Drones
72 episodes
#5747: Jamming Drones: The Physics of the Wearable Skylock Kit
How does a vest-sized jammer take on frequency-hopping drones? The inverse-square law, spread spectrum, and why jamming reaches farther than detect...
#5325: Selfie Sticks vs Drone Law: The 10-Meter Limit
A camera on a 10-meter pole isn't a drone — legally. But physics, power lines, wind, and police discretion all push back.
#5253: Zeroization: Wiping Keys, Not Data
Destroying a 256-bit key takes milliseconds. Overwriting a terabyte takes hours. That gap is the whole story.
#5240: Guns That Never Entered the System
Israel's gun leakage runs through three channels the licensing debate never touches — and one of them can't be sealed, audited, or bombed away.
#5108: How to Identify Anything in the Sky: A Jerusalem Drone Case Study
A reader saw a green strobe hovering over Jerusalem. Here's how to think like an educated guesser.
#4987: The Ultimate Disappointment Tour: 17 Cities to Skip
A globe-trotting itinerary of the most overpriced, overcrowded, and disappointing cities on Earth.
#4261: The Security You Can't See at Ofer Prison
What looks like a shabby, low-tech prison is actually a high-tech fortress. Here's what you're missing.
#4217: How Military Dogs Work Beyond the Checkpoint
Dogs parachute from helicopters, clear buildings, and track scents hours old. Here's how they outperform drones.
#3937: The Third Pedal's Last Mile
Manual transmissions are vanishing fast. Here's what's driving the decline and what it means for drivers who still want three pedals.
#3778: How Ukraine's Trophy Lab Crowdsources Enemy Hardware Analysis
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence publishes full engineering data of captured Russian equipment online. No registration required.
#3774: Smuggling Drones Into Iran: The IKEA Approach
How Israel reportedly built a covert drone base inside Iran using flat-pack components and front companies.
#3641: Archaeology’s Ray Gun Era: Drones, LiDAR & AI on Digs
Drones, ground-penetrating radar, and AI are transforming archaeology. The fine brush is just 5% of the story.
#3405: Sea Drones: The Silent Naval Revolution
How the US Navy is deploying unmanned surface and subsurface vessels, from missile-armed boats to autonomous mini-subs.
#3392: Inside the AI Targeting Pipeline: Who Really Picks the Targets?
How AI finds, fixes, and nominates military targets — and why "human oversight" may be more ceremonial than real.
#3349: Inside Iran and Israel's Nuclear Security Perimeters
How Iran and Israel surveil, track, and intercept intruders near their most sensitive nuclear sites.
#3296: How Israel and Azerbaijan Built a $5B Alliance
Israel gets oil and intel; Azerbaijan gets drones and defense tech. A look at their unlikely partnership.
#3162: Sovereign SATCOM: Inside the Military's Orbital Arms Race
Why the US, Russia, and China each build their own military satellite networks — and how WGS, Blagovest, and Tiantong compare.
#3158: How Consumer Drones Really Talk to Their Controllers
From DJI's OcuSync to military SATCOM and 4G LTE — how drone control links actually work and why they fail.
#2986: China and Russia's High-Speed Pipeline to Iran
How China and Russia resupplied Iran in weeks, not months — and what it means for US power.
#2954: The 47 Lubricants of War: Inside Defense Supply Chains
How Israel’s military actually buys bullets, missiles, and tank grease — and why a single factory in Virginia matters.
#2894: Dishwasher vs Marker: The Chemistry of "Permanent
Why your Sharpie fails in the dishwasher, and what actually works for plastic, fabric, and food safety.
#2635: How to Upgrade Your Readiness Without the Anxiety
A practical walkthrough on situational awareness, news consumption protocols, and go-bag checks for ambiguous threat periods.
#2504: Fiber-Optic Drones: The Jam-Proof Threat Changing Warfare
How a $1,200 wire-guided drone evades electronic warfare and why the IDF is scrambling for countermeasures.
#2389: How UKMTO Tracks Maritime Threats in Real Time
The Royal Navy's UKMTO has become the go-to source for real-time maritime incident reports—here's how it works amid rising Red Sea tensions.