Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
F-22s are headed right on Ukraine’s doorstep: Last week, the United States Air Force deployed six Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors to Europe. The aircraft arrived at...
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The strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Secretary Marco Rubio’s announcement following the US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine has agreed to accept a 30-day ceasefire and to enter into...
The increasingly fraught endgame to the Russia-Ukraine war reflects a larger ongoing debate in the US policy community about who is ultimately responsible for...
Key Points – President Trump’s May 15th suggestion in Qatar of developing an “F-55″—a twin-engine “super upgrade” of the single-engine F-35 because he “doesn’t...
Key Points – The US Navy’s Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, USS Ohio (SSGN-726), made a significant port call in Guam starting April 23rd, with photos...
Key Points – The US Air Force’s F-47 NGAD, hailed by President Trump as unmatched in speed (Mach 2+) and capability, is projected to...
Key Points – Canada’s interest in joining the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) for a sixth-generation fighter, driven by desires for strategic diversification...
It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...
Key Points – Canada’s re-evaluation of its 88-unit F-35 fighter deal, driven by political tensions with the US, faces significant practical hurdles if Ottawa...
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU)—collectively known as the Union—took power after securing the largest block...
America is engaged in a new space race – one that will determine whether the U.S. or China will be the dominant nation in...
Tensions are escalating between US allies Turkey and Israel in Syria following Bashar al-Assad's ouster in December 2024 and the rise of HTS leader...
Throughout his presidential campaign last year, US President Donald Trump regularly insisted that he would stop the Ukraine War on ‘day one’ of his...
The leaders of France, the U.K., Germany, and Poland over the weekend joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “demand” that Putin immediately agree to...
The Drone, the Strike, and the Ritual: Why Kashmir’s War Is Never Really About Kashmir – The renewed fighting in Kashmir this month – Pakistan’s...
Summary and Key Points: -North Korea’s deployment of 15,000 troops to support Russia in Ukraine offers critical battlefield experience that could significantly enhance its...
Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....
North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is meeting with important allies during his Indo-Pacific trip, with one notable exception: South Korea, at a time of...
F-22s are headed right on Ukraine’s doorstep: Last week, the United States Air Force deployed six Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors to Europe. The aircraft arrived at...
China Released Footage of DF-17 Hypersonic Weapon – As the question was pondered over the weekend: will she or won’t she – as in whether...
Soldiers Destroy Land Mines Using Sticks, Tires, and Tanks – Video footage shared on various Telegram accounts recently shows soldiers, and possibly even civilians,...
Russia Moves Large Number Of Troops to South Ukraine – Ukraine’s deputy head of military intelligence, Vadym Skibitsky, revealed over the weekend that Russian...
After Grain Deal, Russia’s Blockade Continues. What will the Russian Navy Do About It? – While Russia’s running blockade of Ukraine’s southwestern coast has...
