The definitive study so far of Ukraine air tactics in 2022 against Russia offers many insights. Kudos to Justin Bronk (LSE alum), Nick Reynolds and Jack Watling from the Royal United Services Institute in London. In a nutshell (and with a nod to what to expect in future “robot” wars) humans using creative mobility can … Continue reading How Ukraine Quickly Achieved Air Superiority Against Russia
Daniel Tonkopi, the Ukrainian CEO of Delfast, says permission has been granted to officially discuss deployment of his product into war: Delfast has been providing electric bikes to the Ukrainian Army since the first day of the war. We transferred electric bikes to the front line, but we did not talk about it—we do some … Continue reading Tank-Busting Electric Bikes in Ukraine are Predictably Awesome
For those who remember the movie and TV show M*A*S*H, its 1970 theme song had the haunting “suicide is painless” lyrics. That was the first thing that came to my mind for a “Switchblade” kamikaze drone operation in Ukraine, yet someone has instead delivered a knock-out blow to Russian tanks that ends with “curb your … Continue reading Ukrainian Tank-Killing Drone Theme Song: “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Russia is contributing new material to a war history chapter on how to lose, according to some experts. “It’s stunning,” said military historian Frederick Kagan of the Institute for the Study of War, who says he knows of no parallel to a major military power like Russia invading a country at the time of its … Continue reading Russian Military “Utterly Failing” in Historic Defeat by Ukraine