Leila Voss

Leila Voss writes on the intersection of geopolitics, military history, and emerging defense technology, bringing a researcher's discipline and a correspondent's instinct for what matters. She has spent years immersed in open-source intelligence tradecraft, wargaming communities, and the archival record of twentieth-century conflicts, and her work reflects that depth. Voss approaches every subject — from satellite-guided munitions to the logistics failures of forgotten campaigns — with the same methodical rigor: establish the facts, assess the implications, and resist the comfortable conclusion. Her writing is trusted by readers who want analysis, not atmosphere.

Articles by Leila Voss

• The North Warning System: Canada's Aging Arctic Radar Line and Its Over-the-Horizon Successor — The 47-station North Warning System was not built for hypersonic threats. Canada's $2.5 billion Arctic radar deal starts its supplement, but not before 2029.
• North Korean Mines in the DMZ: What Seoul's Military Found and Where the President Differs — Seoul's military and the UN Command say North Korean mines caused the September 21 DMZ blast and violated the armistice. The president called it an accident.
• What Are Private Military Companies? PMCs, Security Firms, Mercenaries and the Law — What private military companies are, how they differ from security firms and mercenaries, what the Montreux Document says, and what Africa Corps reveals.
• Lockheed's PAC-3 Edge: A Self-Funded Patriot Successor With Nothing Yet Proven — Lockheed unveiled the PAC-3 Edge on October 9, 2026 for the Army's Future Interceptor program. What is announced, funded and still unproven.
• Strait of Malacca by the Numbers: 102,500 Ships, 23 Million Barrels a Day, and What a Closure Would Really Do — Over 102,500 ships and 23.2m barrels a day use the Strait of Malacca. What the data say about bypass routes, coastal-state security and closure scenarios.
• Ukraine's Drone Industry: From 1 Million to 10 Million — And a Push for 20 Million — Ukraine's drone production has reached 10 million units annually, with Zelensky committing to double output to 20 million per year - but the target depends on allied funding and raises unresolved questions about supply chains, quality at scale, and actual operational demand.
• Ukraine's Campaign Against Russian Power Infrastructure: Drones, Damage, and Strategic Implications — Ukraine's recent wins in hitting Russian power infrastructure mark a calculated campaign targeting the energy and industrial base behind Moscow's war machine - here is what is confirmed, what is claimed, and what analysts still cannot answer.
• Wire-Guided Drones: The Low-Tech Innovation Changing Modern Battlefields — Wire-guided drones are reshaping close-support tactics by offering jam-proof precision strike capability at a fraction of the cost of conventional guided munitions.
• Bab el-Mandeb is where regional conflict becomes global shipping risk. — Bab el-Mandeb is where regional conflict becomes global shipping risk - and the Houthi campaign showed exactly how a non-state actor can reshape world trade without seizing a single port.