Daily Archives: Mar 15, 2026

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting, Sun Tzu penned. In June 2025, Ukraine showed a contemporary version of that adage drone power, trickery, and data to disable part of Russia's strategic bomber arm with no pilot setting foot across the border. Spider's Web...

When Kyrylo Budanov was put in charge of Ukraine's military spy agency, he inherited an organisation designed to gather intel, not to torpedo warships or attack airbases 2,000 km away. Three years on, under his direction, the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has evolved into a hybrid entity part spy...

How does a nation sustain advanced fighter production amid war and sanctions? In Russia’s case, the answer lies in a mix of industrial adaptation, technological inheritance, and an urgent operational need to replenish combat losses. This August, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delivered fresh batches of Sukhoi Su-35S fighters...