Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Amid rising tensions in January 2026, Iran has renewed threats to “close” the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint...
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Summary and Key Points: Amid rising tensions in January 2026, Iran has renewed threats to “close” the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint...
Summary The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) recently completed builder’s sea trials to validate systems for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon, officially making it...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s warning that China could knock out U.S. aircraft carriers in “20 minutes” spotlights the hypersonic era: maneuvering weapons above Mach...
Summary and Key Points: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program carries a staggering $2 trillion price tag, but expert Harrison Kass argues this figure...
Nuclear Space Bomber? Why Russia and China Fear the US Space Force’s Secret X-37B Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B operates...
The Challenger 3 has completed its first crewed live-fire trials in the UK, the first time in more than three decades a newly developed...
Often overshadowed by the F-15 and F-16, the Northrop F-5E Tiger II remains one of history’s most successful fighters. Designed as an affordable, lightweight...
The F-15EX Eagle II revives a proven F-15 design family with a new-build airframe, digital backbone, open mission systems, and modern avionics—shifting the jet’s...
Aircraft Carriers Aren’t Obsolete—They’re Evolving for China’s Missile Age Every generation, new weapons emerge that challenge the aircraft carrier, causing some to declare the...
Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, pushing the fleet to nearly 1,300 aircraft across 12 nations and reinforcing the program’s shift into predictable,...