Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Joining the military at age 18, serving for 20 years, and retiring at 38 is often pitched as a commonsense pathway to financial stability...
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Joining the military at age 18, serving for 20 years, and retiring at 38 is often pitched as a commonsense pathway to financial stability...
The entire U.S. stealth bomber fleet is 19 aircraft. The Iran war nearly used them all — and that was just one conflict against...
Trump’s FY2027 budget proposal includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending, a 40-plus-percent increase to what was already the world’s most generous defense budget. Framed...
In modern warfare, it’s getting harder to hide. The battlefield is increasingly saturated with drones, sensors, and persistent surveillance systems, all making traditional concealment...
Beginning December 2026, eligible men will be automatically registered for Selective Service. The self-registration requirement will end, shifting responsibility from the individual to the...
On April 7, 2026, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, which paused 40 days of high-intensity conflict that often seemed poised...
The J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Keeps Getting Better: Entering service in the mid-2010s, the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon is China’s first operational stealth...
The B-2 Spirit was one of the most advanced aircraft ever built. Yet only 21 were ever produced. While over 100 B-2s were originally...
The Taigei-Class Is the World’s First Submarine Designed Entirely Around Lithium-Ion Batteries The Taigei-class, or ‘big whale’, is Japan’s newest attack submarine. But the...
The Strait of Hormuz Carries 20% of the World’s Oil — The Strait of Malacca Carries $3.5 Trillion in Annual Trade and One-Third of...