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Hit Or Miss: The Russian Loitering Munition Kill List
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The use of Iranian-designed loitering munitions by Russia has received a large share of international media attention. Though they are a menace to Ukraine's civilian...
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Tracking The Threat: Russia’s Izdeliye 305 (LMUR)
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Few Russian weapons systems have managed to impress international audiences during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War. Though this is partially the result of decades of...
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Expanding Sphere Of Influence: Iranian UAV Exports
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansIran's drone success sets the stage for an expansion of its sphere of influence as the number of countries where Iranian UAVs operate is growing. This not only...
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Moscow’s Coalition: Arms And Equipment Supplied To Russia
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The following list attempts to keep track of foreign military equipment delivered to Russia by Belarus and Iran during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War. The entries below...
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Size Ain’t All: Luxembourg’s Air Component
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe Grand Duchy of Luxembourg boasts a small yet well-equipped military that since 2020 also includes an Air Component. Despite not actually being an independent...
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Flying History: Zimbabwe’s Proud Aircraft Tradition
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is known to operate a modest fast jet force comprised of some nine Chengdu F-7NII and FT-7N fighter aircraft and ten Hongdu K-8E jet...
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Achtung – Panzer! - German Panzer IIIs And Panzer IVs In Turkish Service
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe use of Leopard 1A3 and Leopard 2A4 MBTs by the Turkish Army is quite well known, with Türkiye even deploying the latter in combat against Islamic State in late...
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Behold The World’s Ugliest Presidential Jet: The Gambia Air Force One
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans ''I will develop the areas that vote for me, but if you don't vote for me, don't expect anything.'' (By Yahya Jammeh) It's no secret that the world's top leaders...
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The Rarity Of Idealism: Baykar’s Aid To Ukraine
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Святість життя полягає в робленні добра людям - The sanctity of life lies in helping people (By Hryhorii Skovoroda)Countries and private companies alike have taken...
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The Story Of The World’s First (Golden) Executive Jet
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans After we previously covered the world's ugliest 'Air Force One' on this website, it is about time to introduce the polar opposite of The Gambia's President Jammeh's...
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Know Thy Enemy: Türkiye’s T-55A MBT
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans On display at the Etimesgut Tank Müzesi near Ankara are a great number of exotic AFVs. This includes the country's first true tank, the T-26, which was acquired from...
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Lust For Luxury: Yahya Jammeh’s Car Collection
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans''Western medicine says you can't cure asthma. I cure asthma in five minutes.'' (By Yahya Jammeh) The Gambia's ousted President Yahya Jammeh had the curious...
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A Maritime Menace: The Houthi Navy
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Yemen's Houthis have managed to build up a military arsenal that exceeds the capabilities of many larger nation states. In addition to operating a wide range of...
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Gaddafi’s Massive Artillery Force That Kept On Fighting A Year After His Death
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansRumours of organised pro-Gaddafi resistance have persisted since the end of the First Libyan Civil War in late 2011. With the exception of a number of attacks and car...
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Fading History: Türkiye’s Soviet Tanks
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans It is not often that a tank is so uncommon that it has eluded correct identification by even the most seasoned military enthusiasts. Nevertheless, this appears to be...
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Sky-High Ambitions: Armenia’s Drone Programmes
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Considering the significant investments made by Azerbaijan in the acquisition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it is perhaps surprising that Armenia entered the...
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La Merveille En Bois - Mosquitos Over Khemed
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansMisfortune befalls a person like a falcon springs on an innocent gazelle. (By Emir Ben Kalish Ezab) The Khemed Civil War was a civil war in the Emirate of Khemed that...
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Fire Boss - Türkiye’s S-2 Tracker Aerial Firefighter
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansTürkiye's rich aviation history spans far more time and projects than most people are presently aware of. Unfortunately, many of the country's indigenous aviation...
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From Martin 139 To Kızılelma: 85 Years Of Turkish Bombers
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemansİstikbal göklerdedir. Göklerini koruyamayan uluslar, yarınlarından asla emin olamazlar. - The future is in the skies. Because nations that cannot protect their skies,...
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Twenty-Four Hours Of Terror: Documenting Equipment Losses After ’El Chapo’...
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, the son of jailed drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, sparked a wave of violence in the State of Sinaloa on the 5th of January 2023....
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