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Own the Crowd: A Guide to Giving the Best Speech of Your Life!

Own the Crowd: A Guide to Giving the Best Speech of Your Life!

Whether you are new to speaking, or a professional, connecting with others through conviction and sincerity is crucial.

2020

Stories

Ukraine’s New Raven FrankenSAM Reveals the Weaknesses of SHORAD

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Ukraine’s New Raven FrankenSAM Reveals the Weaknesses of SHORAD

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The Navy’s New Secret Sauce for Drone Swarms? Microwaves!

It’s not just for your Hungry Man TV dinner anymore…

3d ago

The Navy’s New Secret Sauce for Drone Swarms? Microwaves!

3d ago

BREAKING — Ukraine Loses Another F-16, But Scores 3 Kills Before Ejecting

This loss is the third confirmed F-16 crash in Ukrainian service since the jets began arriving in July 2024.

5d ago

BREAKING — Ukraine Loses Another F-16, But Scores 3 Kills Before Ejecting

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Germany Sends Ukraine 10 MORE IRIS-T Air Defense Systems

Germany under the new Chancellor is moving some serious hardware

6d ago

Germany Sends Ukraine 10 MORE IRIS-T Air Defense Systems

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America’s Cutting Edge AMPV Could See Combat in Ukraine

The Army is changing priorities, and Ukraine could get its hands on the AMPV before the US has a chance to field it.

May 13

America’s Cutting Edge AMPV Could See Combat in Ukraine

May 13

Germany Delivers More Slovak Zuzana-2 Howitzers to Ukraine

Oh! Zuzana-2, Don’t you cry for me.

May 11

Germany Delivers More Slovak Zuzana-2 Howitzers to Ukraine

May 11

Chernobyl Breached! Russia’s Drone Strike on Nuclear History’s Most Dangerous Ruin

News broke in February that should have sent shockwaves through global media but largely didn’t: on February 14, a Russian kamikaze drone…

May 8

Chernobyl Breached! Russia’s Drone Strike on Nuclear History’s Most Dangerous Ruin

May 8

How a Secret Japanese Satellite Deal Just Supercharged Ukraine’s War Intel

On April 21, 2025, Japan did something it had never done before: it handed over its most advanced form of space-based surveillance to a…

May 6

How a Secret Japanese Satellite Deal Just Supercharged Ukraine’s War Intel

May 6

Battlefield First! Ukrainian Sea Drone Drops Two Russian Su-30 Fighters with Sidewinders

How many times have I said the words “Battlefield First” in the past ten years of covering the Ukraine conflict? A lot…

May 5

Battlefield First! Ukrainian Sea Drone Drops Two Russian Su-30 Fighters with Sidewinders

May 5

Netherlands Sends Ukraine a Lifeline With New I-HAWK Missile Systems

Just a quick update today, friends. If you’re a longtime reader of mine, then you know how fond I am of the HAWK missile defense system for…

May 4

Netherlands Sends Ukraine a Lifeline With New I-HAWK Missile Systems

May 4

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