Daily Archives: Jul 2, 2026

Charles Mitchell

Eight Upgrades That Turn F-35s and F-22s Into a Sixth-Gen Bridge

What has appeared as a rolling upgrade of what already exists has been the fastest path toward a so-called next-generation air combat. In the case of the U.S. stealth-fighter fleet, such a conversion will depend on the introduction of sixth-generation capabilities of computing, propulsion, survivability, and networking into both...
Charles Mitchell

AR-15 Assumptions That Keep Getting Owners Into Mechanical and Legal Trouble

The AR-15 has a bigger reputation than the design. A rifle designed around modularity and a straightforward operating cycle ends up enveloped with folklore some of it based on marketing euphemism, some of it based on the language of the law, and some of it based on the similarity...
Charles Mitchell

7 Handgun Calibers That Leave Too Much to Chance in Self-Defense

"The caliber of the handgun is least important when it does not fit the boring criteria: it has to be able to ignite, the recoil must be felt, and it has to be able to penetrate the body enough to reach vital organs. The latter is what makes the...