What Decades Of Academic Literature, Military Doctrine Says About Effectiveness Of 'Decapitation Strikes'

War Unicorn Hermeus Raises $350 Million For Unmanned Supersonic Fighter Jets Atlanta-based aerospace startup Hermeus Corp. has secured $350 million in a funding round that values the builder of uncrewed supersonic and hypersonic fighters at north of $1 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. Today we’re announcing a $350 million Series C financing led by @khoslaventures, bringing us to a $1B valuation. Our mission is straightforward: build today’s fastest aircraft for the American Warfighter. The concept is simple but the task is monumental. We still have so much… pic.twitter.com/60YSZ3Qpxh — Hermeus (@hermeuscorp) April 7,...

Israeli troops have carried out multiple raids against villages in Daraa and Quneitra Governorates on Wednesday, according to Syrian state media. The raid in Daraa targeted the oft-raided village of al-Maraiyah, and involved the detention of a local for unknown reasons. Locals reported a growing amount of Israeli drones in the area ahead of the […]

Why Won't China Cut Ukraine Off From Drone-Related Sales? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Indefinitely perpetuating the Ukrainian Conflict through these means indefinitely delays the full implementation of the US' planned "Pivot (back) to (East) Asia", can lead to Russia selling its natural resource wealth to China at bargain-basement prices, and maintains China's "active neutrality". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) referenced the EU's summertime disbursement of the first €1 billion to Ukraine for drone procurement out of the €6 billion promised for this program in an article late last month about...