Satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe on 03JUL14 shows the arrival of Chad’s first MIG-29 at N’Djamena airbase. Over the last decade, Chad and Sudan have been engaged in a serious proxy war to support armed opposition groups in their respective countries. This support intensified near the end of 2005. Since then, both countries have attempted […]
The Obama administration stepped up pressure on Russia with another release of commercial satellite imagery in an attempt to stop the fighting and increase international support. However, considering how Putin squandered his opportunity to ratchet things down with the MH17 disaster, it’s doubtful these efforts will be met with any success. As evidence, DigitalGlobe imagery released by the State […]
Earlier in January, it was reported that tank crews from the United States along with those from Germany and Italy would participate in Russia’s new Tank Biathlon scheduled for July. However, with recent events in the Ukraine, it’s highly likely the US and European partners will withdraw. While last year’s participants only used the T-72B, […]
Guy Anderson from IHS Jane’s talks about the military industrial dimension between Russia and the Ukraine. If you were already familiar with Soviet supply chains, one might have already guessed the major take-away: Ukraine has much of its defense industrial base concentrated in the Crimea with 13 organizations in total. These firms have played an […]
Ukraine Leading up to the referendum which will undoubtedly provide Russia with the justification to annex the Crimea, the United States and Europe find themselves in a precarious position — what to do about Russia? Militarily, the West is at a loss. No one wants to use force and let the issue slip into a […]
IHS Jane’s has provided a quick and dirty assessment of Russian and Ukraine military forces. As one would already suspect there’s really no comparison to be made. The Russian military simply has the numbers and more training than their Ukrainian counterparts as suggested by their defense budgets at USD 69 billion and USD 2 billion, […]
