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Trump is starting to resemble Yeltsin, but without the ability to blame the vodka

🇮🇳𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙-𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙈𝙤𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 The Indian Army plans to place order for the 800 km+ strike-range variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The Indian force currently operates the 450 km+ range version of the India-Russia joint-venture system, which is used in land-attack, anti-ship and air-launched roles across the Army, Navy and Air Force. India's Defence Ministry approval for the acquisition is expected at a high-level meeting in the coming days. The move reflects the Indian Army’s push to enhance long-range precision strike capabilities amid evolving warfare requirements, including the large-scale induction of missiles and drones. #India #Russia #BrahMos #Missile #Technology

@DanCollins2011 @BurnedOperator Russia has less than 10 operational An-124 in service.

48 hrs ago. 17 Antonov An-124 Ruslan aircraft touched down in Iran delivering 4 S-400 batteries. Iran can now contest not only their airspace but the airspace of the GCC’s. 1 F-35 and 3 F-16’s have been hit in the last couple of days.

Happy Nowroz for my Iranian comrads and to everyone celebrating!

We are #hiring! Join our team in London or Berlin: 💼 Research Fellow for Missile Technologies and UAVs 📆 Deadline for receipt of applications: 26 March 2026 The IISS is looking to recruit a Research Fellow for Missile Technologies and UAVs to work in the IISS Defence and Military Analysis Programme. The successful candidate will conduct research and fundraise in areas of specialisation and work with colleagues including on the IISS Missile Dialogue Initiative. Apply now: go.iiss.org/4czUwIp

En 1945, l’URSS lance une offensive éclair en Mandchourie contre le Japon, illustrant sa maîtrise tactique. Étudiée dès les années 1970, cette campagne reste un modèle d’opérations interarmes, analysé par David Glantz et désormais traduit aux éditions de l’Ecole de Guerre.

@michaeldweiss @NicoleGrajewski Patrushev is not secretary of Security Council. He was replaced by Shoigu two years ago. Учите матчасть дебилы!

Nikolai Patrushev, former FSB director and now secretary of Russia's Security Council, has an interesting interview with Kommersant. He denounces the Iran war as a "tragedy" and also says Russia's economic benefits will be short-lived. kommersant.ru/doc/8514927?na…

A friendly lunch took place between Ruslan Pukhov, Director of CAST, and Zacharie Gross, DCM of France. They discussed current Franco-Russian relations and prospects for dialogue, highlighting the importance of mutual understanding. #Russia #France #dialogue #CAST

We are #hiring! Join our team in London or Berlin: 💼 Research Fellow for Missile Technologies and UAVs 📆 Deadline for receipt of applications: 26 March 2026 The IISS is looking to recruit a Research Fellow for Missile Technologies and UAVs to work in the IISS Defence and Military Analysis Programme. The successful candidate will conduct research and fundraise in areas of specialisation and work with colleagues including on the IISS Missile Dialogue Initiative. Apply now: go.iiss.org/4czUwIp

Yuri Lyamin quoted in the Financial Times: “Iran’s initial strikes seemed aimed primarily at blinding US forces and their allies in the region by destroying various radars” ft.com/content/0c0850…

No single Southeast Asian state possesses the full range of assets, doctrine and posture required to fully execute an anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) strategy on its own. Following on from its recent acquisition of BrahMos missiles from India, the Philippines has increased its experience with and exposure to additional long-range strike systems through its exercises with the US. Read Dr Evan A. Laksmana's full research report assessing how maritime Southeast Asian states are developing A2/AD strategies and capabilities. Find out more: go.iiss.org/3OFr7m3

In the 1940s, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was committed to his teaching role at the University of Chicago, despite being based at the Yerkes Observatory. Each week, he traveled 80 miles to teach a special course attended by only two students. The students were Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang. They proved their mentor's faith was well-placed when they both won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957, years before Chandrasekhar received the same honor in 1983. Remarkably, this course went down in history as the only one where every attendee received a Nobel Prize, underscoring the extraordinary impact of Chandrasekhar's dedication and teaching. 📷 AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection

This was the case in the Red Sea in 1984 when Libyan mines hit 19 vessels including Soviet, Polish, East German and Chinese vessels. Only following a large effort by MCM assets from Egypt, USA, France, The Netherlands & UK - and actually Soviet Union - the area was cleared, 3/3

We are #hiring! Join our team in London or Berlin: 💼 Research Fellow for Missile Technologies and UAVs 📆 Deadline for receipt of applications: 26 March 2026 The IISS is looking to recruit a Research Fellow for Missile Technologies and UAVs to work in the IISS Defence and Military Analysis Programme. The successful candidate will conduct research and fundraise in areas of specialisation and work with colleagues including on the IISS Missile Dialogue Initiative. Apply now: go.iiss.org/4czUwIp

The 🇺🇦ambassador to Oman, Olha Selykh, showed up to an official reception wearing tight white leggings. It’s still unclear whether it was meant to be a feminist manifesto (which would be surprising, since no one had previously suspected Ms. Selykh of militant feminism) or just a spectacular lapse in judgment. Either way, it worked — the outfit achieved the one thing diplomacy often struggles with: it gave everyone something to talk about. In international relations terms, you could say the situation escalated quickly… and the dress code suffered its first visible casualty. 🥀

Eksport Vooruzheniy (Arms Exports) — Issue 1 (2026) is out! This edition covers analysis of the Israel–U.S. war against Iran, Russia’s Arctic strategy, the KSA defense industry, security challenges in Niger and Uzbekistan, arms imports to Armenia and more.

@DI313_ Yak-130 is not a fighter jet. It's advanced jet trainer.

⚡🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israel reports an F‑35I has shot down an Iranian Yak‑130 over Tehran, marking the first time an F‑35 has downed a fighter jet.

Russia is not the loser from the U.S. attack on Iran. 3 ways Russia gains: 1. Weapons deliveries to Ukraine will now slow or stop as munitions are diverted to ME. 2. Russia will benefit if oil & gas prices rise 3. U.S. distraction reduces bandwidth for pressing on diplomacy.

In my view, the West has underestimated the Shahed threat for a number of reasons: - Overgeneralizing from the 12-Day War, fought under favorable conditions and with uninspired Iranian tactics. - Extrapolating from Ukraine without properly factoring in Ukraine's massive defensive effort and rapid adaptation. - Selective perception of Shahed atracks in Ukraine. High-rise impacts go viral, succesful attacks against military and industrial targets often remain invisible.

In its new war 🇺🇸 is using hundreds and hundreds of Patriot missiles that could have been used defending the cities of 🇺🇦. Politics is about choices.