Daily Archives: Jul 4, 2026

How do you cripple a high-value aerial threat without firing a single missile from the ground? For Ukraine, the answer came on November 13 when a precision drone strike deep inside occupied Crimea squarely hit one of Russia's most important unmanned systems bases. Days later, satellite images confirmed the...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent declaration, "If the Kremlin blackmails Kyiv with blackouts, they should understand Moscow can also be blacked out," was not a show of bravado. It was the first salvo of Ukraine's latest cycle of asymmetric operations, deploying domestically developed long-range drone and missile systems to strike...

Carry a .25 if it feels good to you, but never load it. Late Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper's tongue-in-cheek counsel still resonates in discussions on defensive caliber. At the high-stakes game of self-protection, choosing the wrong caliber can be the difference between halting an attack and exposing yourself to...