Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
In August 1943, during the Sicily Campaign of World War II, U.S. General George S. Patton — visiting wounded American soldiers in field hospitals...
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In August 1943, during the Sicily Campaign of World War II, U.S. General George S. Patton — visiting wounded American soldiers in field hospitals...
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of The Shadow War, evaluates the looming logistics collapse, warning that President Trump’s "forever war"...
The F-35 vs. JAS 39 Gripen debate in Canada has reached a boiling point. With President Donald Trump’s trade policies causing friction in Ottawa,...
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst, evaluates the "stealth-first" doctrine that allowed the coalition to strike over 1,700 targets within the first 72...
Summary and Key Points: National security columnist Steve Balestrieri evaluates the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) rapid aircraft carrier expansion. The goal: become the...
The Eurofighter Typhoon has spent the last year transitioning from a high-end "air policing" asset to a frontline kinetic participant in the 2026 Middle...
The deployment of the U.S. Bomber Triad—the B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress—over Iran represents a rare and lethal synchronization of American airpower....
The technical brilliance of the Middle Eastern Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IADS) has hit a hard industrial ceiling. As of March 5, 2026,...
Summary and Key Points: Caleb Larson, a national security journalist, evaluates the deployment of the B-52 Stratofortress during Operation Epic Fury. -According to CENTCOM...
As of March 5, 2026, the true scale of the ground operations supporting Operation Roaring Lion (referred to by the U.S. as Epic Fury)...
The 2012 Red Flag-Alaska exercise remains one of the most debated events in modern aviation history. While the F-22 Raptor is widely considered the...