North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the launch of a new “tactical nuclear attack submarine” in September. KCNA via REUTERS North Korea unveiled a new “tactical nuclear attack submarine” in a ceremony in September. It comes five years after ...
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Israel’s war with Hamas shows why even 50 years of upgrades can’t make tanks invulnerable
GoodayfriendsA destroyed Israeli tank in Gaza City on October 7. Hani Alshaer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Israel has lost nearly two dozen tanks during fighting with Hamas since October 7. Those losses have come despite the sophistication of Israeli tanks ...
After years of building up its navy, Saudi Arabia is testing its new warships with real-world missions
GoodayfriendsRoyal Saudi Naval Force frigate Makkah in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in November 2022. US Navy/MCS3 Louis Thompson Staats IV Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in its navy in recent years, buying a number of new warships. Riyadh has also ...
NATO navies are worried about Russia using its unique weapons to pick a fight on territory nobody controls
GoodayfriendsAn underwater mine is detonated during a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia in September 2023. Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images Recent damage to undersea pipelines and cables in Europe has raised concern ...
Russia and Ukraine are both beefing up their air defenses ahead of another winter of bombardment
GoodayfriendsUkrainian air-defense systems fire into the sky outside Kyiv on November 25. Libkos/Getty Images Ahead of another winter of war, Russia and Ukraine are bolstering their air-defense arsenals. Ukraine and its foreign partners are scrambling to field new and improvised ...
An expired remnant of the Iran nuclear deal may help Russia rearm for another winter of missile attacks on Ukraine
GoodayfriendsRussian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Samarkand in September 2022. ALEXANDR DEMYANCHUK/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images A UN Security Council resolution passed in the days after the 2015 Iran nuclear deal has expired. That could lead Russia ...
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones have lost their edge in Ukraine, but the company behind them is still making a big bet there
GoodayfriendsA Bayraktar TB2 at a defense industry exhibition in Poland in September 2022. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones were a valuable weapon for Ukraine after Russia invaded last year. The TB2 drone has lost much of ...