Daily Archives: Mar 15, 2026
Iran’s Su-35 Deal with Russia Redefines Middle East Airpower
The news that Iran had purchased Russian Su-35 fighter aircraft set off alarm within the defence establishment of the West as well as Israel, more due to what this could portend geopolitically, than due to the geopolitical implications per se, but due to the possibility that this purchase could...
9 Remarkable WWII Weapons Makers Bridging Old West and Total War
By 1945, American factories had attained a wartime production so enormous that General Motors' former president turned military production chief, William S. Knudsen, was able to say that the enemy had been "smother… in an avalanche of production." Behind that avalanche, however, was a tapestry of companies whose genesis...
7 Key Insights from Ukraine’s Strike on Russia’s Rare TOS‑1A Weapon
It started on the Zaporizhzhia front with a smokescreen of flames a stray Russian TOS‑1A 'Solntsepyok' heavy flamethrower system in the sights of Ukrainian drones. In a matter of minutes, the vehicle was immobilised, its crew abandoning it, and its thermobaric launcher on fire. For military onlookers, this was...
