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Iranian Corvettes of Shahid Soleimani Class

Iranian Corvettes of Shahid Soleimani Class

Today’s focus is another class of vessels in Iran’s naval forces: the Shahid Soleimani-class corvettes. At the outset, it is worth noting that Iran has (or had) two navies. One is the conventional navy within the armed forces (including, for examp...

#Corvette

#Fleet

#Iran

Andrii Kharuk

Desertions, Supply Shortages, and Fractures Between the Army and IRGC Are Gradually Destroying Iran’s War Machine

Desertions, Supply Shortages, and Fractures Between the Army and IRGC Are Gradually Destroying Iran’s War Machine

Iran's armed forces are facing acute supply shortages, rising desertions, and deepening friction between the regular army (Artesh) and the Revolutionary Guards, Iran International English reports, citing its own sources. Iran's military mac...

#Iran

#Middle East

Urich

Estonia in the War for Ukraine: Four Years of Military Support

Estonia in the War for Ukraine: Four Years of Military Support

Among the countries that took a decisive stance from the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, Estonia occupies a special place. Small in both territory and population, this Baltic state quickly became one of the most active supporters of inc...

#Estonia

#Military AID

#Ukraine

Serhii Rudko

Indonesia Prepares to Deploy About 8,000 Troops to Gaza

Indonesia Prepares to Deploy About 8,000 Troops to Gaza

Indonesia says it is preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza, the first country to do so as part of the second phase of a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US late last year, the BBC reports. Army Chief of Staff General Maruli Simanjunt...

#Middle East

Urich

10 February, 2026

The Chinese Fishing Fleet — An Element of Maritime Control

The Chinese Fishing Fleet — An Element of Maritime Control

In recent weeks, global analysts and companies specializing in maritime intelligence have drawn attention to large concentrations of Chinese fishing vessels in China's exclusive economic zone and near Taiwan. Based on a thorough study of the ac...

#Asia

#China

#Fleet

#Republic of China (Taiwan)

#South China Sea

#World

Leonid Vashchenko

Leonid Vashchenko

29 January, 2026

Blood on the Blueprints: Whose Technology Helps Russia Make Its Missiles

Blood on the Blueprints: Whose Technology Helps Russia Make Its Missiles

Despite sanctions, Russia still manages to get modern foreign tech and equipment through leasing deals. These deals are basically long-term rentals with an option to buy. The equipment has a dual purpose and is used by factories in the Russian mil...

#Defense Tech & Miltech

#Russia

#Sanctions

Антон Земляний

29 January, 2026

Persian Tales of a Thousand and One Starlinks

Persian Tales of a Thousand and One Starlinks

In recent days, the news feed has been flooded with all kinds of headlines like “Starlink was shut down in Iran,” “The regime learned how to jam satellite internet,” “Starlink is broken,” and other similar nonsense. Naturally, many journalists and...

#ECM

#Iran

#Starlink

#Близький Схід

Volodymyr Stepanets

Volodymyr Stepanets

19 January, 2026

USA Announces Launch of Second Phase of Gaza Peace Plan

USA Announces Launch of Second Phase of Gaza Peace Plan

White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff announced the launch of the second phase of President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza, the creation of a committee of Palestinian technocrats to govern the enclave, and the start of “complete...

#Middle East

Urich

15 January, 2026

Iran Sent Russia $2.7 Billion Worth of Missiles Alone

Iran Sent Russia $2.7 Billion Worth of Missiles Alone

Iran has sold Russia nearly $3 billion worth of missiles, according to Bloomberg, making the survival of the regime important to Kremlin leaders amid a crackdown on protests. Contracts with Moscow, beginning in October 2021 — before the war...

#Middle East

Urich

13 January, 2026

The Death Toll in Iran May Already Be in the Thousands

The Death Toll in Iran May Already Be in the Thousands

There are growing fears that the number of protesters killed by Iranian security forces is in the thousands, according to TIME. Despite the internet shutdown, mobile phone footage has emerged showing machine guns mounted on trucks firing into resi...

#Middle East

Urich

13 January, 2026

Protests and Strikes in Iran are Escalating

Protests and Strikes in Iran are Escalating

The Iranian government is trying to contain the protests that began late last month with traders in Tehran and have now escalated into mass demonstrations and prolonged strikes in cities and towns across the country, The Washington Post reports. ...

#Iran

#Middle East

Urich

9 January, 2026

The layers of criminal activity in Russian fishing companies

The layers of criminal activity in Russian fishing companies

Fishing is one of the biggest economic sectors in the Arctic (Dodds, 2021). Providing jobs, income, and a valuable resource in areas that otherwise wouldn't face the same financial opportunities. Russian criminal organizations similarly see the pr...

#Navy

#Russia

#Russian aggression

#World

Shelby Gingras

8 January, 2026

Know Your Enemy: Russian Military Aviation in European Russia and Temporarily Occupied Crimea

Know Your Enemy: Russian Military Aviation in European Russia and Temporarily Occupied Crimea

After the division of the Western Military District into the Moscow and Leningrad Military Districts and the deprivation of the Northern Fleet of the status of a military district, certain organizational changes took place in military aviation. Th...

#Aviation

#Russia

#Russian Armed Forces

Andrii Kharuk

8 January, 2026

Nine Lessons from 29 Episodes of Situational Awareness

Nine Lessons from 29 Episodes of Situational Awareness

Today, the final episode of Season One of Situational Awareness is out. It closes the first season of the first English-language podcast in Ukraine dedicated entirely to defence technologies. When I first conceived this podcast in spring 2025, ...

Valentyna Kuzyk

Valentyna Kuzyk

7 January, 2026

Are European Countries Prepared for Attacks by Russian Drones Using Starlink?

Are European Countries Prepared for Attacks by Russian Drones Using Starlink?

Events in the second half of 2025 have shown that European countries are not ready for unmanned aerial drone attacks on their own territory. Ukraine possesses means to detect and destroy such drones and is constantly improving their effectiveness....

#Europe

#Russia

#Starlink

#UAV

#World

Volodymyr Stepanets

Volodymyr Stepanets

5 January, 2026

Starlink on Russian Drones: How Ukraine Can Protect Its SatCom Domain?

Starlink on Russian Drones: How Ukraine Can Protect Its SatCom Domain?

The rapid deployment of Starlink satellite communications in Ukraine in 2022 became possible, among other factors, due to the maximum simplification of telecommunications regulations. More than three years have passed. The situation has changed dr...

#Starlink

#UAV

#Ukraine

#War with Russia

Volodymyr Stepanets

Volodymyr Stepanets

24 December, 2025

Northern support for Ukraine: the evolution and scope of Sweden’s military support

Northern support for Ukraine: the evolution and scope of Sweden’s military support

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine marked a decisive turning point for Sweden, bringing an end to its long-standing policy of military non-alignment and caution in providing military assistance to other states. Back in the first months of 202...

#Europe

#Military AID

#Ukraine

Serhii Rudko

22 December, 2025

Finland’s formula for ukraine’s defense: military aid and defense partnership 2022–2025

Finland’s formula for ukraine’s defense: military aid and defense partnership 2022–2025

Finland joined the circle of Ukraine's key northern partners without loud statements or political declarations. Its model of assistance was shaped by security threats and the realization that Ukraine's defense is directly linked to the defense of ...

#Military AID

#Ukraine

#Фінляндія

Serhii Rudko

15 December, 2025

Starlink on a Russian Reconnaissance Drone Near Ukrainian Pokrovsk

Starlink on a Russian Reconnaissance Drone Near Ukrainian Pokrovsk

According to reports on social media, an enemy reconnaissance UAV equipped with a Starlink Mini was recently found in the Pokrovsk area. In the first photo, we see a damaged aircraft resembling the “Molniya” line of UAVs after an unplanned landing...

#Radiocommunication

#Starlink

#UAV

#Ukraine

#War with Russia

Volodymyr Stepanets

Volodymyr Stepanets

1 December, 2025

Dieveniškės: A Growing Hybrid Threat to Lithuania

Dieveniškės: A Growing Hybrid Threat to Lithuania

The main military threat to Lithuania and to NATO’s eastern flank as a whole is commonly considered to be the Suwałki Corridor. This is the section of the Polish-Lithuanian border that runs between Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad region. From ...

#Baltic States

#Lithuania

#NATO

#the Republic of Belarus

#World

Mariner

30 November, 2025

How Space Weather Interferes with Our Communications

How Space Weather Interferes with Our Communications

The Sun — Not Only Warmth and Light The Sun, like a noisy neighbor upstairs, can suddenly “turn on the drill” and at any moment make adjustments to our plans. Our star is capable of creating problems that most people don’t even suspect. We ...

#Radiocommunication

#Space

Volodymyr Stepanets

Volodymyr Stepanets

28 November, 2025

USA Hosts Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi

USA Hosts Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi

US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll is holding talks in Abu Dhabi with Ukraine's military intelligence chief and a Russian delegation as Washington tries to reach a deal to end the Kremlin's war, the Financial Times reports. Driscoll bega...

#Middle East

#Russia

#Ukraine

#USA

Urich

25 November, 2025

Diffusion of the Front: the Downside of Enemy Tactics

Diffusion of the Front: the Downside of Enemy Tactics

The downside of diffusion. In the previous text, I concluded that the enemy's tactics of penetration-infiltration (call it whatever you want) deep into sparse defenses demonstrates that a process of diffusion is taking place on the battlefield, wh...

#Russian Armed Forces

#Ukraine

#War with Russia

Oleksandr Solonko

Oleksandr Solonko

7 November, 2025

What is Direct-to-Cell from Starlink and how does it work

What is Direct-to-Cell from Starlink and how does it work

Just a few years ago, the idea of calling or sending a message from a remote mountain valley directly via satellite using a regular smartphone seemed like science fiction. Today, these are the first field tests. SpaceX with Starlink, along with mo...

#SpaceX

#Starlink

Volodymyr Stepanets

Volodymyr Stepanets

5 November, 2025

How Shahed Locks Onto Targets

How Shahed Locks Onto Targets

Long-range strike UAVs are guided to the target by a satellite navigation system. There are target coordinates and UAV coordinates. The drone builds a route to the target. If there is no data from the satellite system, the target will not be hit b...

#Russia

#Shahed-136

#UAV

Сергій Флеш

21 October, 2025

Type 100: China’s Vision for a Modern Tank

Type 100: China’s Vision for a Modern Tank

The Ukrainian-Russian war has convincingly demonstrated that the classic tank paradigm, which has dominated military thinking since World War II, is coming to an end. We are currently witnessing attempts by many countries to develop a new concept ...

#Armored vehicles

#Asia

#China

#Tank

#World

Сергій Березуцький

Сергій Березуцький

8 October, 2025

Diffusion of Troops: Russian Infiltration Tactics

Diffusion of Troops: Russian Infiltration Tactics

Diffusion. This is a physics phenomenon that vaguely resembles the state of the battlefield today. The penetration of atoms of one substance between the atoms of another. The penetration of combat units of one side into the ranks of another and vi...

#Russian Armed Forces

#Ukraine

#War with Russia

Oleksandr Solonko

Oleksandr Solonko

26 September, 2025

Israel is Covertly Negotiating Resettlement of Palestinians From Gaza

Israel is Covertly Negotiating Resettlement of Palestinians From Gaza

Israel and the United States are pushing forward with efforts to relocate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, a move they have framed in humanitarian terms, The Wall Street Journal reports. Governments in Europe and the Arab...

#Middle East

Urich

16 August, 2025

Israel Defense Forces Preparing Plan to Capture Gaza City

Israel Defense Forces Preparing Plan to Capture Gaza City

As part of the plan to capture Gaza City, the IDF will have to mobilize an additional 250,000 reservists and evacuate about a million civilians from the area, Israeli N12 News reports. Following the Cabinet's decision, the Israel Defense Fo...

#Israel

#Middle East

#Palestine

Urich

10 August, 2025

Azerbaijan and Armenia Signed Peace Agreement

Azerbaijan and Armenia Signed Peace Agreement

Armenia and Azerbaijan had committed themselves to a lasting peace after decades of conflict, US President Donald Trump said on Friday as he hosted leaders of the South Caucasus rivals at a signing event at the White House, Al-Arabiya reported. ...

#Armenia

#Azerbaijan

#Caucasus

#Middle East

Urich

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