Daily Archives: Mar 20, 2026

Charles Mitchell

9 Ways Ukraine’s AI Drone Swarms Are Rewriting Warfare

“Today, a $400 hobby drone is capable of taking out a $4 million tank.” This alone settles a century of military strategy on its head. Because, as it proves itself every day on the battlefields of Ukraine, within a conflict where the Russian side’s Massive Artillery firepower set the...
James Thompson

Cryovolcanoes, CO₂ Peaks and the 16‑Hour Heartbeat of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

All the images I have seen show a relatively ordinary/healthy-looking comet. There is no indication at all that the nucleus broke up, cometary expert Qicheng Zhang summarized the sentiment among astronomers observing the passing and highly unusual interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Normal, yet abnormal. Comets are normally composed primarily of...
Charles Mitchell

9 Strategic Insights on China’s Jiutian Drone Swarm Mothership

China’s new Jiutian heavy UAV drone, which has recently been put into service, and made its first successful flight on December 11, 2025, represents something more specific: an unmanned flying aircraft carrier capable of deploying hundreds of drones at once. At first glance, China’s Jiutian heavy UAV appears to...