September 17, 2026 | 08:49 AM
Thomas Cooper

Thomas Cooper

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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

⭕️JUST IN: Heavy Exchange of Fire in Kohat A heavy exchange of fire is curr...

Virtual Reality April 21, 2026

⭕️JUST IN: Heavy Exchange of Fire in Kohat A heavy exchange of fire is currently underway between... 📅 April 20, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

IRGC-affiliated media outlets are now openly terming Abbas Aragchi, Ghalibaf and others as “traitors”.

News April 20, 2026

Tehran, April 20, 2026 &mdash; A sharp escalation in Iran&rsquo;s internal power struggle has erupted into open hostility, with media outlets closely affiliated to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp...

Power Struggle Between IRGC and Civil Political Government in Iran on US-Iran Talks Reaches Unprecedented Levels

News April 20, 2026

Tehran/Islamabad, April 20, 2026 &mdash; A deepening power struggle between Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the civilian political leadership has intensified dramatically, se...

Press Release Pakistan Highlights the Role of Youth Leadership in Promoting Inc...

Virtual Reality April 19, 2026

Press Release Pakistan Highlights the Role of Youth Leadership in Promoting Inclusion and Global Coop... 📅 April 19, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

Breaking: Reports say Indian ships attacked by Iranian Navy after unauthorized crossing of the Strait of Hormuz

Technology April 18, 2026

Initial reports indicate Indian merchant vessels attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz without prior authorization from Iran. Iran had warned that no Indian ships would be allowed to pass without ...

Iranian FM Confirms Commercial Vessels Can Freely Pass Through Strait of Hormuz

News April 17, 2026

Tehran/Islamabad, April 17, 2026 &mdash; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has officially confirmed that all commercial vessels are now allowed to pass freely through the Strait of Hormuz, marki...

Trump Thanks Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir After Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz

News April 17, 2026

Washington/Islamabad, April 17, 2026 &mdash; US President Donald Trump has publicly thanked Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for their crucial mediation effort...

President Trump Signals Progress In US-Iran Negotiations, Hints at Possible Visit to Pakistan

News April 17, 2026

Washington/Islamabad, April 17, 2026 &mdash; President Donald Trump has signaled fresh progress in the high-stakes negotiations with Iran, stating that a deal to end the conflict is &ldquo;mostly comp...

Iran Announces Full Opening of Strait of Hormuz for All Ships After Successful Pakistani Mediation

News April 17, 2026

Tehran/Islamabad, April 17, 2026 &mdash; In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Iran has announced the complete and immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to all civilian and commercial vessels, cre...

France Warns Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Could Be Undermined by Ongoing Military Operations

News April 17, 2026

Paris, April 17, 2026 &mdash; French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed serious concern that the newly agreed 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon &ldquo;may already be undermined&rdquo; b...