Archive - Eyes Only with Wes O'Donnell

AWACS Still Matters: Why an E-3 Near Venezuela Should Worry Everyone

This is actually two stories in one. An E-3 creeping around Venezuela... and people worried that the E-3 is too old to be creeping around Venezuela.

19 hrs ago • Wes O'Donnell

Russia’s Missile Warning Satellites Are Going Dark, But Don’t Celebrate Yet

A nuclear power with Astigmatism does not become “safer.” It becomes jumpier.

Dec 30, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

New Czech DITA Self-Propelled Artillery System Arrives in Ukraine

Ukraine's Border Guards received the artillery piece

Dec 28, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

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Could Putin Really Step Down as a Term of the Mar-a-Lago Peace Agreement?

According to bne IntelliNews Kremlin sources, the answer is ‘yes.’ But I’m not so sure.

Dec 28, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

Ukraine's Survival is More Important Than You Think

Ukraine’s fall is unthinkable because it means my children will be fighting the next global war in their lifetimes

Dec 26, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

We Did It! Ukraine's UAV Troops Have a New Mercedes Sprinter Van

Thank you to everyone who donated!

Dec 24, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

Oreshnik in Belarus: How Russia Shortens the Clock Without Firing a Shot

Forward basing, shorter warning times, and why NATO planners are suddenly doing math at 3 a.m.

Dec 24, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

Two Jet Engines, One Tank, and the Physics of Smothering an Inferno

"Big Wind" became one of the few things, human or mechanical, capable of putting out the infernos Iraq’s retreating army lit across Kuwait’s oil fields.

Dec 23, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

Sweden’s RIPSAW Bet: A Bigger Robot for a Battlefield Ukraine Helped Define

Sweden has just become the first European customer for Textron’s RIPSAW M3 unmanned ground vehicle

Dec 21, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

The Pentagon’s Ghost Program: How "Left-of-Launch" Sabotage Is Rewriting Missile Defense

Inside the Shadow War to Break Missiles Before They Fly

Dec 18, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

Why Ukraine Is Building Its Own Cheap Glide Bomb

And why Russia should worry

Dec 17, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

Norway Is Drawing a 500-Kilometer Line in the Snow

Norway wants a land-based strike capability that can reach 500 kilometers

Dec 16, 2025 • Wes O'Donnell

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