Parth Satam

Parth Satam's career spans a decade and a half between two dailies and two defense publications. He believes war, as a human activity, has causes and results that go far beyond which missile and jet flies the fastest. He therefore loves analyzing military affairs at their intersection with foreign policy, economics, technology, society and history. The body of his work spans the entire breadth from defense aerospace, tactics, military doctrine and theory, personnel issues, West Asian, Eurasian affairs, the energy sector and Space.
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China’s Largest Heavy Transport UAV Performs Maiden Flight

Developed by Sichuan Tengden, the vehicle has a stated cargo capacity of…

Two French Dassault Rafales Collide Mid-Air, One Pilot Safe, Two Killed

The jets, from the Rafale Transformation Squadron, were returning from an aerial…

Royal Australian Navy Fires SM-6 Missile from HMAS Sydney Destroyer for the First Time

The first launch of the SM-6 is a ‘step-change’ in the lethality,…

U.S. F-22 Raptors Land in Indonesia for the First Time as Part of Dynamic Force Employment Exercise

The four F-22 Raptors, preceded by a C-130, performed hot-pit refueling operations…

Russia’s Nuclear-Capable R-33 Air-to-Air Missile Emerges During Readiness Exercise

The Cold War-era nuclear-capable R-33 long-range air-to-air missile was designed to destroy…

First Close-Up Image of the French AASM Hammer Bomb on a Ukrainian MiG-29

Similarly to other weapons, the 250 kg AASM munition is carried by…