Ukraine Drone Strikes Are Driving Vladimir Putin Into Bunker Hideaways

In a sign of Ukraine’s rising military might, its exploding drone strikes across Russia are driving Kremlin commander Vladimir Putin underground, into bunker hideouts.

Ukraine’s Kazhan Heavy Bombers: These Are Not Your 2022 Multicopters

In four years, Ukrainian bomber multicopters have evolved rapidly, hitting moving targets at ever longer ranges while avoiding defenses. The developers explain how.

Trump-Ordered Troop Reductions In Germany Only Minor Blow — For Now

Looking at the high levels of U.S. troops in Germany, the loss of 5,000 personnel does not significantly change the country’s standing as one of the biggest hosts of the U.S. military abroad.

Russian “Missile Drought” Bites As Putin Pulls Back To Defend Moscow

Russians are increasingly complaining a shortage of surface-to-air missiles, while Putin pulls back units to form a defensive ring around a Moscow under drone assault.

Drone Hide And Seek: FPVs Are Changing The Rules Of Urban Warfare

Urban warfare has always been one of the toughest and most challenging combat tasks. Now FPVs are changing the rules, with drones taking the lead instead of infantry.

It’s 10PM. Do You Know Where Your AI Agents Are?

AI agents run amok. Hints at sparkling new physics. How Adobe is using vibe coding. Why you should feed a cold. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

Will New Stalker Drones Make Reaper Obsolete?

The Marine Corps are acquiring a new version of the Stalker drone with capabilities which may make Reapers look outdated at a fraction of the cost.

Planet Labs Satellites Upend Wars While Beaming Their Images Worldwide

Planet Labs satellites are changing wars by bringing their imagery to citizens worldwide, even as these spacecraft become potential targets of attack by irate combatants.

As Russian Threats Explode, U.S. And Allies Race To Defend Spacecraft

Evidence that Russia is racing to perfect a nuclear-armed spacecraft to target Western satellites is sparking the U.S. and its Allies to strengthen their space defenses.

The Strait Of Hormuz Is Exposing The Future Of Space Warfare

The Strait of Hormuz is exposing space warfare’s future. Resilience comes from scale-deploy minimum viable capabilities now, leverage markets, prioritize speed over hype.