Daily Archives: Dec 17, 2025

The PAK DA stealth bomber was meant to be Russia's entry into the elite club of 21st-century strategic aviation. Instead, after twenty years of work, it has been a study in how engineering aspiration meets industrial constraints, sanctions, and the harsh physics of stealth flight. 1. From Supersonic Dreams to...

One Ukrainian drone strike in May 2025 pulled $4 million out of Russia in wrecked vehicles a disproportionate punch from a small group of operatives and commodity-grade tech. Such a moment, previously an aberration, is now the norm for a world-altering realignment in the strategy of war. The Russia-Ukraine...

What would happen if a few inexpensive drones were able to wipe out a superpower's billion-dollar arsenal overnight? In June of 2025, Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb provided a thundering answer, when floods of locally produced kamikaze drones struck deep behind Russian lines and inflicted losses that resonated throughout Moscow's forces...