Turkish President Labels Israel A ‘Terrorist State,’ Netanyahu Hits Back

Tel Aviv: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a recent speech to his ruling party, branded Israel as a "terrorist state", CNN reported.Erdogan said, "Israel is implementing a strategy of total annihilation of a city and its people. I say very clearly and frankly that Israel is a terrorist state."The Turkish President also vowed to take steps to ensure that Israel’s political and military

November 16, 2023
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Why Gaza cannot become a binary choice

Hand-painted protest signs declaring “Israel can’t bomb its way to peace,” serve up palliative if elliptic logic for a Gaza cease fire. Continued violence guarantees violence will continue, a heart-wrenching Israeli/Palestinian pas de deux stuck on re…

November 6, 2023
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The Future of Drone Warfare

Ukraine is using $400 drones to destroy tanks:

Facing an enemy with superior numbers of troops and armor, the Ukrainian defenders are holding on with the help of tiny drones flown by operators like Firsov that, for a few hundred dollars, can deliver an explosive charge capable of destroying a Russian tank worth more than $2 million.

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A typical FPV weighs up to one kilogram, has four small engines, a battery, a frame and a camera connected wirelessly to goggles worn by a pilot operating it remotely. It can carry up to 2.5 kilograms of explosives and strike a target at a speed of up to 150 kilometers per hour, explains Pavlo Tsybenko, acting director of the Dronarium military academy outside Kyiv…

October 31, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping India’s Defence Landscape; Deploys AI Surveillance Systems At LOC And LAC

With one eye on enhancing its operational capabilities, the Indian Army has been deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) surveillance systems along its borders with Pakistan and ChinaOfficials pointed out that the army has deployed 140 AI-based surveillance systems, which include high-resolution cameras, sensors, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) feed and radar feed. These are then collected and

October 20, 2023
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‘Unconventional, Asymmetric Warfare Will Be Part of Future Conventional Wars’: Defence Minister

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday emphasized that future conventional wars will include unconventional and asymmetric warfare, including hybrid warfare and said that armed forces should keep all these facets in consideration while planning and formulating strategies.The statements of the defence minister come amid geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East. He

October 19, 2023
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