Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The Russian-built Su-57 is just one of just a handful of fifth-generation combat aircraft to be developed to date. And while only around a...
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Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
Surface-fired hypersonic missiles, 600kw lasers, high-velocity rounds, and a 32 Megajoule Railgun are a few of the weapons systems expected to be built into...
Few American military figures remain as recognizable decades after their death as George S. Patton Jr. He was feared by his enemies and admired...
Summary and Key Points: The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cannot safely operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighters because the aircraft...
If you love the F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet, you will be glad to know that the Pentagon is doubling the acquisition effort. The...
Is Florida Still An Inexpensive State To Live In?: The sunshine, the weather (no snow), and the proximity to both the Atlantic Ocean and...
“Water is $4.50 for a basic Desani. Smartwater is $6.25. Food is almost unaffordable, and people bring their own food now. Soon, we might...
My wife and I are political scientists, and what better way to study politics than living in Washington, DC? Plus, I am a foreign...
Key Takeaways: Four in ten American workers across every generational cohort — including 57 percent of workers ages 18 to 34, 42 percent of...
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year of hostilities, the dynamics on the ground and in the air are shifting. Having traveled...
Donald Trump’s Way of War: An American Tradition At first, conventional minds worried that President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran would draw us into...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Defense and aerospace industrial firms from the Islamic Republic of Iran that had been scheduled and confirmed to participate in Defense...
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran expires tonight. No deal has been reached. No formal extension has been agreed. Vance is...
Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
The Russian-built Su-57 is just one of just a handful of fifth-generation combat aircraft to be developed to date. And while only around a...
A “railgun” is a concept that may seem like something straight out of science fiction: a weapon that could utilize a large circuit to...
This week Chief of Naval Operations Mike Gilday and Marine Corps Commandant David Berger went before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee to talk budgets and...
Despite the great “ammunition shortage” of 2021 there hasn’t been a lot of news about thieves breaking into stores or warehouses – at least...
Perhaps only after the AK-47, no Soviet-made Cold War-era weapon is as iconic as the RPG-7, the portable, reusable, unguided, should-launched anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade...
