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New START expired in February 2026. The 2024 doctrine lowered the threshold. What the text actually says, what the signalling is for, and where the limits are.
2026-08-28 · 12 min read
A surface-to-air missile threat over Ankara triggered a rehearsed presidential deception — a catering truck, a C-32A, and a decoy 747 carrying Cabinet secretaries and the press pool.
2026-08-12 · 9 min read
Analysis of counterspace weapons — kinetic ASAT, electronic warfare, co-orbital threats, Golden Dome space-based interceptors, and the militarization of orbit.
2026-08-06 · 12 min read
Detailed analysis of Russia's most significant weapons — Oreshnik, Kinzhal, Zircon, Poseidon, Su-57, T-14 Armata — and the gap between showcase and production.
2026-08-06 · 16 min read
Analysis of hypersonic weapons programs — Dark Eagle LRHW fielding, ARRW and HACM funding, glide vehicles vs cruise missiles, and hypersonic defense challenges.
2026-08-05 · 12 min read
Detailed analysis of China's most significant weapons — J-36 and J-20 fighters, Fujian carrier, DF-26 and DF-27 missiles, and the world's largest navy.
2026-08-05 · 16 min read
Analysis of the loitering munitions market: Switchblade, Lancet, Shahed-136, LASSO procurement, unit economics, and a $13B market forecast by 2030.
2026-08-05 · 13 min read
Reuters reports the US has used 'virtually all' of its ATACMS and PrSM missiles after five months of war with Iran. Why it's a readiness story, not a supply story.
2026-08-04 · 6 min read
Nineteen sites, ten countries, all inside Iran's missile envelope. What Operation Epic Fury did to the US base network — and where the posture goes next.
2026-08-03 · 16 min read
A Russian Kh-101 crossed into Poland on July 30. Days later the Senate cleared a sanctions package 84-strong. How the two are connected, and what follows.
2026-08-03 · 6 min read
Russia wants 30,000 more North Korean troops and more ballistic missiles. It's a sign Moscow's war machine is running short, not a show of strength.
2026-08-01 · 6 min read