Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The Canadian Armed Forces are facing a severe readiness crisis, with internal reports revealing that only 58% of forces could...
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Summary and Key Points: The Canadian Armed Forces are facing a severe readiness crisis, with internal reports revealing that only 58% of forces could...
Summary and Key Points: Canada is racing to replace its aging Victoria-class submarines, acquired from the UK in the 1990s and expected to limp...
Summary and Key Points: After being docked since the summer of 2023, the lead Zumwalt-class destroyer returned to sea trials following a major modernization...
Summary and Key Points: China’s J-20 family is becoming a production story as much as a capability story. Estimates cited from RUSI suggest the...
Synopsis: NASA’s unmanned X-43A Hyper-X proved that an air-breathing scramjet could fly at hypersonic speed, riding a B-52 launch and a booster rocket before...
Summary and Key Points: Along the Line of Actual Control, geography shapes everything—especially armor. High altitude and brutal terrain on the Tibetan Plateau punish...
Summary and Key Points: China’s J-20 is positioned as a centerpiece of a rapidly modernizing PLAAF, with outside estimates projecting a sharp rise in...
Summary and Key Points: As U.S. naval forces surge toward the Persian Gulf, Iran is signaling that any strikes would trigger retaliation—including attempts to...
Canada’s defense spending surge is colliding with a politically fraught fighter decision. Ottawa committed to 88 F-35s and funded an initial 16, but rising...
Russia’s Kilo-class submarine is one of Moscow's most successful naval exports, serving in fleets from China to Vietnam due to its suitability for shallow...