou...
August 16, 2026
16:21
The Times: Ukraine Used British Nyan Drones to Attack Oil Refineries

The Times: Ukraine Used British Nyan Drones to Attack Oil Refineries

Ukraine used British-made Nyan attack drones to strike Russian oil refineries in Volgograd and Yaroslavl. The Times reported the attacks. The...
August 16, 2026
14:22
Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Kamensky Combine Chemical Plant in Rostov Oblast

Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Kamensky Combine Chemical Plant in Rostov Oblast

The Ukrainian Defense Forces reportedly struck the Kamensky Combine chemical plant in Rostov Oblast, Russia. The strike is supported by an unusu...
August 16, 2026
13:06
Spanish Hornet Shoots Down Drone Over Romania After It Entered From Moldova

Spanish Hornet Shoots Down Drone Over Romania After It Entered From Moldova

On the night of August 16, a Spanish EF-18 fighter jet shot down a drone that had entered Romanian airspace from Moldova. Romania’s Ministry of ...
August 16, 2026
11:11
Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouse in Koledino and Severnoye Domodedovo Facility Near Moscow

Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouse in Koledino and Severnoye Domodedovo Facility Near Moscow

Strike drones of the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked Wildberries warehouses in Koledino and the Severnoye Domodedovo logistics facility near Mosc...
August 16, 2026
10:04
Sweden Will Consider Transitioning to Corps-Division Structure For Its Army

Sweden Will Consider Transitioning to Corps-Division Structure For Its Army

Sweden plans to reorganize the structure of its ground forces to create large units—divisions and a corps. This was reported by Hartpunkt. Th...
August 15, 2026
17:59
250 Days at Sea: Crew of USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier is Struggling With Exhaustion and Low Morale

250 Days at Sea: Crew of USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier is Struggling With Exhaustion and Low Morale

The crew of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has experienced a sharp decline in morale after more than 250 days at sea without a prope...
August 15, 2026
17:44
Russia Will Test Sixth-Generation Fighter Technologies on the Two-Seat Su-57D

Russia Will Test Sixth-Generation Fighter Technologies on the Two-Seat Su-57D

Russia will use the two-seat Su-57D as a platform for testing sixth-generation fighter technologies. This was announced by Mikhail Strelets, chi...
August 15, 2026
15:12
Ukraine Attacked the Savasleika Airfield, Where MiG-31Ks—Carriers of Kinzhal Missiles—Are Stationed

Ukraine Attacked the Savasleika Airfield, Where MiG-31Ks—Carriers of Kinzhal Missiles—Are Stationed

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Savasleika military airfield in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, where MiG-31Ks—carriers of Kinzhal aerobal...
August 15, 2026
10:57
Human Rights Watch Urges U.S. Congress to Block Transfer of Cluster Munitions From Turkey to Ukraine

Human Rights Watch Urges U.S. Congress to Block Transfer of Cluster Munitions From Turkey to Ukraine

Human Rights Watch has called on the U.S. Congress to block the transfer to Ukraine of U.S.-made cluster munitions from Turkish stockpiles. The ...
August 12, 2026
16:37
North Korea Conducts Ninth Ballistic Missile Launch of 2026

North Korea Conducts Ninth Ballistic Missile Launch of 2026

North Korea launched a ballistic missile from its east coast toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday morning. The Japan Ministry of Defense reporte...
August 12, 2026
16:06
Putin Threatens to Seize Western Commercial Ships in Response to Actions Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Putin Threatens to Seize Western Commercial Ships in Response to Actions Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to respond ‘in kind’ if Western countries begin seizing Russian commercial vessels. Putin made the s...
August 12, 2026
15:23
Russia Has Stockpiled 6,200 Geran Kamikaze Drones

Russia Has Stockpiled 6,200 Geran Kamikaze Drones

As of August 2026, Russia had amassed approximately 6,200 Geran kamikaze drones of various versions. This information was provided to Militarnyi...
August 12, 2026
13:59
Russians Disguised Soldier in Civilian Clothes to Blow Up Building in Kostiantynivka

Russians Disguised Soldier in Civilian Clothes to Blow Up Building in Kostiantynivka

The Russian military disguised a serviceman in civilian clothes to blow up a building in Kostiantynivka of the Donetsk region. The video of the ...
August 12, 2026
13:36
Russia Produces Around 3,000 Geran-4/5 Kamikaze Drones per Month

Russia Produces Around 3,000 Geran-4/5 Kamikaze Drones per Month

The Russian defense industry produces about 3,000 Geran-4/5 kamikaze drones per month, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) told Militarnyi in res...
August 12, 2026
10:59
Germany to Restore Five Former Military Bases for Soldiers

Germany to Restore Five Former Military Bases for Soldiers

Germany plans to bring five former military facilities back into operation to accommodate Bundeswehr personnel amid plans to increase the size of t...
August 12, 2026
10:28
Belarus Sent Special Forces to China for Joint Tactical Exercises

Belarus Sent Special Forces to China for Joint Tactical Exercises

Service members of the Special Operations Forces of the Belarusian Armed Forces have departed for China to participate in the joint Belarusian-Chin...
August 10, 2026
18:26
More Than 27% of Peruvians Who Joined Russian Army Have Been Killed or Are Missing

More Than 27% of Peruvians Who Joined Russian Army Have Been Killed or Are Missing

The Peruvian government has published information for the first time regarding the deaths and disappearances of Peruvian citizens who joined the Ru...
August 10, 2026
17:46
Drones Attack Nizhnekamskneftekhim Plant in Tatarstan, 1,200 km From Ukraine

Drones Attack Nizhnekamskneftekhim Plant in Tatarstan, 1,200 km From Ukraine

Ukrainian Defense Forces drones attacked the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical plant in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia. According to a GEOINT a...
August 10, 2026
12:31
Japan Deploys P-1 Patrol Aircraft to Djibouti for Anti-Piracy Operations

Japan Deploys P-1 Patrol Aircraft to Djibouti for Anti-Piracy Operations

Japan has deployed a Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft to Djibouti to participate in an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia. According to ...
August 10, 2026
11:55