Latvia is investigating two drones that entered its airspace from Russian territory overnight and crashed in the eastern part of the country near an empty oil storage facility.Officials said four empty oil tanks were reported damaged, with minor smouldering seen in one of them.A local public broadcaster also captured a drone flying in the area on camera.Prime minister Evika Siliņa convened a crisis management meeting for 10:00 local time and said she was in constant communication with relevant ministers and state institutions.She said she expected reports from the responsible ministers once the incident was concluded.The case matters because it adds... [Continue Reading]
For two decades I have watched wars unfold not only on battlefields, but on screens. Today’s incident over Kuwait, involving the downing of a U.S. F-15 Strike Eagle, is not just another headline in the Iran conflict. It may be a signal that something larger is unfolding behind the noise. Iranian state outlets rapidly circulated imagery of an ejected pilot. Washington responded cautiously. But beneath the spectacle lies a deeper question, whose technology was truly being tested? The Gulf as a live-fire laboratory For years, China has refined export-ready variants of its air defense systems, particularly the HQ-9 family and... [Continue Reading]