Daily Archives: Mar 17, 2026

Charles Mitchell

9 Key Insights from Ukraine’s FP-2 Drone Strikes on Russian Bases

"No fortress of the Russian occupier is beyond reach." That statement from Ukraine's Defense Intelligence captures the essence of a new phase in the war one defined by precision, reach, and the relentless evolution of unmanned strike systems. The latest operations of Ukraine's Security Service Special Operations Center 'A'...
Charles Mitchell

9 Ways China’s Fighter Jet Program Outpaces U.S. Innovation Speed

“The force that wins will be the one that evolves the fastest.” That assessment, echoed in recent defense analyses, is playing out in real time over China’s skies. In less than a year, Beijing’s J-36 stealth fighter has gone from a debut prototype to a visibly redesigned second iteration...
Charles Mitchell

How Umatilla Became the Columbia River’s AI Nerve Center

Few towns of 8,000 people see their municipal budget swell from $7 million to $144 million in little more than a decade. Umatilla, Oregon has and the driver is not oil, mining, or manufacturing, but the arrival of hyperscale data centers built for Amazon Web Services. Once defined by...