Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
After a strange turn of events that saw her long-expected nomination get redirected for a time, on Aug. 14, Adm. Lisa Franchetti took the...
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After a strange turn of events that saw her long-expected nomination get redirected for a time, on Aug. 14, Adm. Lisa Franchetti took the...
On Monday, national leaders from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States came together in Point Loma Naval Base, San Diego, and announced...
China’s threats against Taiwan, backed by a rapidly modernized and expanded U.S. Navy, fuel the urgency to grow the U.S. Naval and Maritime fleet. However,...
Russia’s offensive in Ukraine is now in slow motion, and now is the time for Kyiv to try and push back and seize the...
Navy’s New Budget Ignores Reality, Fails to Deliver Warfighting Capacity, and Is Probably Illegal – Bipartisan concern over China’s increasingly belligerent posture led Congress...
The importance and use of forward naval presence have been roundly debated for months. That debate ended on Feb. 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine...
In the South China Sea, skirmishes amongst fishing fleets and coast guards near a contested shoal are commonplace. But there is a bigger fight...
On October 2, the USS Connecticut ran into an underground mountain in the South China Sea. The Navy has fired the nuclear attack sub’s top three...
Since 2015, the Heritage Foundation has compiled an annual Index of Military Strength assessing each of the armed service’s ability to execute its warfighting mission....
Chinese military activity around Taiwan has risen to unprecedented levels over the last few months. Chinese warplanes have breached Taiwan’s air defense zone more...