Stavros Atlamazoglou

The addition of the B-21 Raider in place of the B-2 Spirit will ensure that the Air Force’s global strike capabilities remain cutting-edge.

The Russian economy is struggling, and that is likely to increase pressure on President Vladimir Putin for peace negotiations with Ukraine in 2025. Stopping the flow of Russian natural gas into Europe through Ukraine and the depreciation of the Ruble send alarming messages about the Russian economy.

It only took the Russian military and its supporting forces one week in the new year to surpass a mark that seemed unbelievable when Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the order for the full-scale invasion of his neighbor back on February 24, 2022.

The war in Ukraine continues to unfold on multiple levels. Over the weekend, the Ukrainian military went on the offensive inside Russia, while the Russian forces were hurling men and resources against an important point on the Ukrainian defensive line in the Donbas.

The F-22 Raptor is the first operational stealth fighter jet in the world. Introduced in 2005, the F-22 Raptor is an air superiority aircraft designed for a single purpose: win the skies.

The Russian military continues to push forward in multiple directions along the contact line, aiming to achieve tactical gains.

With the prospect of peace negotiations more likely in 2025, Ukrainian and Russian forces are racing to capture as much territory as possible in different parts of the battlefield, one such region of interest on the Ukrainian side is the Kursk oblast, a territory of Russia.

Ukraine’s international partners stepped up once more and announced a series of security aid packages to the embattled nation.

For the time being, the Ukrainian military is putting up a valiant and determined defense. For every mile the Russian forces capture, they pay a dear price in both men and heavy weapon systems.

Although unmanned aerial systems have been around for a while, it wasn’t until the large-scale invasion of Russia on February 24, 2022, that drones started to play such a key role in the tactics, operations, and strategy of the warring parties.