David Axe

Forbes Staff|Aerospace & Defense

David Axe is a journalist and filmmaker based in Columbia, South Carolina. He joined Forbes in 2020, and currently focuses on Ukraine.

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Ukraine Is Mobilizing More Propeller Planes To Shoot Down Russian Drones, World War I Style

Ukraine is desperate to shoot down the dozens of Russian surveillance drones that wing over Ukrainian cities and bases with near impunity every day.

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516,482 viewsJul 7, 2024

Russia Is Running Low On Tanks. So Why Are A Thousand First-Generation T-72s Still Sitting In Storage?

It’s probably better to spend money on brand-new tanks.

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85,398 viewsJul 6, 2024

With South Korean Rockets, Ukraine Could Wipe Out Russian Warplanes At Their Bases

Closer ties between Russia and North Korea could mean closer ties between Ukraine and South Korea.

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95,123 viewsJul 5, 2024

The Russians Are Yanking The Guns Off Of Old BMP Fighting Vehicles And Turning Them Into Inaccurate Artillery

The turretless 2A28 leaps several inches each time it shoots. That’s a problem.

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108,560 viewsJul 4, 2024

It Took Russia Three Months And Thousands Of Lives To Capture One Isolated Ukrainian Neighborhood

The Russian military has reportedly lost 99,000 troops since the start of the Chasiv Yar campaign in April.