Ukraine's Spiderweb Sh
"Operation Spiderweb: One Year Later," great review of the historic operation. https://t.co/GmuMowGckx On June 1, 2025, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) conducted the unique Operation Spiderweb, reportedly targeting 34% of Russia’s long-range aviation, including Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 cruise missile carriers, A-50 airborne early warning aircraft, and Il-78 tanker aircraft. The operation was remarkable not only because of the scale of Russian losses, but also because of the method used. Trucks carrying camouflaged FPV strike drones approached key Russian strategic aviation airfields, including Engels, Olenya, and Belaya. The drones then struck the aircraft from extremely close range. In the Amur region, the plan failed when the drone-bearing truck bound for Russia’s Ukrainka base caught fire on the highway. The SBU estimated Russia’s losses at around $7 billion. However, the financial cost is not the main issue: Russia can no longer produce new Tu-95MS or Tu-22M3 aircraft, meaning any losses of these platforms are irreversible.
India's 'Make in India' Boosts Military Exports Over China, Russia
Make in India not a slogan, it is very measurable transition to and development of India's military industrial base. I predict their exports will also increase drastically. Russian and Chinese systems have been shown to be inferior.
U.S. Army Seeks 857 THAAD Interceptors, Boosting Indo‑Pacific Defense
U.S. Army Requests 857 THAAD Air Defense Interceptors in Major Indo-Pacific Missile Defense Expansion." https://t.co/Bybp7OeDVB The proposed purchase of 857 interceptors, therefore, represents not only replenishment of existing stocks but also a substantial increase in the Army's capacity to sustain missile...
U.S. Demands Nuclear Limits and Hormuz Access in Deal
"We're at a decision point"...either return to combat operations or reach a deal that includes U.S. non-negotiable points on the nuclear weapons program/enriched material and freedom of navigation thru the strait of hormuz. My talk this morning with @AnaCabrera @MSNOWNews...
Drones Evolve Warfare; AI Holds True Revolutionary Power
Personally, I disagree, or at least think the answer is “yes, and.” Drones are not a Revolution in Military Affairs on the scale of gunpowder, levée en masse, or nuclear weapons. Any lessons drawn from the battlefields of Ukraine/Russia, the...
Citizen Armed Resistance Essential for Taiwan's Hellscape Defense
"Hellscape Defense in Taiwan: Would It Work?" great article @WarInstitute What I've learned in my studies is that without men and women with the will and means (weapons) to take up arms, total defense concepts won't work. https://t.co/22Ae7zBtaj The second difficulty...
War’s Complexity Defies Slogans; Iran’s Win Is Costly
"Many analysts want to simplify a deeply complex war into slogans. Iran is winning. America is losing. Trump is trapped. Those narratives often avoid confronting the measurable destruction Iran has suffered, the years required to rebuild its military-industrial base, and...
US Can Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Operations Not Illegal
U.S. operations against Iran are not "illegal" - everyone has an opinion, but no serious legal analysis will come to that verdict. "the U.S. can't reopen the SoH." False. The U.S. has not chosen to execute that operation yet. The...
Anti‑masking Laws Rooted in Historic KKK Repression
"Anti-masking laws have a long history in America; states as culturally and politically varied as Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Virginia have had anti-masking legislation on their books for decades." https://t.co/UoHJwcbox4 They often originated at a time...
IDF's Unmatched Civilian Protection Efforts in Gaza
In over a decade of urban warfare studies, I've studied hundreds of urban battles and urban centric wars. No military has ever taken as many measures to protect civilian than the IDF has in Gaza and despite all the lies,...
U.S. Can Secure Hormuz; Politics, Not Capability, Hold Back
The common counterargument, often driven by anti-Trump narratives, is that because the United States has not seized control of the Strait of Hormuz, it therefore cannot, and that Iran is somehow demonstrating a lasting strategic advantage it will carry forward....
Iran's Power Eroded; US Still Holds Upper Hand
No one can predict the future with certainty. No analyst possesses a crystal ball capable of forecasting whether the Islamic regime can survive the long-term political and economic consequences of this war. But based on every serious measure of national...
IDF Limits Casualties While Hamas Amplifies Them
As an urban warfare scholar, researching, documenting, and writing case studies on the history of urban battles for over a decade as well as conducting hundreds of interviews of Israel political and military leaders (From the prime minister, minister of...
China Unveils First Ternary Mixed‑gas Tunneling System
Something to keep an eye on. China continues underground tunneling advancements. - "China develops world’s first ‘ternary mixed gas’ shield tunneling system, helps overcome high-pressure construction challenge," https://t.co/craIYIbKjH
Operation Sindoor: Narrative Battle Equals Military Action
"Operation Sindoor was as much a narrative war as a military operation, American military expert John Spencer tells @firstpost " https://t.co/eYWrTHo0ht