Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Takeaways – Japan’s new Taigei-class submarines mark a major leap from the Sōryū-class and signal how serious Tokyo is about undersea warfare in...
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Key Takeaways – Japan’s new Taigei-class submarines mark a major leap from the Sōryū-class and signal how serious Tokyo is about undersea warfare in...
Key Takeaways – The F-22 Raptor delivered exactly what the Air Force wanted on paper: stealth, supercruise, brutal kinematics, and unmatched sensors. -What it...
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin is quietly lobbying to save 35 early Block 20 F-22 Raptors from the scrapyard by folding them...
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet says the company is in “very active” talks with the Pentagon and Trump White...
Key Points and Summary – This piece revisits the Grumman F-14 Super Tomcat 21, a 1990s proposal to turn the F-14D into a low-risk,...
Article Summary – NASA’s X-43A scramjet set a stunning air-breathing speed record in 2004, hitting Mach 9.6 after a B-52/Pegasus launch—but the engine only...
Article Summary – Chinese state TV now touts the J-35 carrier fighter as nearly matching the F-35’s stealth, claiming a radar cross-section smaller than...
Article Summary – South Korea’s F-15K “Slam Eagle” is far more than a rebadged U.S. F-15E. Reengineered around the peninsula’s unique threat environment, it...
Key Points and Summary – A group of retired Royal Canadian Air Force leaders is urging Ottawa not to dilute its F-35A buy by...
Key Points and Summary – Ottawa is reviewing its $19B CAD F-35 purchase amid trade tensions and supply concerns, prompting speculation about swapping remaining...