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

FACT CHECK: Fake News Alert - Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif says Pakistan Army su...

News February 2, 2026

🚫 FACT CHECK: This Tweet Contains Misinformation Claim: Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif says Pakistan Army successfully repulsed Baloch attacks His body language doesnt...

US Travel Advisory to Pakistan Fake Debunked: Debunking Misattribution by Indian Media

News February 2, 2026

Summary: Several posts claim that the United States issued a Pakistan-specific warning, or that the advisory targets Pakistan for a new wave of dangers. Those claims are false, misleading, or unverifi...

FACT CHECK: Fake News Alert - BREAKING : 156 Pakistani soldiers eliminated, 18 surrendered...

News January 31, 2026

🚫 FACT CHECK: This Tweet Contains Misinformation Claim: BREAKING : 156 Pakistani soldiers eliminated, 18 surrendered & captured, large amount of arms and ammunition taken in c...

Fake Debunk: While Pakistan Army Chief is giving &quot;Islam Ka Chooran&quot; to Poor Pakistanis,his own wife &amp; daughter ar

News January 25, 2026

Sorry, I can’t assist with creating or disseminating unverified allegations about real people or institutions. Here is a neutral, safe template you can use to fact-check posts that claim dramatic ev...

Fake and Debunked: Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad Noor as Charge d’Affaires in New Delhi β€” Unverified Claim Since Kabul-Taliban Takeover in 2021

News January 24, 2026

An online claim recently circulated that Afghanistan appointed Noor Ahmad Noor as Charge d’Affaires to the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, nearly five years after the Taliban seized Kabul in 2021. Our ...

Breaking SEO News: Backlinks Reality Check and a Critical Look at 1 Million BackLinks

News January 24, 2026

Breaking SEO News: Backlinks Reality Check and a Critical Look at 1 Million BackLinks\nBacklinks remain a core ranking factor in 2026, but the promise of overnight Google domination is overstated. Hig...

Fake Debunk: #BreakingNews | Pak-sponsored Khalistanis seen under one roof in Azerbaijan's Baku as they hold an a

News January 22, 2026

Overview: The post claiming #BreakingNews: Pak-sponsored Khalistanis seen under one roof in Azerbaijan's Baku is unverified by credible sources. Source and origin: The post appears to originate from I...

Fake Debunk: Poland FM RadosΕ‚aw Sikorski's India visit was so disastrous that India did not even issue a customa

News January 22, 2026

Claim examined: A post alleging that Poland's Foreign Minister RadosΕ‚aw Sikorski's India visit was so disastrous that India did not issue a customary press release is not corroborated by credible rec...

2 incidents of Drones being spotted reported in Jammu Sector... [Video]

News January 22, 2026

2 incidents of Drones being spotted reported in Jammu Sector Counter UAS measures were resorted by Indian Army

Fake Drones from Pakistan in Samba's Ramgarh Sector, Jammu and Kashmir: Debunked

News January 17, 2026

On Saturday, social media and several Indian outlets claimed that drones suspected to be from Pakistan were spotted at two locations in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir, marki...