Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and geopolitical analyst, evaluates the high-stakes "undersea pivot" of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). With the...
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Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and geopolitical analyst, evaluates the high-stakes "undersea pivot" of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). With the...
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of Winning Space, evaluates the "uncomfortable reality" facing the U.S. Navy: the inherent and proven...
Brandon J. Weichert, a senior national security editor and geopolitical analyst, evaluates the "expensive daydream" of Russia’s MiG-41 (PAK DP) program as Moscow attempts...
This report analyzes the feasibility of a Columbia-class SSGN variant and the shift toward Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (LUUVs) as a cheaper, more survivable...
Brandon J. Weichert, a senior national security editor and author, evaluates the end of the U.S. Navy’s "era of impunity" in the Indo-Pacific. The...
The Los Angeles-class (688) attack submarine, the definitive workhorse of the U.S. Navy for five decades, is at the center of a looming "submarine...
As of March 6, 2026, the U.S. Navy is facing a "magazine depth" crisis. Operation Epic Fury has consumed a massive number of Tomahawk...
The Virginia-class attack submarine, originally conceived as a flexible "bridge" between Cold War leviathans and future stealth platforms, has officially become the indispensable—and overburdened—backbone...
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of The Shadow War, evaluates the looming logistics collapse, warning that President Trump’s "forever war"...
The tactical success of Operation Epic Fury has exposed a critical strategic fragility: the United States is attempting to dismantle a regional power's hardened...