Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 Tracking hypersonic missiles begins long before an interceptor is launched. As explained in Can Hypersonic Missiles Be Intercepted? Defense Systems, Technology, and the Limits of Current Capability, every interceptor programme shares a single prerequisite: no…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 The question that has defined hypersonic weapons development since Russia first used the Kinzhal in combat in Ukraine in March 2022 is not whether hypersonic missiles can be built — they clearly can, as discussed…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 On January 9, 2026, the United States Department of War — the renamed Department of Defense — released its Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the American military. The document’s tone was unlike any previous policy statement…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 In January 2026, footage released by Ukrainian defense company DevDroid showed something that had never been seen in the history of modern warfare. Three Russian soldiers emerged from a war-torn alley with their hands raised,…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 On July 7 and 8, 2026, NATO leaders will gather in Ankara, and the summit they are attending is unlike any in the alliance’s history. Not because the threats NATO faces are unprecedented, though the…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 On 19 May 2026, Lithuania’s capital came to a standstill. A drone forced Vilnius into shelters, shut down its airport, and cleared parliament — the first such alert in the city since 2022. The drone…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 The Indo-Pacific is the most consequential military theatre in the world today. Not because it is currently at war — it is not — but because it contains the highest concentration of military capabilities in…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 Nuclear deterrence and space operations have been intertwined since the first satellites were launched. The reconnaissance satellites that gave each Cold War superpower confidence in the other’s force structure, the early warning satellites that provided…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 China’s military modernization is the most consequential force development programme in the world today. Not because the People’s Liberation Army has already surpassed the United States military, it has not – but because no military…
Analysis · StrikeOrbit | 2026 Russia’s military space programme is simultaneously one of the most sophisticated and most constrained of any major spacefaring power. It possesses a heritage of space warfare technology that predates anything the United States or China…