by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Oct 18, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction Technological developments are critical for the robust national defense industry, which is deemed an essential element of national security. The Chinese military has unveiled a new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile that could violate all existing...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Sep 29, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Background On August 10th, the Aviadarts 2019 international competition as part of the International Army Games 2019 took place at the Dubrovichi testing range in the Ryazan Region, Russia. In particular, Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missile debuted at the...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Aug 22, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction On 16 August, North Korea fired two missiles into the waters off its east coast. According to US and South Korean officials the two were short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM). They flew approximately 142 miles at a maximum altitude of 18.6 miles and top...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Aug 17, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Background The office of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov announced on 02 Jul 2019 that the production of Avangard hypersonic gliding vehicle (HGV) was proceeding as scheduled. Moscow refuted US media reports which suggested Russia could not produce...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Jul 27, 2019 | Commentary, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Political & Hybrid Warfare
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty had its origins in the Euromissile crisis of the mid-1970s when the Soviet Union had deployed newly-developed SS-20 intermediate-range missiles, replacing older intermediate-range SS-4 and SS-5 missiles. The...
