Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Was the Ford-class a mistake? This month, the United States Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) – the lead vessel of a...
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Was the Ford-class a mistake? This month, the United States Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) – the lead vessel of a...
The Russian military is never found wanting for grand predictions about the capabilities of their new equipment designs. But reality often fails to match...
Earlier this week on 19FortyFive, we published a story on the XM25 25x40mm grenade launcher aka the “Punisher,” an ill-fated joint venture between Heckler...
World War II was the largest and most deadly conflict in human history. It involved the majority of the world’s nations, including all of the...
China may have the world’s most impressive fleets of heavily armed amphibious armored fighting vehicles—and it’s no secret why: Taiwan. Beijing has made it...
Flying Aircraft Carrier Concept Failure – The mighty aircraft carrier still rules the world’s oceans as the top warship that to many seem completely...
The Biden Administration has sent billions of dollars of top-tier military equipment to Ukraine to ensure that nation can defend itself against Russia’s military...
Was Afghanistan Winnable? As we approach the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the Afghan government and army to a relatively weak Taliban army, there...
One of the more frustrating aspects of U.S. foreign policy is the ritual hand-holding of Europe. Since the end of World War II, through...
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in late February, the policy conversation in Washington and European capitals has revolved around how best...