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Chris Panella
19 Mar 2024, 04:30

Western militaries need to start figuring out how to fight long and bloody attritional wars like Ukraine, former Army officer warns

Western militaries need to start figuring out how to fight long and bloody attritional wars like Ukraine, former Army officer warns

Western militaries need to start figuring out how to fight long and bloody attritional wars like Ukraine, former Army officer warns

Attrition could define future wars between near-peer powers, Alex Vershinin wrote, and the West isn't prepared for that type of fighting.

Here’s a detailed recap of the Indian Navy's recent showdown with Somali Pirates
Kunal Kambli
18 Mar 2024, 16:56

Here’s a detailed recap of the Indian Navy's recent showdown with Somali Pirates

Since the past week, news headlines have been dominated by the Indian Navy's showdown with Somali Pirates. During this period, the navy successfully tracked and intercepted the hijacked vessel, executed a 40-hour operation to coerce the pirates into surrendering, rescued hostages, and is now in the process of bringing the culprits back to India for legal action.

I taught at TOPGUN, and the flying and dogfighting seen in the 'Top Gun' movies are pretty darn realistic
Chris Panella
17 Mar 2024, 18:16

I taught at TOPGUN, and the flying and dogfighting seen in the 'Top Gun' movies are pretty darn realistic

But there's also Hollywood magic. A fifth-generation fighter is going to smoke the F-14 every single day and twice on Sunday.