It has been an eventful month for the Crimean peninsula. On 9 August 2022, several very large explosions rocked the Russian naval air station at Novofedorivka also known as Saki.… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Crimea"
It has been four months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was preceded by a massive, months long build-up of personnel and equipment. Several air bases… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Ukraine"
Satellite imagery from Airbus dated May 29 has shown that Russia has been using the air base at Millerovo as a forward operating base (FOB) for helicopter operations. Around 20… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Shows a Large Number of Helicopters at Russia’s Millerovo Airbase"
With tensions running high between Ukraine and Russia and the threat of conflict constantly looming, It’s a good time to look at Ukraine’s only major anti-ship missile asset – the… Continue reading "Neptune: Analyzing Ukraine’s Anti-Ship Missile"
September was a month packed full of missile tests for the Koreas, one test flew under the radar for many Korea watchers. This was the drop test of the stealthy… Continue reading "Cheonryong: South Korea’s New Air Launched Cruise Missile"
The origins of India’s submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) program come from the ATV project. This project aimed to domestically develop nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. Previous work from the Integrated… Continue reading "The Kalam Series: Exploring India’s SLBMs and Derivatives"
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India’s premier defence development agency, began work on two liquid fuel based missiles in the 1970s. The missiles were developed by Defence Research… Continue reading "The Prithvi Family: Short Range, Vast Power"
The Agni project initially began under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) as a tech demonstrator for re-entry vehicle technology. The demonstrator was built from existing available missile stages… Continue reading "Agni: Exploring the Backbone of India’s Strategic Arsenal"
China’s missile arsenal has expanded greatly over the years. Much attention has been given to these cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and hypersonic glide vehicles; as seen with the coverage on… Continue reading "Demystifying The DF-100: A Deeper Look At China’s Mysterious Cruise Missile"