Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is currently the focal point of a systemic industrial crisis that is eroding the U.S. Navy's global power...
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The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is currently the focal point of a systemic industrial crisis that is eroding the U.S. Navy's global power...
The withdrawal of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete marks a critical inflection point for Operation...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a platform once destined for the scrap heap, has found a second life in the 2026 battlespace. As Operation Epic...
The B-21 Raider program has reached a pivotal industrial crossroads in March 2026. As the Pentagon moves beyond the initial "black program" phase, the...
The decommissioning of the Ticonderoga-class cruisers, which carry a fleet-high 122 VLS cells loaded with Tomahawk missiles, creates a structural firepower gap that newer...
The deployment of HMS Anson illustrates the "Availability Trap" facing mid-sized blue-water navies in 2026. While the AUKUS framework is essential for future stability...
In the skies over Iran today, the F-35 is doing far more than dropping bombs. It is functioning as a penetrating sensor node, a...
America fired hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles in the opening days of the Iran War — and builds roughly 90 per year to replace...
The deployment of the Charles de Gaulle is a calculated gamble that highlights the "Single-Point-of-Failure" in French strategic autonomy. In the 2026 landscape of...
Jack Buckby, British defense researcher and analyst based in New York, reports on a damning Pentagon Director of Operational Test and Evaluation assessment finding...