Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood breaks down a critical vulnerability facing the U.S. military. As the war in Iran rapidly drains American Tomahawk...
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Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the strategic stalemate of Operation Epic Fury. Despite suffering devastating military losses, Iran is weaponizing the Strait...
Former intelligence analyst Isaac Seitz examines the legendary M1 Abrams. From its dominant debut in Desert Storm to navigating the drone-filled skies of Ukraine,...
Former Pentagon expert Kris Osborn examines the surprising redemption of the Littoral Combat Ship. Once criticized for its lack of blue-water survivability, the LCS...
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the Pentagon's staggering $200 billion funding request for Operation Epic Fury. Highlighting the extreme costs of modern...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
The strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
Defense expert and former Air Force officer Christian D. Orr analyzes a critical logistical gap in Operation Epic Fury. With the USS Gerald R....
International relations professor Dr. Andrew Latham examines the legacy of the canceled Montana-class battleship. Scrapped in 1943 when it no longer fit the realities...
Former U.S. Air Force pilot selectee and national security attorney Harrison Kass reveals a terrifying naval vulnerability. Uncover how ultra-quiet diesel-electric submarines from the...
Summary and Key Points: Defense expert Christian D. Orr examines Spain’s quiet resurgence in naval manufacturing amidst deepening geopolitical rifts with Washington. While tensions...
The U.S. military faces a critical combat readiness gap as new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters begin arriving without operational radars. Delayed by the complex...
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood tackles the rising fears of a military draft for Operation Epic Fury. Despite ambiguous statements from the administration,...
Despite securing raw critical minerals through initiatives like Project Vault, the U.S. remains reliant on China for 85% of chemical processing. Jordan Sessler argues...
Award-winning defense analyst Reuben F. Johnson explores the severe consequences of delaying the 6th-generation F-47 and F/A-XX programs. With China advancing its own stealth...
Former Army officer Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the startling aviation losses in the Middle East. While 20 American aircraft have been damaged or...
Defense columnist and former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri takes readers inside the USS Jimmy Carter. As the Navy's most expensive attack submarine,...
The USS John C. Stennis overhaul has extended to 5.5 years, with a new 2026 completion date. Kris Osborn explores how "growth work," industrial...
China is narrowing the stealth production gap. Experts warn that Beijing’s aviation infrastructure expansion now exceeds Lockheed Martin’s F-35 complex, with a capacity to...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
Key Points and Summary – When North Korea stormed across the 38th parallel in June 1950, an exhausted post-WWII US Army rushed a tiny...
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood breaks down a critical vulnerability facing the U.S. military. As the war in Iran rapidly drains American Tomahawk...
Former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri analyzes the U.S. Navy's maintenance crisis. Following a 2021 collision, the $3 billion USS Connecticut remains stuck...
Defense columnist and former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri analyzes the U.S. Air Force’s race to field the F-47 stealth fighter. Transforming pilots...
Despite recent headlines, Australia isn't abandoning the F-35. Journalist Georgia Gilholy breaks down Canberra's strategic pivot to pause a 28-jet order, opting instead to...
The AH-64 Apache has returned to the front lines with a completely new mission. Deployed to counter Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz,...
