Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: The RAH-66 Comanche cancellation initially looked like a brutal setback for Army aviation—an expensive next-generation stealth helicopter project abruptly ended. -But in hindsight,...
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Synopsis: The RAH-66 Comanche cancellation initially looked like a brutal setback for Army aviation—an expensive next-generation stealth helicopter project abruptly ended. -But in hindsight,...
Synopsis: The Air Force’s long-running “bomber deficit” is resurfacing as global tasking grows faster than available, ready aircraft. -The central risk is timing: legacy...
Key Points and Summary – Debate is growing over whether the United States should sell export variants of the B-21 Raider to close allies....
Synopsis: A proposed “Trump-class” battleship concept argues the Navy needs more than exquisite sensors—it needs massed, networked firepower for a Pacific fight. -With the...
Synopsis: Canada’s fighter decision is no longer just about price; it’s about whether Ottawa can defend a continent-sized airspace with credible fifth-generation capability. With...
Key Points and Summary – Finland’s purchase of 66 F-35As helps build a truly continental F-35 wall across Europe, with NATO partners on track...
Key Points and Summary: The YF-118G Was the Cheap Stealth Fighter -The YF-118G “Bird of Prey” was never meant to win dogfights or headline...
Key Points and Summary – China’s coming H-20 stealth bomber isn’t just a technology story—it’s a mass story. -Drawing on production experience from the...
Key Points and Summary: F-47 NGAD Coming to Europe if FCAS Does Not Occur? -European ambitions for a homegrown sixth-generation fighter are faltering. The...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s homegrown 4.5-generation fighters—Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Rafale—are capable, upgradeable jets, but they cannot match a continent-wide network of...