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Kyiv Barrage Shows Russia Can Concentrate Ballistic Fire Faster Than Ukraine Can Replace Interceptors
Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv combined ballistic missiles, high-speed weapons and drones, exposing the gap between Ukraine’s success against unmanned aircraft and its limited ability to stop concentrated missile salvos.
Ukraine Reshuffles Intelligence, Security Council and Washington Representation
Kyiv’s latest personnel moves reorganise foreign intelligence, security co-ordination and representation in Washington at a moment when Ukraine’s military position and diplomatic track are increasingly intertwined. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reorganised three sensitive parts of Ukraine’s wartime state: foreign intelligence,…
United States’ Reported Missile Shortages Expose the Hidden Costs of Prolonged Intervention
The reported depletion of long-range precision missiles during the United States’ conflict with Iran should concern far more than military planners. If Reuters’ reporting is accurate, the United States has consumed a substantial portion of some of its most valuable…
Ukraine’s Drone Wave Forces Russia to Stretch Air Defence Across the Home Front
Russian officials claim hundreds of Ukrainian drones were intercepted in a major overnight attack that also caused casualties and industrial damage, underscoring the strain placed on Russia’s domestic air-defence network. A large Ukrainian drone wave across Russian regions has again…
Low-Cost Sea Drone’s Approach to Chinese Destroyer Exposes Screening Gap
Verified footage of a commercial autonomous vessel near a Type 052D destroyer illustrates the identification problem created by cheap uncrewed craft.
Kyiv Strike Shows Limits of an Interception-Only Air Defence Strategy
Russia’s latest ballistic attack on the Ukrainian capital killed at least nine people. With Patriot interceptors scarce, Kyiv is seeking both additional missiles and greater freedom to attack the launch and targeting infrastructure behind Russian strikes. Russia’s latest ballistic missile…
North Korean Missile Strike Suggests Russia Has Received Fresh Weapons
Ukraine’s assessment that Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile after an 11-month gap points to a renewed supply channel and greater pressure on scarce interceptors.
US Commander Warns Troops’ Phone Videos May Help Iran
A possible requirement for some Middle East personnel to surrender personal phones reflects how ordinary videos, metadata and social posts can expose military operations.
One Network, Two Systems: A Wake-Up Call Britain Can No Longer Ignore
There are reports that merely catalogue risks, and there are reports that fundamentally challenge established assumptions. One Network, Two Systems: The Research Security Risks of UK/China University Cyber Partnerships belongs firmly in the latter category. Produced by UK-China Transparency and…
Iran’s Reported Chinese MANPADS Deal Would Rebuild Air Defence From the Ground Up
A reported Iranian order for 300–400 Chinese QW-12 and FN-16 shoulder-launched missiles would not replace destroyed long-range systems, but it could rapidly distribute risk across hundreds of low-altitude firing positions.