Author: Ferdinand Wegener
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Moscow Under Heavy Drone Fire
Explosions, burning refinery facilities and hundreds of disrupted flights: A major Ukrainian drone attack has once again brought the war deep into the heart of Russia. Particularly significant is the reported strike on Moscow’s most important oil refinery — the second attack on the facility within just a few days. Moscow faced one of the…
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EPIS 10: Security, Society and Sustainability
The interview discussed, among other topics, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the Green Party’s position on delivering weapons to Ukraine, EU enlargement, Georgia’s turn toward autocracy, Russian disinformation, and the importance of a strong and collective European response
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Stealthily stabbing the Red Dragon
Main Question: Can new US stealth aircraft like the F-47 and B-21 stop China’s rise as a dominant air power in the Pacific? Argument: The US is facing a shrinking and aging air fleet while China modernizes rapidly, but advanced technologies in the F-47 and B-21 could shift the balance. Conclusion: If deployed in time,…
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The Untold Story of Operation Spider Web
The joint mission achieved overwhelming success, demonstrating effective operational capabilities. The Tu-95, Russia’s most numerous strategic bomber, played a crucial role in the mission. The operation highlighted the importance and effectiveness of international military collaboration.
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Why building boring, unarmed ships is an indicator for war with Taiwan
China is building a new type of landing ship, unarmed but the opposite of harmless. Constructing these ships seems to have only one explanation: concrete Chinese plans for an invasion of Taiwan. Or are these ships just part of a faint to divert resources into the defense of an attack that never comes? EPIS Senior…
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New Chinese Stealth Jet J-36
With the grey silhouette of the new Chinese J-36 stealth fighter appearing in the sky, analysts wonder if the West has fallen behind in the race for the 6th Gen of fighter aviation. But with CCP military projects shrouded in secrecy and propaganda, what do we know so far? The J-36 seems to be more…