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The Pallasch: How a Straight Blade Became the Weapon of Heavy Cavalry
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Imagine a cavalryman already deep in the enemy’s ranks. He has the reins in one hand; all around him are horses, lances and men falling beneath their hooves. …

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On ICEYE’s Tail: Why Kosmos-2612’s Orbital Maneuvers Raised Alarm
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The Russian military satellite Kosmos-2612 carried out a series of maneuvers near ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar-imaging spacecraft. According to tracking …

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A might that was never seen at sea: the story of the “Drakon”-class heavy cruisers, which were intended to shift the balance of power in the Baltic
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Imagine a Poland that was never partitioned by its neighbors. A state that preserved the Jagiellonian dynasty, became one of Europe’s greatest powers, and …

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Victory Before Disaster: How the Cossacks Routed Budyonny’s Army at Bataysk
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On the morning of January 19, 1920, Red cavalry was crossing the Don once again. Behind it lay recently captured Rostov; ahead were Bataysk, Olginskaya, and …

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The Cruiser Survived Two Atomic Tests. Why Couldn’t Prinz Eugen Be Saved From a Leak?
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On the morning of December 21, 1946, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, anchored in Kwajalein Lagoon, settled noticeably by the stern and began to list. Water …

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A Floating Hangar for Uncrewed Submarines: What China’s Second Mystery Ship Reveals
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A second unusually configured Chinese vessel has appeared in Guangzhou, which Western analysts assess to be a mothership for large uncrewed underwater …

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A vehicle the empire never lived to see: the 1917 Holt-Putilov “Alexander Nevsky” heavy tank
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They really are coming thick and fast. Just a few days ago, I published an alternative Russian tank from the First World War — the 16-ton SB-1, which …

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Hiding Radars and Keeping Supplies Moving: Why the U.S. Army Is Changing How It Prepares for War in the Pacific
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A missile launcher can be deployed to an island, camouflaged, and connected to a wider command network. Keeping it operational over time is considerably …

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Without a Constant Satellite Link: Why Starlink Problems Have Fuelled Interest in Germany’s HX-2
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A strike drone can have sufficient range, a functioning propulsion system, and a suitable warhead — yet still become ineffective because its communications …

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Radar on a Business Jet: How GlobalEye Sees Beyond the Horizon
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Ground-based radar has a limitation that cannot be overcome simply by increasing its power: the Earth is round. A low-flying aircraft or cruise missile can …

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Between the Renault and the Whippet: What the Russian Empire’s First Medium Tank, the SB-1, Could Have Been
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The First World War marked the birth of the tank. However, despite its enormous army and well-developed engineering tradition, the Russian Empire never managed …

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The Thirteen Friends of Fieramosca: How a Drunken Tavern Quarrel Helped Create the Italian Nation
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Thirteen French knights against thirteen Italian ones. The stakes: honour, weapons, horses and ransom. At the heart of the dispute was an insult supposedly …

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