by Dave Patterson | Sep 5, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Since the beginning of Ukraine’s brave fight to remove Russian invaders from its territory, the effective use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, has caught the attention of the world’s defense organizations. The US is no different. Captured by the notion of...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 29, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Is the world order about to go into disarray? The coalition of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, also known as BRICS, has made a dent in the West’s global economic and political hegemony. After years of the international stage being controlled by a...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 24, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Early reports from a Wagner Group social media post and unconfirmed statements from the Russian state news service TASS announced that the founder of the private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was aboard a private jet that crashed north of Moscow. The Embraer...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 22, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
When it comes to anything other than throwing taxpayer dollars at Ukraine, President Joe Biden is incapable of making timely decisions. Providing F-16s is a perfect case in point. More than a year ago, the proposal was to offer greater fighter capability to the Kyiv...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 21, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
What was reported as a race with India to achieve a soft landing on the moon at the southern pole ended for Russia as its Luna-25 moon lander crashed on the lunar surface. The launch of the powerful Soyus-2.1b Fregat rocket carrying the Luna-25 lifted off from the...