Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – The X-44 MANTA was a radical NASA-Lockheed Martin concept from the 1990s designed to fly without vertical tails, relying...
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Key Points and Summary – The X-44 MANTA was a radical NASA-Lockheed Martin concept from the 1990s designed to fly without vertical tails, relying...
Key Points and Synopsis: In 2026, the F/A-18 Super Hornet remains the U.S. Navy’s reliable workhorse, prioritizing multirole flexibility and high sortie rates over...
Summary and Key Points – The USS Florida (SSGN-728) recently completed a historic 727-day deployment, circumnavigating the globe and traveling 60,000 nautical miles while...
Synopsis: On January 8, 2005, the nuclear submarine USS San Francisco collided with an uncharted underwater mountain while traveling at over 30 knots, resulting...
Synopsis: The U.S. Air Force plans to procure approximately 100 B-21 Raider stealth bombers to replace aging B-1B, B-2, and B-52 fleets, but experts...
Key Points and Summary – In a “quiet” but high-stakes 1997 operation, the U.S. purchased 21 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent them...
Key Points and Summary – The “Super F-22 Raptor” concept argues that the world’s best air-superiority fighter can be stretched further with new engines,...
Key Points and Summary – China is pursuing the Xi’an H-20, a rumored strategic stealth bomber that would give Beijing something it lacks today:...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy isn’t collapsing, but it is operating under visible strain: costly procurement missteps, concept churn, and a...
Key Points and Summary – The Su-35 is Russia’s most capable non-stealth fighter built in meaningful numbers—a peak evolution of the Su-27 Flanker, not...