Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2026

The FBI gelatin protocol remains one of the most recognizable standards in handgun testing, and for good reason. Properly made 10% ordnance gelatin gives researchers a repeatable soft-tissue simulant, which is exactly why 10% ballistic gelatin at 4°C became the standard for comparing bullets. The problem starts when handgun shooters...

The Abrams still delivers what tanks have always promised: protected firepower, shock effect, and the ability to smash apart strongpoints. What has changed is the battlefield around it. Ukraine’s use of M1A1 Abrams tanks near Pokrovsk has sharpened a wider debate across armored warfare. Heavy tanks have not disappeared, but...

The loss of a UPS MD-11 shortly after departure from Louisville did more than focus attention on one aging freighter. It exposed how design legacy, inspection practice, fleet age, and cargo-industry dependence can collide in a matter of seconds. For engineers, maintenance planners, and aviation readers who follow the machinery...