Daily Archives: Dec 16, 2025

Charles Mitchell

7 Satellite-Confirmed Strikes Reveal Ukraine’s Precision Drone Tactics in Crimea

How can drones costing less than $1,000 cripple military assets worth hundreds of millions? September 2025 brought a stark answer in the form of a string of precision strikes that Ukraine's elite Defense Intelligence "Ghosts" unit conducted on Russian airbases in occupied Crimea. Satellite imagery, video evidence and open-source...
Charles Mitchell

7 Key Insights on Russia’s 2025 Fighter Jet Surge

"Russia is now producing four fighter jets a day." That number, which has been kicked around among defense analysts since late 2025, is at once astounding and strategically significant. It points to a wartime production tempo not seen since the Cold War and raises a host of questions about...
James Thompson

10 Ways Steel-Framed Firearms Outshine Polymer Pistols in Real-World Use

Is lighter better? In a day and age when polymer-framed handguns are the king of duty holsters and civilian carry, the enduring popularity of steel-framed guns contradicts that tenet. For many shooters, the debate isn't about defying change it's about learning the qualities that have yet to be improved...