Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive, delivers a scathing post-mortem of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Dubbed the "Little Crappy...
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Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive, delivers a scathing post-mortem of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Dubbed the "Little Crappy...
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense researcher and analyst, evaluates the "electromagnetic resurrection" of the U.S. Navy’s railgun program. After the program was officially...
Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and expert in military AI, evaluates the strategic "bunker-busting" mystery surrounding the GBU-57B Massive...
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense researcher and analyst, evaluates the "transparency of stealth", following claims by Chinese AI firm Jingan Technology. During the...
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive, evaluates the Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) as a "technological white elephant" of the post-Cold War era. While...
Kris Osborn, President of Warrior Maven and former Pentagon acquisition expert, evaluates the strategic "multi-domain" shift in the Pacific. The deployment of the Typhon...
Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, provides a tactical and historical defense of the M2 Bradley...
Summary and Key Points on the Gunslinger Missile: Caleb Larson, an American defense journalist based in Berlin and former POLITICO Europe reporter, evaluates the...
Dr. Andrew Latham, a professor of international relations, evaluates the South Korean K3 main battle tank (MBT) concept as of March 14, 2026. While...
Reuben F. Johnson, a 36-year veteran of foreign weapons systems analysis and Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, evaluates the "cost-asymmetry crisis"...