PinnedInTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·May 27, 2025David Axe, War Writer of 25 Years’ Experience, Is Now on SubstackSubscribe to Trench Art
PinnedInTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Sep 4, 2021The U.S. Air Force Once Sent Drones On Daring Suicide Missions Over VietnamThe drone campaign aimed to save pilots’ livesA response icon1A response icon1
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Dec 3, 2025This Is How Venezuela Becomes A Quagmire Like IraqU.S. ‘decapitation’ campaigns are rarely swift or clean
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Nov 24, 2025Before, There Was ‘Shell Shock.’ Now Soldiers In Trenches Suffer From Drone-Induced ‘FPV Syndrome.’The fear and paranoia are signatures of a new era of warfare.A response icon2A response icon2
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Nov 20, 20252 Minutes. That’s How Long Many Drones Survive In The Constant Electronic Duel Over Ukraine.In this new era of robotic warfare, armies must adapt … or die.
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Nov 18, 2025There’s One Way Out of the Ruins of Myrnohrad For Hundreds of Irreplaceable Ukrainian TroopsUkrainian air strikes may only delay the inevitable
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Nov 12, 2025The Fog Wasn’t Quite Thick Enough To Save This Russian Tank Column From Ukrainian DronesVolodymyrivka holds as the fourth Russian assault fails
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Nov 10, 2025To Jam Russia’s Mach-5.7 Kinzhal Missiles, Ukrainian Troops Fed Them An Encoded Patriotic Anthem
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Nov 8, 2025How To Make A Drone-Proof Porcupine TankUnravel 3 tons of aluminum cable and weld it onA response icon2A response icon2
InTrench ArtbyDavid Axe·Nov 7, 2025‘The Element Of Surprise’: How Elite Ukrainian Troops Fought A Desperate Rearguard Action
