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Interesting to read. Now that Ukraine has its own long range strike capability, Russia looks to be very vulnerable to its crude transport infrastructure (pipelines, pumping stations etc) being damaged by Ukrainian attacks with long term consequences. I imagine that pipelines cannot be adequately...

This source (Ukrainian so not so trustworthy) says production is around 1 a day at the moment with plans to reach 7 a day in October. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/10/06/8001422/ Perhaps that target will be missed. In Ukraine's shoes I would focus efforts on Flamingo production at...

https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/05/ukraines-hellfire-is-intensifying-the-kremlins-fuel-crisis Flamingo cruise missile production is expected to soon reach 200 per month. Russia does not appear to have air defences able to stop them all. If Ukraine could get as few as 50 a month to hit...

Good to hear the UK has a carrier in working order. Our two carriers are not exactly a paragon of reliability.

Was anything related to F-35 decided at the meeting between Erdogan and Trump? Is a Eurofighter deal now dead?

What did he do wrong to make him a 'terrorist' and 'extremist'? Did he organise the invasion of a neighbouring country, one recognised as a sovereign state by his own country? Was he responsible for the murder of countless civilians by forces under his control and the death of hundreds of...

If things work out IMO KAAN will have very good sales prospects when it becomes available with TF35000. Su-75 looks like it will never progress past being a dream. If KF-21 is still stuck with GE F414 in ten years' time, the US will have a veto on who buys it. Same for AMCA, which is unlikely to...

I see Flamingo is now in use. Ukraine now has a longer range missile with no use limitations which puts it on an equal footing to Russia. I note that there are various threats coming from Russia regarding the possible use of Tomahawk. Russia seems to see this as escalation. I see this as...

To me it is starting to look like things are getting past the point of no return for the Russian economy. The government is strapped for cash. Ukraine's attacks on Russia's export crude loading facilities will have reduced government revenues from crude exports. Ukraine's attacks on Russian...

Just to discredit Russian propaganda that some on this forum may still believe: there is a fuel crisis in Russia. Several refineries have not shut down production because they need 'repairs'. They have shut down production because they have been damaged by Ukrainian military action. Seala, a...

I can see it is useful for ROK to continue a relationship with Indonesia. It has suffered considerable financial losses from partnering on KF-X. If Indonesia does end up buying some KF-21 that would help recoup some or all of those losses.

I think there are a number of factors involved in an excess of supply over demand appearing soon if it has not already appeared. A couple of possibilities for this I have heard (no guarantee they are right) - Saudi Arabia wants to increase production to increase its share of the market for...

Defense cooperation? Important milestone? I do not remember ever coming across a partner in a fighter development project that was less co-operative than Indonesia.

Good news in 2 ways for me today - the price of fuel I put in my car is likely to fall in the next few months - the price that Russia gets for each barrel of crude it sells is likely to fall in the next few months Urals to sell for less than 50 USD per barrel next year...

My bold at the end. It does sound like Medvedev is worried if he is not threatening terrible consequences to countries left, right and centre if Ukraine receives Tomahawk with no limits on where Ukraine can target it. PS The range, survivability and warhead of Tomahawk would present a serious...

In a video message on the Kremlin's website, Mr Putin said: "Our fighters and commanders go on the attack, and the entire country, all of Russia, is waging this righteous battle and working hard. "We are fighting and we are prevailing."...

I t's annoying for Putin that Ukraine lies between Russia and Moldova. Moldova's armed forces are tiny. After an election result showing strong support for an EU-leaning candidate, Moldova needs to be brought back to its senses by Russia moving in, toppling the government in a few days and...

The reported suspension of GE F110 engines - could this be connected with Turkiye buying large amounts of Russian crude? China and India buy the most, followed by Turkiye. Indian exports to the US suffer a 25% penalty tariff due to buying crude from Russia.

For those with short memories... https://www.factcheck.org/2022/02/russian-rhetoric-ahead-of-attack-against-ukraine-deny-deflect-mislead/ Why should observers believe there is any truth in what Russia says?

It may have made sense at the time for Turkiye and India to use American engines for the first phase of their 5G fighters but things have changed. Now the reliability of the US as a supplier puts phase 1 of KAAN and AMCA into question. Both countries need a reliable supplier. By the sound of...