Warfare

Ukraine’s sling against Russia: How 'geniuses in garages' transformed robotic warfare

The road to becoming a robotic superpower was paved with skepticism, but Ukraine did not set out to become a world leader in military robotics - it set out to survive.

OLEKSII REZNIKOV, Ukraine’s former defense minister, attends a parliament session in Kyiv, June 2023.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Ukraine secures drone deals with nearly 20 countries, Zelensky announces

Alon Lifshitz, Founding Partner of Aurelius Capital

Israel's new threat map is a system, not a front

Elbit System's Rook unmanned ground vehicle

The ground loyal wingman and the future of manned-unmanned combat - opinion


The strategic value of Israel's air force - opinion

Israel can prepare with confidence for both surgical offensive operations and optimal defensive plans.

 SMOKE RISES after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, earlier this year. Israel’s rapid pinpoint attack capability to fight urban-based and civilian-embedded terror is transforming the strategic impact of air power, say the writers.

Drone strikes on Moscow show changing drone warfare tactics - analysis

Ukraine has become a testing ground for many countries and their drone technology.

 Drones are seen at a site at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on April 20, 2023.

Ukraine reports some 'success' in fighting near Bakhmut

Russian accounts from the front line on Tuesday spoke of clashes but referred to a successful defense of areas near Bakhmut.

Ukrainian servicemen fire a D-20 howitzer towards Russian troops at a position near the front line town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 11, 2023.

Elbit unveils new capabilities to counter drones, anti-aircraft missiles

The new systems include a new capability to use electronic warfare to detect drones and smart RF decoy.

 Elbit System's Nano SPEAR ultra-smart RF decoy.

Thousands fleeing Sudan are stuck on Red Sea shore

The city is a shipping hub and, in happier times, a tourist destination. But it has struggled to cope with the crowds of Sudanese, Syrians and Yemenis arriving every day.

 People are evacuated due to clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army, in Port Sudan, Sudan, April 25, 2023.

Russian ship carrying military supplies seen crossing Black Sea - report

The ship made its voyage despite the Bosporus Strait closure to warships and US sanctions on the ship and its company owner.

 Russian Ro-Ro cargo ship Sparta II sails in the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey August 14, 2022.

Russia-Ukraine war 1-year-old, but info war is raging for a decade - opinion

Information warfare can tear a country apart. That is why top Israeli security officials warn that a division within Israeli society is nothing short of a strategic threat.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

A 'sea of blood': Iran reveals its new military doctrine - analysis

Iran discusses its recent military drills, lessons learned from them and their message for the region.

A man holds up a poster of the late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani next to a burning Israeli flag as Iranians attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Putin says Russia could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time

Putin has said he has no regrets about launching a war that is Europe's most devastating since World War Two, despite suffering recent setbacks.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds the annual meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, via video link in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2022

What makes a nuclear weapon a 'tactical nuke'? - explainer

Nuclear warfare does not have a singular definition of weapons, though tactical nuclear weapons have important characteristics worth noting.

  A missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).