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Military technology and tactics are evolving at a blinding pace. I write about modern war, Western culture, and military history. Juris Doctor, veteran, dad.

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China Wouldn't Sell Ukraine This Strike Drone, So They Stole the Plans and Built 6,000

We now know the drone Ukraine used to kill a Russian nuclear bomber

Thanks to Ukraine, Canada Wants the Weapon That Comes After HIMARS

Ukraine proved that long-range firepower needs more than precision. It needs mass production, cheap strike drones, and the ability to adapt faster than the enemy

Weekly Preflight: 5 Things to Watch in Global Security | Week of August 17, 2026

Trump broke a 50-year alliance tradition with South Korea hours before the exercises started, and four more...

VIDEO: The Hand-Sized Device Now Built Into Britain's Newest Missiles Heading to Ukraine

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first act of defense diplomacy

Britain Just Went Shopping for Military Radar in Australia

Yet another contract that won't be going to American defense contractors

VIDEO: America Wants Ukraine's Drone Revolution - Can the Pentagon Move Fast Enough?

Check out the video I made for the New York Post

Ukraine Has Sergeants. The Hard Part Is Building an NCO Corps

A sergeant shouldn’t need the personality of a minor warlord to exercise authority the position already carries with it

VIDEO: Patriot vs. Freyja - Only One Conclusion Made Sense

These ballistic missile defense systems are complimentary, not competitors

Ukraine is Having a Tough Summer – It Doesn’t Mean They’re Losing the War

Ukraine is simply caught in a gap between dwindling American reliability and the arrival of European and Ukrainian industrial capacity

Weekly Preflight: 5 Things to Watch in Global Security | Week of August 10, 2026

Netanyahu publicly killed Trump's signature peace plan while Trump stayed silent. Taiwan throttled its own internet while rehearsing an amphibious defense, and more...