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Jan 17, 2025 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson |Ryan Robertson Anchor
BY MID-APRIL, EVERY NORTH KOREAN SOLDIER FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA AGAINST UKRAINE WILL LIKELY EITHER BE DEAD OR WOUNDED. THAT ASSESSMENT IS NOT COMING FROM UKRAINIAN INTELLIGENCE, BUT FROM THE U.S.-BASED INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR. NORTH KOREA STARTED SENDING TROOPS TO UKRAINE SOMETIME IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR–ABOUT 12,000 IN TOTAL–AND THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY WERE SENT TO RUSSIA’S KURSK REGION. THAT’S WHERE UKRAINE LAUNCHED AN INCURSION TO SEIZE RUSSIAN TERRITORY.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson |Ryan Robertson Anchor
There is no greater projection of global power than a nation’s navy. For decades, the United States Navy was the gold standard. If it wants to keep that designation, though, the U.S. Navy says it needs to buy more boats, which is going to cost tens of billions of dollars more per year than what the service currently receives in funding. This news is coming from the Congressional Budget Office and its report on the Navy’s latest shipbuilding plans.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson
[RYAN ROBERTSON]HELLO, AND WELCOME TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS I’M RYAN ROBERTSON. AND THIS WEEK, WE THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU, A CONVERSATION ABOUT WARGAMING. FOR VIEWERS OF A CERTAIN AGE, NO DOUBT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THAT TERM IS THE 1983 CLASSIC WAR GAMES, STARING MATTHEW BRODERICK AND ALLY SHEEDY.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson
Weapons and Warfare has now reached the 50th episode, marking one year for the team, which took a moment to reflect on the year in a recent discussion. Senior Producer Brett Baker, Video Editor Brian Spencer and Senior Motion Designer Dakota Piteo joined Host Ryan Robertson to share their thoughts and favorite moments from the show in 2024. Brett Baker expressed his excitement about starting something from scratch and doing it remotely.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson
This week on Weapons and Warfare Host Ryan Robertson and the team take a look back at some of their favorite stories from 2024. Join them as they talk about groundbreaking innovations in military technology, and the people shaping the course of today’s military, with some insights and behind-the-scenes anecdotes as they celebrate the stories that resonated most. Download the SAN app today to stay up-to-date with Unbiased. Straight Facts™.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson
Over the past year, one of the standout segments on Weapons and Warfare has been the Weapon of the Week. These videos consistently garner some of the highest views, which makes sense given that weapons are a core part of our name. In this special year-end review, we’re counting down our favorite weapons of the week. Dakota Piteo, our motion graphics designer, kicks off the countdown with his favorite from Episode 38, the Andrews Anime Launch Trailer. “I picked this one for the graphics,” Piteo said.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson
[Ryan Robertson]THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY–ONCE THE MOST FEARED SEA-FARING FLEET ON THE PLANET– IS FACING SERIOUS CHALLENGES. ONLY TWO OF ITS SIX ADVANCED TYPE 45 DESTROYERS ARE READY FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE OTHER FOUR ARE UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE REPAIRS, LEAVING THE FLEET AT ITS SMALLEST OPERATIONAL SIZE IN OVER A CENTURY. AS THE WORLD LEARNED IN THE RED SEA– DESTROYERS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE, BUT MAINTENANCE ISSUES ARE PLAGUING THE BRITS.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson |Hanna Shelest |Ryan Robertson Anchor
[Ryan Robertson]PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S A LAME DUCK PRESIDENT. UKRAINE HOPES THAT DUCK CAN FLY THEM A LOT OF WEAPONS BEFORE IT’S TIME TO LEAVE THE COOP. EARLIER THIS YEAR, AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, THE U.S. CONGRESS APPROVED A $60 BILLION AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE. BUT MOST OF THAT MONEY ACTUALLY WENT TO U.S. COMPANIES TO REPLACE WHAT WAS ALREADY SENT. TO DATE, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYS ONLY ABOUT 10% OF THAT PROMISED AID MADE IT TO UKRAINE.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson |William Jackson |Ryan Robertson Anchor
[Ryan Robertson]NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED A SERIES OF SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES EARLY TUESDAY, ITS SECOND MISSILE TEST IN JUST DAYS AND MERE HOURS BEFORE THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THIS FOLLOWS NORTH KOREA’S RECENT TEST OF AN ADVANCED INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE, REPORTEDLY CAPABLE OF REACHING THE U.S. MAINLAND —NOT TO MENTION THE MOST POWERFUL MISSILE IT HAS TESTED TO DATE.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
san.com | Ryan Robertson |William Jackson |Ian Kennedy |Ryan Robertson Anchor
China declined a U.S. request to take joint international action to counter missile attacks on global shipping by Houthi rebels in Yemen, a senior American diplomat said Thursday, Oct. 3. Instead, Beijing reportedly encouraged the Iranian-backed Houthis to target non-Chinese vessels, according to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
