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The first KF-21 has been delivered to the ROK air force, but without an IWB it is not a stealth fighter. Redesign to include an IWB is not expected this decade. A Hanwha TF engine to replace the F414 used in the aircraft is not expected to be available for at least 10 years. Delays with India's...

https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/defence/south-korea-inducts-first-production-kf-21-fighter This is Block 1 - A2A capability with Iris-T and Meteor missiles Block 2 with additional A2G capability is scheduled for 2028 Block 3 with the aircraft redesigned to...

https://www.ft.com/content/0ecc81ad-2119-4763-90fb-ba5d399d913d?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Russia is doing immense damage to Ukraine's economy but Ukraine's economy is around 10% the size of Russia's. Europe can afford to make up for the loss of consumer goods production by supplying it with goods. Damage...

Now the election in Russia is over, Putin can impose measures that will not affect the number of United Russia representatives in the Duma. With war spending increasing, Putin is motivated to tap further sources of finance. Auchan and Nestle businesses in Russia have been seized. Companies...

According to this source (usually very reliable) while BAE Systems needs no more Typhoon orders to keep its assembly line busy up to GCAP assembly start, it could ramp up if required. I guess that means if Turkiye needs to order more, an order could be accommodated. PS There is always the...

The leader of the Belarus opposition, who fled the country to be free and able to continue opposing the regime, does not love the country? You can love your country but be driven to leave it to remain free to work against the regime running the place.

He opposes Russia's corrupt, autocratic form of government. He is also opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What happens to people who express such views inside Russia? People who leave Russia do not leave because they are incompetent. It was an economic problem for Russia, already short...

Exiled Russian economist Konstantin has many information sources in Russia. He predicts that after the elections this month there will be mobilisation.

Yesterday I heard Trump saying that he did not want Ukraine to reduce Russia's supply of diesel. He was saying or suggesting that the high price of diesel was not due to his actions taken against Iran but rather due to Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries and infrastructure. Since then...

Ukraine starts using home-designed and built glide bombs. If they can make them fast enough they may plug a gap in Ukraine's arsenal.

Russia has introduced jet powered strike drones. If they fly at 600 kilometres per hour as claimed in the video, will existing Ukrainian anti-drone defences, effective against propeller-driven drones, be effective against the faster drones? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iSP8pV7dFwc

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/as-russias-invasion-falters-putin-boasts-of-imaginary-victories/ What interests me here is that there is misinformation. If directives are being given to the Russian military based on politicians holding a distorted picture of the military...

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/10/ukrainian-counteroffensive-pushes-back-russian-forces-near-lyman-russian-military-bloggers What is clear is that the situation in the Donbas is unclear.

Culture of lies costing the lives of Russian soldiers? Source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/putin-s-own-loyalists-lose-trust-and-turn-on-him/ar-AA2bY1nL?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=6aa3a2e5725e468db184ce196c186c03&ei=18

UK to announce trade ban with Israeli West Bank settlements https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-israel-settlements-trade-ban-burnham-miliband-b3046204.html Along with other countries, the UK recognises the statehood of Palestine.