September 17, 2026 | 08:49 AM
Thomas Cooper

Thomas Cooper

[email protected]
Vienna, Austria
<p>Tom Cooper is a Vienna-based independent military analyst, historian, and author specializing in post-Cold War air warfare, Middle Eastern conflicts, and the armed forces of Central and Eastern Europe. With over 25 years of field research and analysis, he is a frequent contributor to specialized publications like Jane&#39;s Intelligence Review, Combat Aircraft Magazine, and the Central European Journal of Strategic Studies. A former Austrian Army reservist (military intelligence), Cooper combines boots-on-the-ground technical intelligence (TECHINT) collection&mdash;photographing and analyzing equipment&mdash;with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and deep archival research. He is renowned for his meticulous &quot;order of battle&quot; analyses, tracking the deployment and attrition of military units in conflicts from the Balkans to Syria and Ukraine.</p>

Articles by Thomas Cooper

Operation Shaban: Security Forces Eliminate Over 150 Indian-Backed Terrorists in Balochistan Since July 5

News July 16, 2026

RAWALPINDI&nbsp;&ndash; Pakistan&#39;s security forces have achieved major successes in the ongoing&nbsp;Operation Shaban&nbsp;against Indian-backed terrorists in Balochistan, eliminating&nbsp;over 15...

Former Afghan General Exposes India-Taliban Nexus, Says India Funding Terror Against Pakistan

News July 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD&nbsp;&ndash; In a stunning revelation that corroborates Pakistan&#39;s long-standing allegations, a former top Afghan military officer has publicly stated that India is funding the Afghan Ta...

Precision Airstrike Eliminates TTP Terrorists in School Hideout, No Civilian Casualties Reported

Virtual Reality July 16, 2026

Aerial assets deployed on counterterrorism missions conducted precision strikes on a terrorist hideout... 📅 July 16, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Pakistan Faces Existential Threat: Failure to Crush Proxies Could Spell End of CPEC, Analyst Warns

Virtual Reality July 16, 2026

Do something... If we can&#039;t crush these proxies, then consider CPEC gone, already some projects ... 📅 July 15, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Bannu Police Station Attack: 15 July 2026 – Troops Neutralize Fitna al Khawarij Suicide Bombers in Ongoing Operation

Virtual Reality July 16, 2026

⚠️Update Bannu Attack On 15 July 2026, Fitna al Khawarij terrorists carried out a Suicide attack... 📅 July 15, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Azerbaijan’s Top Aide Hails Pakistan’s Strategic Brilliance in Averting Iran-US Conflict and Bolstering Regional Peace

Virtual Reality July 15, 2026

⚡️ Azerbaijan President’s personal assistant praises Pakistan’s leadership, strategic foresig... 📅 July 15, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Pakistan Backs Guyanese UN Chief Candidate, Reaffirms Commitment to Multilateralism and Global Peace

Virtual Reality July 15, 2026

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation this evening with H.E. Ms. Caroly... 📅 July 15, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Pakistan Army Launches Major Offensive in Tirah Valley: Heavy Clashes Erupt with TTP Militants

Virtual Reality July 15, 2026

⭕️Pakistani ground forces have launched a major operation in Akakhel, Tirah Valley, following cred... 📅 July 15, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Analyst Declares Modi ‘Most Unpopular PM’ as Regional Instability Warnings Grow

Virtual Reality July 15, 2026

⚔️Days after FM Asim Munir warned that an unstable India is losing control over Manipur, Punjab &a... 📅 July 15, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Arfa Khanum Echoes Asim Munir's Warning: Modi Unpopular, BJP's Grip Failing, India Faces Fragmentation Risk

Virtual Reality July 15, 2026

⚔️ Days after FM Asim Munir warned that an unstable India is losing control over Manipur, Punjab &... 📅 July 15, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...