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U.S. Navy Seeks Small, Fast Ships for Future Fleet
U.S. Navy Seeks Small, Fast Ships for Future Fleet
Forget the press releases; U.S. naval thinking is all about getting more hulls into the water even if they’re not yet properly armed
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February 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
U.S. Navy Seeks Small, Fast Ships for Future Fleet
The Russians' Satellite Navigation Went Down. That's When The Ukrainians Attacked.
The Russians' Satellite Navigation Went Down. That's When The Ukrainians Attacked.
Ukrainian advances in the southeast are modest, for now.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The Russians' Satellite Navigation Went Down. That's When The Ukrainians Attacked.
Ukraine Is Transforming M-1 Abrams Tanks Into Drone-Proof Hedgehogs
Ukraine Is Transforming M-1 Abrams Tanks Into Drone-Proof Hedgehogs
One hedgehog Abrams got knocked out in southeastern Ukraine
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February 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Ukraine Is Transforming M-1 Abrams Tanks Into Drone-Proof Hedgehogs
Submissions are open for the second annual Babylon Fest film festival at The Babylon Kino in Columbia, S.C., June 5 & 6. Send us your weirdest underground movies! filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Submissions are open for the second annual Babylon Fest film festival at The Babylon Kino in Columbia, S.C., June 5 & 6. Send us your weirdest underground movies! filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest
Behold The Russian Weed Whacker Tank
Behold The Russian Weed Whacker Tank
Spinning metal flails are the latest anti-drone innovation
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February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Behold The Russian Weed Whacker Tank
It Took 12 Drones And An Artillery Shell To Kill One Very Tough Russian Soldier
It Took 12 Drones And An Artillery Shell To Kill One Very Tough Russian Soldier
Lucky until he wasn't
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February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
It Took 12 Drones And An Artillery Shell To Kill One Very Tough Russian Soldier
Drone Carriers Are A Bad Idea
Drone Carriers Are A Bad Idea
It's better to disperse drones over a wide area
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February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Drone Carriers Are A Bad Idea
Russia's Dandelion Anti-Drone Armor Is Silly Looking. But It Works—And Now France Is Copying It.
Russia's Dandelion Anti-Drone Armor Is Silly Looking. But It Works—And Now France Is Copying It.
A French VBCI armored vehicle got the dandelion treatment.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Russia's Dandelion Anti-Drone Armor Is Silly Looking. But It Works—And Now France Is Copying It.
Ukraine Tried To Take Out Russia's Oreshnik Missile Base. But The Flamingo Cruise Missiles Apparently Missed.
Ukraine Tried To Take Out Russia's Oreshnik Missile Base. But The Flamingo Cruise Missiles Apparently Missed.
The Flamingo may be a dud.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Ukraine Tried To Take Out Russia's Oreshnik Missile Base. But The Flamingo Cruise Missiles Apparently Missed.
Ukraine's An-28 Gunship Shot Down 2% Of Russia's Shahed Drones For The Cost Of One Air-To-Air Missile
Ukraine's An-28 Gunship Shot Down 2% Of Russia's Shahed Drones For The Cost Of One Air-To-Air Missile
The gun-armed light transport is one of the most efficient drone-killers
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February 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Ukraine's An-28 Gunship Shot Down 2% Of Russia's Shahed Drones For The Cost Of One Air-To-Air Missile
Russia May Be Winning The Deep Drone War open.substack.com/pub/daxe/p/r...
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Russia May Be Winning The Deep Drone War
Ukraine's drones dominate over the front line; Russia's dominate behind it
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February 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Russia May Be Winning The Deep Drone War open.substack.com/pub/daxe/p/r...
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SXSW has announced screening details for John Valley's incredible new horror movie AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE! schedule.sxsw.com/films/2241463
In AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, a troubled young woman moves into her childhood home -- right next to the world's worst neighbor. See you in Austin!
In AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, a troubled young woman moves into her childhood home -- right next to the world's worst neighbor. See you in Austin!
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
SXSW has announced screening details for John Valley's incredible new horror movie AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE! schedule.sxsw.com/films/2241463
In AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, a troubled young woman moves into her childhood home -- right next to the world's worst neighbor. See you in Austin!
In AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, a troubled young woman moves into her childhood home -- right next to the world's worst neighbor. See you in Austin!
With Meteor Missiles, Ukraine's Gripen Fighters Could Finally Match Russia's Sukhois With Their Deadly R-37s open.substack.com/pub/daxe/p/w...
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With Meteor Missiles, Ukraine's Gripen Fighters Could Finally Match Russia's Sukhois With Their Deadly R-37s
The R-37 and Meteor both range 120 miles or farther
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February 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
With Meteor Missiles, Ukraine's Gripen Fighters Could Finally Match Russia's Sukhois With Their Deadly R-37s open.substack.com/pub/daxe/p/w...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Russians Riding In Captured American Vehicles Briefly Broke Through Ukrainian Defenses
Russians Riding In Captured American Vehicles Briefly Broke Through Ukrainian Defenses
The deceptive assault northwest of Pokrovsk ultimately failed
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February 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Russians Riding In Captured American Vehicles Briefly Broke Through Ukrainian Defenses
Winter Fog Fell On Kostiantynivka. That's When The Russians Came.
Winter Fog Fell On Kostiantynivka. That's When The Russians Came.
Another front-line city is in danger of encirclement.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Winter Fog Fell On Kostiantynivka. That's When The Russians Came.
A Swarm Of Drones Just Freed Ukrainian Prisoners From Russian Captivity
A Swarm Of Drones Just Freed Ukrainian Prisoners From Russian Captivity
Four Ukrainian POWs escaped as 10 drones at a time blasted their seven Russian captors
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February 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
A Swarm Of Drones Just Freed Ukrainian Prisoners From Russian Captivity
To Swat Russian Attack Drones, The Ukrainian Air Force 'Made A Mishmash' Of Soviet Radars, Launchers And Missiles
To Swat Russian Attack Drones, The Ukrainian Air Force 'Made A Mishmash' Of Soviet Radars, Launchers And Missiles
SA-11 launchers and now detecting targets for older SA-6 launchers
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February 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
To Swat Russian Attack Drones, The Ukrainian Air Force 'Made A Mishmash' Of Soviet Radars, Launchers And Missiles
Backfire Bombers Are Blowing Up Ukraine's Power Plants With Missiles That Are Very Difficult To Shoot Down
Backfire Bombers Are Blowing Up Ukraine's Power Plants With Missiles That Are Very Difficult To Shoot Down
The Kh-32 missile is too fast for most Ukrainian defenses
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February 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Backfire Bombers Are Blowing Up Ukraine's Power Plants With Missiles That Are Very Difficult To Shoot Down
Russia Keeps Sending Penguin Troopers To Get Droned In Broad Daylight
Russia Keeps Sending Penguin Troopers To Get Droned In Broad Daylight
Some regiment is deploying thermal camouflage in all the wrong ways
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January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Russia Keeps Sending Penguin Troopers To Get Droned In Broad Daylight
There Are A Bunch Of Fake F-16s Sitting Around In Ukraine. Russia Just Blew One Up.
There Are A Bunch Of Fake F-16s Sitting Around In Ukraine. Russia Just Blew One Up.
Decoys are more and more important as Russian drone ranges deeper into Ukraine.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM
There Are A Bunch Of Fake F-16s Sitting Around In Ukraine. Russia Just Blew One Up.
Don't Look Now, But Here Are 600 More Tanks Russia Can Return To Front-Line Service
Don't Look Now, But Here Are 600 More Tanks Russia Can Return To Front-Line Service
The rusty old T-64s are expensive to repair and hard to support, but aren't totally useless
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January 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Don't Look Now, But Here Are 600 More Tanks Russia Can Return To Front-Line Service
Please to accept Paul Reyes’ thriller FRIED CHICKEN for the Babylon Fest smartphone movie contest. One more day to submit! Details here: filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Please to accept Paul Reyes’ thriller FRIED CHICKEN for the Babylon Fest smartphone movie contest. One more day to submit! Details here: filmfreeway.com/BabylonFest
More Russian Troops Are Marching Out Alone And In Penguin Ponchos
More Russian Troops Are Marching Out Alone And In Penguin Ponchos
The ponchos are hard to see out of, but may work as thermal camouflage
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January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
More Russian Troops Are Marching Out Alone And In Penguin Ponchos