Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2026

The 1911 and the modern polymer pistol are often framed as a culture war: old steel and single-action precision on one side, lightweight striker-fired utility on the other. That comparison usually gets flattened into slogans about trigger quality, capacity, or tradition. The more useful comparison is mechanical. These pistols ask...

Sixth-generation air combat is often described as a clean-sheet revolution, but much of that future is arriving through upgrades to aircraft already in service. For the F-35 and F-22, the path toward NGAD-like capability is being built through software, propulsion, sensors, electronic warfare, and tighter human-machine teaming. That matters because...

U.S. Army sidearms have often marked turning points in handgun design rather than merely filling a secondary role. Across different eras, Army adoption decisions reflected changing ideas about firepower, reliability, ergonomics, ammunition, and the demands placed on soldiers who carried pistols as backup weapons, command arms, or specialized tools. Some...