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Nov 22, 2024 | 
themoscowtimes.com | Aditya Pareek
On Oct. 30, 2024, the U.S. government sanctioned over 400 entities from across the world that continue doing business with Russia’s military-industrial complex. The continued presence of Turkish, Indian and Chinese companies on the U.S.'s secondary sanctions list, despite the obvious risks, indicates that Russia will continue to find willing partners in circumventing sanctions, especially in the emerging economies of the Global South.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
bellona.org | Dmitry Gorchakov |Aditya Pareek |Charles Digges
By Dmitry Gorchakov and Aditya Pareek As of mid-2024, the state nuclear corporation Rosatom is simultaneously building about 20 nuclear power plant units in seven countries: China, India, Turkey, Egypt, Bangladesh, Iran and Hungary. India is one of Russia’s largest and oldest partners and one of the first customers of foreign nuclear power plants (along with Iran and China).
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May 27, 2024 | 
intellinews.com | Aditya Pareek
After launching its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and being sanctioned by the West, Russia has doubled down on its overtures to countries of the Global South. It is common knowledge that Russia’s pivot to the Global South is aimed at securing new markets for its exports due to Western sanctions and securing war material to supply its forces in Ukraine. However, there is another less explored dimension of foreign personnel recruitment in the conflict on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
janes.com | Olivia Savage |Meredith Roaten |Aditya Pareek
by Olivia Savage
The Luna NG reconnaissance UAS – constructed using glass- and carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics to give it a low acoustic, thermal, and radar profile – is being supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The German and Pakistan armed forces are also operating the system. (Rheinmetall AG)Ukraine will receive new Luna NG (next generation) reconnaissance unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) from Rheinmetall.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
janes.com | Meredith Roaten |Olivia Savage |Aditya Pareek |Jeremy Binnie
The Switchblade UAV, designed by AeroVironment, is one of the many unmanned systems supplied to Ukraine through the US Department of Defense. (AeroVironment Inc)Some of the US drones being sent to Ukraine are shaping the US Army's future competitions for unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and counter-UAS technology, the service's acquisition chief said on 7 August.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
janes.com | Olivia Savage |Aditya Pareek |Jeremy Binnie |Akhil Kadidal
Russia launches the first GLONASS-K2 satellite onboard the Soyuz-2.1b medium-class rocket from the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome on 7 August 2023. (Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation)Russia has successfully launched a military satellite onboard the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle on 7 August. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), the military satellite was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region and is “in the interests of the authority”.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
janes.com | Olivia Savage |Aditya Pareek
Belarus is seeking to establish an indigenous Shahed production facility. An Iranian-made Shahed-136 is seen in an underground facility, in a video released by Iran's IRGC in March 2022. (IMA Media)Belarus is likely seeking to establish an indigenous Iranian Shahed loitering munition production facility, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on 31 July.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
janes.com | Jeremy Binnie |Olivia Savage |Santiago Rivas |Aditya Pareek
The Brazilian naval delegation watch screens showing satellite imagery of Abu al-Abyad island during the Sig4l demonstration. (Edge Group)The United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) Edge Group revealed the location of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) testing facility on 4 August, when it released a video showing demonstrations it put on for a Brazilian naval delegation.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
janes.com | Olivia Savage |Santiago Rivas |Aditya Pareek |Zach Rosenberg
The SKEC WSS capability will eventually replace the MoD's existing satcom fleet, such as Skynet 5 (pictured). (Paradigm Secure Communications)Companies bidding in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Skynet Enduring Capability (SKEC) Wideband Satellite System (WSS) programme have been revealed. The MoD disclosed on 4 August that Airbus Defence and Space, Lockheed Martin, and Thales Alenia Space are bidding for the programme and have been downselected for the next phase of the competition.
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Aug 3, 2023 | 
janes.com | Olivia Savage |Aditya Pareek |Zach Rosenberg |Akhil Kadidal
North Korea's most capable military combat aircraft is the MiG-29. However, numbers of these aircraft were not visible in above-ground locations in July 2023, suggesting some have gone into storage or have been deployed in tunnel areas. This MiG-29S Fulcrum-C was photographed at the Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival in September 2016. (Janes/Sam Wise)For over a decade, North Korean air power has suffered from a decline in capability and availability.
