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Destroyer Lore: Poland’s ORP Warszawas
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans It is scarcely known that the Polish Navy operated two guided-missile destroyers from 1970 until 2003. Although by no means modern ships even for 1970s and 1980s...
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One Year On: The Taliban Air Force
By Lukas Müller in collaboration with Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans This article summarises the development of the Islamic Emirate Air Force or the 'Taliban Air Force' as the service is popularly...
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Far From Finished: The Islamic Emirate Air Force
By Stijn Mitzer, Lukas Müller and Joost Oliemans For an article on the development of the Islamic Emirate Air Force click here. The Islamic Emirate Air Force (IEAF) has surprised friend and foe alike...
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Arms For Allies: Taiwan’s Military Donations
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe Republic of China (ROC), popularly known as Taiwan, has seen the number of countries that recognise it as a sovereign country diminish from 24 in 2012 to 14 in...
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Fading Into Oblivion: Belarus Fighting Vehicle List
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The possible participation of Belarus in the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War has been speculated about on more than one occasion. Yet others argue that Belarus is already a...
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Flourishing Foundations: The Serbian UAV Industry
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe Serbian arms industry is flourishing, with anything from small arms to advanced guided weaponry being designed and produced for the Serbian Army and for a number...
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Auguring The Future: Indonesia’s CH-4B UCAVs
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe Indonesian Air Force is currently undergoing a re-equipment programme with the aim of building up a qualitative and quantitative force to defend its territory and...
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The Key To Geography: Indonesia Lines Up To Buy Bayraktar TB2s And Akıncıs
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansAfter the recent success of Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) in Central Asia, all eyes are now set on the profileration of Turkish drones in Africa. [1]...
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The Carrier Candidate: Bayraktar TB3s For Indonesia?
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Indonesia's stated desire to procure Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) from Türkiye could one day also see an interest in the Bayraktar TB3, which was...
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A 21st Century Powerhouse: Listing Poland’s Recent Arms Acquisitions
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen NATO countries scrambling to strengthen their defensive posture by acquiring additional weaponry. For no country is this...
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Knights Of Yerevan - Armenia’s Su-30 Flankers
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The Su-30 was a notable absentee from the air war over Nagorno-Karabakh during the 2020 conflict. Hailed by Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as "our most...
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A Caucasian Contraption: Armenia’s BMP-1-ZUs
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Armenia's attempts at increasing the fighting efficacy of its forces has seen it designing and producing anything from lightweight MRLs, remote-controlled machine...
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Reviving A Dream: Who Will Build The Second Antonov An-225 Mriya?
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Battered and bloody Hostomel airport stands as a monument to Ukraine's struggles against Russia's invasion force. Like a true David against Goliath, it broke the back...
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The Stalwart Ally: Türkiye’s Arms Deliveries To Ukraine
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans As the Russo-Ukrainian War inches forward towards the one-year mark, Türkiye has used its unique position – as a NATO member and as the only remaining connection of...
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Russia’s Wars: Listing Equipment Losses During The First Chechen War (1994-1996)
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans For a list of Russian equipment losses during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War click here. The First Chechen War was fought between Russia and the Chechen Republic of...
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Russia’s Wars: Listing Equipment Losses During The Second Chechen War...
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The conclusion of the two-year-long First Chechen War in 1997 gave rise to internal chaos as the government of President Aslan Maskhadov proved unable to rebuild...
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The Army Within: Chechnya’s Security Forces
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansChechen forces are an integral part of Russia's Armed Forces. Its military formations have generally been described as 'Feuerwehr Der Front' during the 2022...
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Lotsakit From Luxembourg: The Duchy’s Arms Supplies To Ukraine
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans How to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with military aid when your country barely possesses a military in the first place? That's a question the Grand Duchy of...
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A Modest Military: Moldova’s Fighting Vehicles
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe Moldovan Armed Forces is one of the most elusive fighting forces in Europe. As the poorest country on the European continent, Moldova has the dubious honour of not...
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The Struggle For Relevance: Transnistria’s Fighting Vehicles
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansTransnistria, or the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) as it is officially called, is a breakaway state situated between Moldova and Ukraine that has largely...
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