Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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...
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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...
Synopsis: President Trump’s proposed “Trump-class” guided-missile battleship, BBG(X), is designed to sound like a revival of American sea power—but the concept is strategically mismatched...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA is pitched as a next-generation, subsonic stealth bomber meant to replace aging Tu-95s and complement upgraded...
Synopsis: China is moving from a domestic fighter producer to a global exporter with a three-tier portfolio: the FC-31/J-35 export variant aimed at the...
Key Points and Summary – Canada is again reexamining its plan to buy 88 F-35A fighters, keeping a long-running procurement saga alive while U.S.–Canada...