Clik here to view.
Tracking Worldwide Losses Of Chinese-Made UAVs
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansMuch has been written and discussed about the quality of Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). While some argue that Chinese drones have proven cost-effective...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Imagery Suggests Continued Usage Of Surface-To-Air Missiles By Tigray...
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansSatellite imagery from the 19th of October 2021 indicates that the S-125 surface-to-air missile (SAM) site located northeast of Mekelle has returned to active duty....
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Unmanned Interdictor: Bayraktar TB2s Over Libya
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The Bayraktar TB2 is well known for its pivotal role in securing Azerbaijan's victory over Armenia during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. While no war in history was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taking Africa By Storm: Niger Acquires The Bayraktar TB2
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe commercial success of the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) seems to know no bounds, with the number of countries reportedly interested in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Commemorative Names On Malian Army Vehicles And Artillery
By Thomas Nachtrab in collaboration with Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Many of our readers are certain to be familiar with the French tradition of adorning their armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turning The Tables: The UK’s Case For Buying The Bayraktar TB2
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Out of all of the countries reportedly interested in acquiring the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the United Kingdom is arguably the most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The UAE Joins The Tigray War: Emirati Wing Loong I UCAVs Deploy To Ethiopia
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The deployment of Emirati unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) on the side of the Ethiopian government has been speculated on ever since the beginning of conflict...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Serbian Lazar 3 IFVs In Service With Turkmenistan
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Turkmenistan has accumulated a highly diverse arsenal of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) acquired from a plethora of countries worldwide. Intriguingly, many of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Algiers Calling: Assessing Algeria’s Drone Fleet
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansAlgeria is notoriously secretive when it comes to devulging details about its arms acquisitions and current inventory of weapons systems. It is thus all the more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maritime Success: Nigeria Orders Turkish OPV 76s
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansIt's not only Turkish drones that have found export success on the international market. Other segments of Turkey's arms industry are also subject to critical acclaim...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Israeli Arms In Ethiopia: The TAR-21 Assault Rifle
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Though mostly operating weaponry purchased from countries like Russia, Ukraine and China, the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) has occassionally looked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Presaging Modernity: Turkey’s MT5200 Trains
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Yurdumuzu dünyanın en mamur ve medenî milletleri seviyesine çıkaracağız - We shall raise our country to the level of the most prosperous and civilized nations of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turkmenistan’s Freak UCAV: the WJ-600A/D
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Turkmenistan operates a number of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designs acquired from China. Apart from the ubiquitous CH-3A, which has also been exported to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Titan Among Trucks: Meet Turkey’s M4K ARV
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Certainly, no equipment of the mechanised forces is as unappreciated as armoured recovery vehicles. Generally operating in the rear of an advance and only seen when...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia, Redux: Turkmenistan Acquires The Typhoon MRAP
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The future prospects of business with Turkmenistan must have looked promising for Russian arms manufacturers in the late 2000s, with a steady stream of orders for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taliban Air Force Commences Jet Operations
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans A report by Al Jazeera from Kabul International Airport (IAP) shows that the new Afghan Air Force is currently working on introducing a fast jet capability to its air...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Drone Infrastructure Emerges At Harar Meda Air Base
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans After we earlier reported on the deployment of at least six Emirati Wing Loong I unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Ethiopia, satellite imagery now indicates...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Mystery MRLs That Fuelled Both Sides Of The Libyan Conflict
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans In early June 2020, forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) captured the strategically important city of Tarhuna, marking the official end of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Desert Storm: Listing The Polisario’s Inventory of AFVs
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans A number of Moroccan drone strikes on Polisario targets in the Western Sahara has once again brought attention to the long-neglected eponymous dispute. Fears that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nurmagomedov’s Birds Of Prey: The Italian Falco XN UAV In Turkmenistan
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansTurkmenistan is a major purchaser of Italian goods, armament and (notably) marble. Its capital Ashgabat has been recognised by Guinness World Records as having the...
View Article