Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped a memo on July 10 that read like a heavy artillery blast against the Pentagon's procurement paralysis. He rescinded the choke‑hold regs from 2021–22 that hamstrung drone purchases—especially those pesky rules banning Chinese‑component bird dogs—and handed combat… [Read more…]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped a memo on July 10 that read like a heavy artillery blast against the Pentagon's procurement paralysis. He rescinded the choke‑hold regs from 2021–22 that hamstrung drone purchases—especially those pesky rules banning Chinese‑component bird dogs—and handed combat units the green light to buy, test, and train with U.S.‑made small drones on … [Read more…]
At 10:20 AM on July 8, 2025, Milan's Orio al Serio Airport—Italy's third busiest—was thrust into chaos. Andrea Russo, a 35-year-old builder from Calcinate, breached security, abandoned his car, and sprinted onto the active runway. Despite a police pursuit, he reached a Volotea Airbus A319, which was preparing for departure to Asturias, Spain. As the aircraft commenced its … [Read more…]
Exploring the Dark Web: Anonymity and Secrets Beneath the Surface “And that, my friends, is just the tip of the iceberg… just the tip, you see, because we all know damn well that the greatest mass of an iceberg is that portion residing under the surface of the sea… that mass that we cannot see!” “Just the tip of the iceberg.” That’s a worn-out metaphor that I … [Read more…]
Robin Olds entered the world on July 14, 1922, in Honolulu, Hawaii, destined for the skies. His father, Major General Robert Olds, was a pioneering aviator and close associate of General Billy Mitchell, embedding aviation into Robin's DNA from the womb . After his mother's death when he was four, Robin was raised amidst the buzzing atmosphere of Langley Field, Virginia, … [Read more…]
Drones are here to stay. Their use is a heated topic of discussion in the U.S., and with good reason. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as drones, are fast becoming a major component of our nation’s military arsenal. However, such technology is spreading internationally. Several countries are in the process of either purchasing drones or learning how to … [Read more…]
Iran Holds Massive State Funerals After 12-Day Conflict with Israel Iran has launched a full-scale state-led mourning campaign in the wake of its deadly 12-day conflict with Israel, holding massive funeral processions across the country. The centerpiece of this national display unfolded in Tehran, where Iranian state media claimed more than a million people turned out—though … [Read more…]
“The helicopter is a damnable affair; fairly fully designed to shake itself apart.” - Unnamed mechanical engineer I have been involved in a heaping helping of helicopter mishaps. By God's grace, none that I was directly involved in produced fatalities. I mean to shed no disparity toward the venerable flying machines; the mishaps were certainly not the fault of the helicopters … [Read more…]
A Decade in the Making The strikes didn’t come out of the blue. They were the inevitable punctuation mark on a sentence written fifteen years ago in uranium hexafluoride and fortified concrete. For over a decade, the U.S. and its allies watched Iran build an intricate web of nuclear infrastructure beneath its soil—deep, hardened, and laced with enough secrecy to make Langley … [Read more…]
U.S. Bombs Iranian Nuclear Sites in Major Escalation On the night of June 21st, 2025, the United States launched a series of coordinated airstrikes against three of Iran’s most critical nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. These weren’t limited strikes meant to send a message. They were calculated, high-impact attacks using B-2 Spirit stealth bombers armed with … [Read more…]
They say the first rule of the Nuclear Club is: never admit you're in it. Israel has followed that creed with religious fervor since the 1960s—entering the atomic age with a sly grin and a practiced shrug, refusing to confirm or deny its arsenal while the world watches and pretends not to notice. Behind the scenes, though, the message is clear: Israel has the bomb, and they … [Read more…]
The Beast Awakens: WC-135R Takes to the Skies Late Monday evening, June 16, 2025, a U.S. Air Force WC-135R Constant Phoenix lifted off from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. This aircraft, affectionately dubbed the "Nuke Sniffer," is no ordinary bird; it's a sentinel of the skies, designed to detect and analyze atmospheric samples for signs of nuclear activity. The WC-135R … [Read more…]
How many Standard 3 ABMs does it take to shoot down an Iranian missile? The answer is – at least two, probably three or more. Period. When an Aegis destroyer fires six Standard 3 ABMs at 300 incoming Iranian missiles, it is not going to shoot down six of the threats. It will be lucky to shoot down three. It might shoot down two. On many occasions, it might not shoot down … [Read more…]
