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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U.S. Army Completes Retirement of Aerial ISR Turboprop Fleet

The legacy ISR fleet of RC-12X Guardrail, MC-12S EMARSS and the EO-5C…

China’s Massive Drone Swarm Mothership “Jiutian” Takes Flight

While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have…

U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems APKWS Contract Worth Up To $1.7 Billion

BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth…

Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Fires AIM-120 AMRAAM at Target Drone

The Ghost Bat was controlled from aboard an RAAF E-7A Wedgetail and…

B-1B Lancer Bombers Return to Ellsworth AFB

The B-1Bs of the 28th Bomb Wing are returning to Ellsworth AFB,…

Germany’s First PEGASUS SIGINT Aircraft Returns to Hamburg to Continue Conversion

After leaving Hamburg in early 2024, the first PEGASUS returned to Germany…