Drones
Firestorm
Profiles Firestorm Labs, a 2022 San Diego startup that 3D-prints drones; it won a $100M Air Force deal and a $12.5M seed led by Lockheed Martin Ventures.
Latest
Guides
National Capability Evaluation Guide
GINC's National Capability Evaluation Guide uses a generation-and-tier system with weighted scoring, so newer fighters can outweigh dozens of older aircraft.
Guides
Attack Helicopter Guide
GINC's attack helicopter guide tracks development from the 1967 AH-1 Cobra to the AH-64E Apache and Ka-52, comparing fleets across five major military powers.
Security
Land Combat Guide
GINC's Land Combat Guide classifies ground forces across 25+ countries into five tech generations, from Cold War-era gear to Ukraine's 2022 modernization push.
Rethinking Power as Capability × Governance
GINC's capability-times-governance model sorts actors into latent, effective, hollow or impotent power, illustrated by China, Singapore and EU defense cases.
National Capability Framework
The History of National Capability: Defining the Unit of Analysis
GINC's historical framework divides two millennia into nine periods, with coding rules for tracking capability across entities like Rome, China and Britain.
Security
Air Strategic Strike Guide
GINC's strategic bomber guide traces air power from the WWII-era B-17 to modern stealth jets, comparing the B-52, Tu-95, Tu-160 and China's H-6 variants.
Submarines
Submarines and Sub Surface Platform Guide
GINC's submarine guide spans six generations from 1800s diesel boats to emerging autonomous platforms, covering WWI U-boat and WWII Pacific submarine warfare.
Space Companies
🇮🇳 Pixxel
Pixxel, an Indian space-tech firm, runs a nanosatellite constellation delivering patented hyperspectral imagery for environmental and government users.
Intelligence Agencies
🇦🇺 Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is Australia’s premier foreign intelligence agency, responsible for collecting and analyzing information from overseas sources to safeguard the nation’s strategic interests.
Cities
🇨🇳 Beijing (北京)
Beijing, home to 21 million people and a 2022 GDP above 4 trillion RMB, traces its role as China's political center from the Yuan dynasty to the 2008 Olympics.
Cities
🇬🇧 London
London's roughly 9 million residents anchor a financial hub generating over 500 billion pounds in value and drawing about 30 million visitors annually.