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In 2022, Scott Sweetow wrote, “Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin’s Looming Insurgency Problem,” where he argued Ukraine’s fight against Russia would rely on a combination of conventional and asymmetrical insurgent tactics. Four years of combat later, we asked Scott to revisit his arguments.Image: National Information Warfare Center PacificIn your 2022 article, you argued that Ukraine’s tech-driven resistance could rapidly evolve into an insurgency-style force.

Even Putin’s Biggest Hawks Believe Russia Can’t Win In Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing increasing pressure both at the front and within the country.

The Russian army’s offensive has been stopped, resources are being depleted, and Ukrainian drone strikes are hitting the logistics and economy of the Russian Federation increasingly hard.

Putin at November 2023 Science Fair Russian Government Photo

Reports confirm that even prominent Russian war hawks are increasingly admitting that Moscow cannot achieve an outright military victory in Ukraine.

U.S. Special Operations Command is on the hunt for new technologies to enable a variety of robotic platforms to detect and process adversary signals.
SOCOM’s program executive office for tactical information systems and the SOFWERX innovation hub are spearheading a new market research effort to see what industry has to offer.

Despite reports that U.S. missile stocks are running low, the Americans launched 49 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iranian targets over the last 48 hours. Targets included enemy air defense systems and radar installations. The new American offensive sparked over the downing of an Apache helicopter gunship earlier this week. The crew was rescued, but the shoot down infuriated President Donald Trump, who ordered the execution of strikes by American warships in the region.

At Least 1,000 Tomahawks Have Already Been Employed

Tomahawk Block IV Missile. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

China’s Type 004 aircraft carrier is the fourth of China’s growing fleet of aircraft carriers. It’s also a representation of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) evolving into a true maritime power. Whereas the previous carriers China developed were essentially experiments upon which the PLAN could learn how to conduct complex carrier operations, the Type 004 is a fully loaded combat system prepared to dominate the seas beyond China.

Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc., better known as simply “Ruger,” has been a staple in American firearms manufacturing since its founding in 1949. Although Ruger started out of a rented machine shop in Southport, Connecticut and maintained its headquarters there, the company quietly moved its headquarters down to North Carolina on Jan. 1, 2026.
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In May 2026, Ruger confirmed to Connecticut Insider that the company’s headquarters had relocated to Mayodan, North Carolina.

Pick-Up Day is the moment of truth for Marine recruits. Sometimes called “Black Friday” among Marines, it marks the first time they meet their drill instructors, who will train them for the next 13 weeks of boot camp.
The U.S. military recently published photos of recruits’ first encounters with their drill instructors at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, and you can almost hear the yelling.
The May 30 photos by Marine Cpl.

Ukraine is attacking Russia with a strategic drone and missile campaign that aims to exploit Russia’s immensity and transform it from a key strength into a fatal weakness. Russia’s immensity makes it difficult to defend.

Russia’s depleted and failing air defense systems are failing to shoot down the Ukrainian drones as they slam into oil storage facilities, supply convoys, and other military targets.

Switchblade Drone. Image Credit: Industry Handout.

It looks like all-out war between Iran and the United States has sparked again. The two countries traded attacks over the last 48 hours, harkening back to military action at the beginning of the war. President Donald Trump said Friday that his forces will hit Iran “very hard tonight” again.

It all started with the downing of an American Apache attack helicopter earlier this week. The United States claimed it would retaliate with self-defense strikes, and these started again almost immediately.

Apache Helicopter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Yesterday, the head of the United States Department of Energy stated that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was beginning to increase and was confident it would continue to rise in the coming weeks. The Secretary of Energy said this as the war between the U.S. and Iran continues to ramp up, with both sides continuing attacks against each other. He also discussed current oil prices and offered his view on why they have not risen as much as anticipated.

There is still a widespread sense of unease and uncertainty as the war drags on and the economic ramifications are felt around the world.