Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
SINGAPORE – At the May 30 through June 1 Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, senior Indian defense officials finally provided information about the early May...
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SINGAPORE – At the May 30 through June 1 Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, senior Indian defense officials finally provided information about the early May...
Several months ago, we examined the proposed Porte-avions de nouvelle génération (PA-Ng), or “new generation aircraft carrier” – the new supercarrier to be acquired and...
The US Navy has always operated at least 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers that can launch fixed wing, Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft in...
Diesel Submarines for the US Navy? The US Navy invented the nuclear-powered submarine. The first of these was the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), which was...
Key Points – HMAS Melbourne, Australia’s last conventional aircraft carrier (serving 1955-1982), had a notably troubled operational history, marked by never firing a shot...
Ever since the famous Lockheed Skunk Works-designed SR-71 Blackbird was retired from US Air Force (USAF) service in 1989, people have been asking what...
On April 6, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri reported that Saab, the manufacturer of the JAS 39 Gripen fighter series, is still in negotiations...
The United Kingdom’s (UK) participation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) has prompted other nations’ interest in joining the effort. The UK’s initial...
If there was ever a time when US defense spending was at such a high level that almost any idea could find funding, it...
In February of this year, the Canadian Armed Forces compiled an assessment of their readiness numbers across all three services. Part of the objective...