Sven at Defense and Freedom has a very interesting piece of research that describes relative combat strengths between Europe and Russia. Well worth a read,click the image to read.
Whilst the S-300 and S-400 get most of the headlines the KBP Instrument Design Bureau manufactured Pantsir-S1 air defence system is equally effective. It is a self-propelled short to medium range air defence system that combines guns and missiles on…
Just as the MoD release an operational update which describes how many $500 pickup trucks it has destroyed with £100,000 Brimstone missiles our friend in Moscow displays yet more flair for upsetting the apple cart and catching the West totally…
If one was in the market for a range of military equipment and wanting to indirectly support a potential ally to irritate and confound a potential enemy one might look at the defence market place in Ukraine. A good starting…
If you have been living on the moon week there is an outside chance you might not have seen the wall to wall coverage of a pair of Russian Tu-95’s on their south coast sightseeing tour. An MoD spokesman said While…
Small, light, big punch The Sprut SD eschews balance in the mobility, protection and firepower triangle and instead goes all out for mobility and firepower. It is interesting that Russia still values the air delivered armour capability whilst in the…
Another day, another intercept RAF Typhoons were yesterday (Tuesday 17 June) scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace. The Typhoon aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron, were launched after four separate groups…
Achievements for Mr Putin so far… Capital flight, shares nosediving and restricted access to bond markets All Russia’s neighbours tooling up International condemnation and sanctions An expensive Crimea to support A shot in the arm for a post Afghanistan NATO Renewed interest in alternatives…
This is a very good post from CDR Salamander on the potential third order effects from Crimea Russia has demonstrated, again for those who wish to see, that history belongs to those who make it. Russia is Russia, and hard…