From Iranian Roots to Chinese Engines: Inside Russia’s New Geran-5 Hybrid Cruise-Kamikaze Missile

The arrival of the Geran-5 marks a significant turning point in the evolution of Russian long-range attack drones, collectively designated as the “Geran” series (the…

The arrival of the Geran-5 marks a significant turning point in the evolution of Russian long-range attack drones, collectively designated as the “Geran” series (the Russian name for systems derived from Iranian designs). Earlier models, such as the propeller-driven Geran-2 (based on the Iranian Shahed-136) and the jet-powered Geran-3 (analogous to the Shahed-238), focused primarily on low-cost, high-volume production to enable saturation attacks that overwhelm air defenses through sheer numbers. These drones emphasized affordability, with unit costs estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars, allowing Russia to launch hundreds in coordinated barrages against Ukrainian…

UK–Estonia Team Rolls Out Low-Cost Naval System to Stop Drone Swarms

In the face of the explosive growth of drones in modern warfare, particularly low-cost one-way attack (kamikaze) drones, a significant industrial partnership has emerged between…

What Russia’s Second Oreshnik Strike Was Really Testing. Oreshnik Strike Made No Military Sense - Until You Look at NATO

When Russia fired its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) toward the outskirts of Lviv on December 8, the strike looked dramatic on paper: long range, strategic-class…

MEXCA IFV: A Confident Modern Take on a Soviet Classic

Soviet-designed infantry fighting vehicles are among the most widely used armored vehicles in the world today. Czech Armored tracked infantry fighting vehicle MEXCA shows that their…

The FCAS Project: A Credibility Test Europe Failed

The decision on the continuation of the FCAS project, the European Future Combat Air System, remains postponed indefinitely. This is not a technical hiccup or a short-term…

The Gas Pipe Gambit: How Ukrainian Paratroopers Crushed a Multi-Phase Russian Assault in Sumy

In a display of tactical precision and unwavering defense, the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the 8th Air Assault Corps successfully repelled a massive, combined arms assault…

Iron Beam Goes Live: Israel’s Laser Weapon Is About to Rewrite the Economics of Air Defense

Israel has taken a historic step in revolutionizing its air defense capabilities. In late December 2025, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the delivery and operational…

Historic Win for Colt CZ: German Army Selects P13 to Replace Heckler & Koch USP Variant

Česká zbrojovka a.s. (CZ), part of the Colt CZ Group, recently officially announced that the German Bundeswehr had selected a customized variant of the CZ P-10…

Iron Backbone of Europe: Tatra Defence and the Leopard 2A8 Revolution

In a move that fundamentally reshapes the Czech Republic’s role in continental security, Tatra Defence (TD), a key pillar of the CSG Group, has finalized…

The Legendary B-52 Gets a New Lease on Life with New Engines and an AESA Radar

Boeing secured a major contract to modernize the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 strategic bombers through the integration of new Rolls-Royce F130 engines. This agreement, worth more than $2…

High-Stakes Extraction: U.S. Captures Maduro in Caracas Strike as Russia Demands Immediate Release

The geopolitical landscape of the Western Hemisphere shifted violently on Saturday morning as U.S. military forces conducted a large-scale strike on Caracas, resulting…

Mystery in Wardak: Strategic UAV Crash Raises Questions About Regional Surveillance

The first day of 2026 brought a significant development to the skies over Afghanistan. On January 1, wreckage of a large, unidentified strategic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)…