https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ en-us https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/601b711eb03d66cacf90cc8c/400x0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=1080&cropY1=0&cropY2=1080 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ David Axe's stories. Copyright 2024 Forbes Media LLC https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/30/as-russian-troops-head-for-kursk-ukraines-himars-rockets-meet-them-halfway/ ‘It’s terrible,’ one bystander said as a bunker full of soldiers burned in Lgov. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6773034a816fab3370168ae2 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:22:48 -0500 2024-12-30T16:22:57-05:00 ‘It’s terrible,’ one bystander said as a bunker full of soldiers burned in Lgov. Via WarTranslated Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/29/trying-and-so-far-failing-to-recapture-kursk-one-russian-marine-brigade-has-been-destroyed-and-another-is-leaving-the-front-line/ The 810th Naval Infantry Brigade is redeploying for a badly needed period of rest and reset. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6771d3ba4a2be8310f9ea011 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:03:45 -0500 2024-12-29T19:50:15-05:00 The 810th Naval Infantry Brigade is redeploying for a badly needed period of rest and reset. Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/28/ukraines-winchester-drone-fires-dual-shotguns-at-russian-drones/ The Ukrainians can hunt down Russian drones in mid-air—long before they pose any danger to troops on the ground. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6770777d61208a68e291def6 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 17:16:57 -0500 2024-12-28T17:17:06-05:00 The Ukrainians can hunt down Russian drones in mid-air—long before they pose any danger to troops on the ground. Foundation for Assistance to Defenders of Ukraine capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/28/russian-officers-pulled-over-for-a-hasty-meeting-thats-when-a-ukrainian-himars-opened-fire/ Three Russian captains reportedly died in the precision strike. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_676f229d3813e509c8d7a4f3 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500 2024-12-28T09:00:00-05:00 Three Russian captains reportedly died in the precision strike. Ukrainian intelligence directorate capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/27/ukraines-new-mechanized-brigade-and-its-leopard-2-tanks-may-reinforce-pokrovsk-right-before-russia-attacks/ The 155th Mechanized Brigade had been training in France and Poland. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_676e137c61208a68e291de20 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500 2024-12-28T08:35:44-05:00 The 155th Mechanized Brigade had been training in France and Poland. Via Igor Girkin and Militaryland Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/26/china-revealed-two-new-stealth-fighter-designs-in-one-momentous-day/ The designs could evolve into radar-evading medium bombers. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_676de3ac61208a68e291de10 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:19:15 -0500 2024-12-26T18:30:46-05:00 The designs could evolve into radar-evading medium bombers. Via Justin Bronk Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/26/it-took-nearly-two-years-but-large-numbers-of-german-made-leopard-1-tanks-are-finally-arriving-in-ukraine/ Almost as many of the tanks shipped between September and December as shipped between September and the summer of 2023. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_676b4f6744e0306cd775c029 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500 2024-12-27T16:02:52-05:00 Almost as many of the tanks shipped between September and December as shipped between September and the summer of 2023. Via Militaryland Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/24/russian-shipbuilding-evidently-disrupted-as-unique-sealift-ship-sinks/ ‘Ursa Major’ was the biggest and most capable vessel in the Kremlin’s logistics fleet. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_676b3cb1652ee3556f8890a6 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:04:04 -0500 2024-12-25T09:28:47-05:00 ‘Ursa Major’ was the biggest and most capable vessel in the Kremlin’s logistics fleet. Portuguese air force photo Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/24/a-pink-compact-car-is-the-latest-russian-assault-vehicle/ Russia is running out of armored vehicles. That doesn’t mean it can’t win. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_676b0c32652ee3556f889096 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:35:37 -0500 2024-12-24T15:18:17-05:00 Russia is running out of armored vehicles. That doesn’t mean it can’t win. OTU Luhansk capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/23/russian-jets-fled-millerovo-air-base-ukrainian-drones-came-after-the-ones-left-behind/ Ukraine’s deep strikes increase the cost of the war for Russia. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6769d63c3353fc2d3c3f8269 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:33:48 -0500 2024-12-23T16:33:57-05:00 Ukraine’s deep strikes increase the cost of the war for Russia. Via Russiancontext Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/22/collapsing-and-rotting-ukrainian-chain-of-command-may-have-sent-troops-to-pointlessly-die-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ Ukrainian gains in Kamyanske may be fleeting. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6768765d55336c186d8b3435 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:35:52 -0500 2024-12-22T15:36:01-05:00 Ukrainian gains in Kamyanske may be fleeting. Via Romanov Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/21/ukraines-first-all-robot-assault-force-just-won-its-first-battle/ That Ukraine even needs so many unmanned weapons points to a deep manpower shortage. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_67674c35857f7853f0678871 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:23:22 -0500 2024-12-26T03:09:00-05:00 That Ukraine even needs so many unmanned weapons points to a deep manpower shortage. Via WarTranslated Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/21/a-russian-assault-group-riding-in-pickup-trucks-and-flying-the-soviet-flag-got-special-attention-from-ukrainian-forces/ It’s an ominous development for Russia. But not necessarily a decisive one. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_676723254f94c57acd0d31bc Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:31:50 -0500 2024-12-26T03:09:00-05:00 It’s an ominous development for Russia. But not necessarily a decisive one. Via Officer+ Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/20/ukraines-last-few-m-1-abrams-tanks-are-fighting-kursk-and-may-have-engaged-north-korean-troops/ ‘The machine gun cannot see the enemy’s face,’ one tanker noted. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6765e62ca67fe4051337b609 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:53:29 -0500 2024-12-26T03:08:48-05:00 ‘The machine gun cannot see the enemy’s face,’ one tanker noted. Russian military capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/19/more-of-north-koreas-giant-howitzers-roll-into-russia/ The arrival of additional M1989s deepens Moscow’s dependence on Pyongyang’s arms industry. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6764ca12ab1a80742ef53d81 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:44:47 -0500 2024-12-26T03:08:48-05:00 The arrival of additional M1989s deepens Moscow’s dependence on Pyongyang’s arms industry. Via exilenova_plus Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/19/falling-back-under-north-korean-assault-a-ukrainian-brigade-turned-a-river-into-a-natural-barrier/ Russian and North Korean troops are struggling to cross the Psel River in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6763ebb43bd5216b6c533e69 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:21:12 -0500 2024-12-20T11:13:39-05:00 Russian and North Korean troops are struggling to cross the Psel River in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. 61st Mechanized Brigade capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/18/drones-wearing-christmas-ornaments-helped-kill-or-wound-200-north-korean-troops-in-kursk/ The North Koreans’ ‘failures and their corpses are already in the public domain,’ a Ukrainian official said. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6763028e74a442220439877b Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:29:18 -0500 2024-12-19T08:54:38-05:00 The North Koreans’ ‘failures and their corpses are already in the public domain,’ a Ukrainian official said. 8th Special Purpose Regiment capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/17/ukrainian-artillery-rained-cluster-shells-on-exposed-north-korean-troops/ A single Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition dispenses 88 submunitions. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6760af2427646e37347453fb Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:29:51 -0500 2024-12-19T07:17:39-05:00 A single Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition dispenses 88 submunitions. 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/16/the-north-korean-army-corps-in-kursk-may-have-lost-4-of-its-troops-in-a-single-attack/ Potentially hundreds of North Koreans were killed and wounded capturing Plekhove. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6760778ba6359503e95afa49 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:45:33 -0500 2024-12-19T07:17:24-05:00 Potentially hundreds of North Koreans were killed and wounded capturing Plekhove. Ukrainian defense ministry capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/15/one-of-ukraines-sport-plane-strike-drones-flew-right-over-someones-head-to-blow-up-a-police-base-in-grozny/ The explosives-laden Aeroprakt A-22 traveled at least 600 miles to reach its target. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_675f15d2cac9832e1d3f011a Sun, 15 Dec 2024 13:20:06 -0500 2024-12-19T07:17:11-05:00 The explosives-laden Aeroprakt A-22 traveled at least 600 miles to reach its target. Via Special Kherson Cat Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/14/ukraines-surviving-su-27s-are-tossing-american-glide-bombs-four-at-a-time/ Careful tactics protect the glide bombers from Russian air defenses. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_675dbd713583b77ead3d1ca2 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:52:21 -0500 2024-12-19T07:16:56-05:00 Careful tactics protect the glide bombers from Russian air defenses. Via Special Kherson Cat Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/14/north-korean-forces-may-have-launched-mass-infantry-assaults-in-kursk/ ‘A significant number,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_675da4ab6d5375388e188909 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:55:49 -0500 2024-12-19T07:16:56-05:00 ‘A significant number,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed. Via WarTranslated Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/13/ukraines-missiles-still-outshoot-ukraines-drones-its-very-funny-one-drone-operator-admits/ A Javelin anti-tank missile possesses the firepower of a dozen drones. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_675bb9f8c928b738dfc7e92f Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:37:07 -0500 2024-12-19T07:15:24-05:00 A Javelin anti-tank missile possesses the firepower of a dozen drones. Ukrainian defense ministry capture Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/11/ukraines-cheap-trolley-drones-may-have-blasted-an-important-russian-airplane-factory/ The Palianytsia drone is simple, effective—and available in growing numbers. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6759bddf9650f569c40612ea Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:14:04 -0500 2024-12-19T07:14:55-05:00 The Palianytsia drone is simple, effective—and available in growing numbers. Via Bochkala_war Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/11/ukrainian-drones-strand-a-russian-assault-group-then-ukrainian-marines-finish-it-off/ Machine gun fire peppers Russian positions in Kostyantynopolske. David Axe, Forbes Staff David Axe, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/ content_6758730e45b5971b08e706b5 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:13:27 -0500 2024-12-19T07:14:55-05:00 Machine gun fire peppers Russian positions in Kostyantynopolske. Via WarTranslated Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense Business /business Aerospace & Defense /aerospace-defense premium