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...
Summary and Key Points: The Air Force is extending the F-16’s relevance into the 2040s by pairing structural life-extension work with modern sensors and...
Summary and Key Points: Israel used its F-35I Adir during the 12-day fight with Iran, but the campaign is framed as a networked operation...
Summary and Key Points: Early coverage framed North Korea’s role in Ukraine as a manpower story—thousands of troops in Russia’s Kursk region and fears...
Summary and Key Points: Footage circulating on TikTok appears to show Russia’s Su-57 flying over Algeria, offering early visual evidence that Moscow has secured...
Summary and Key Points: The sinking of the nuclear-powered Kursk in August 2000 killed all 118 sailors and became an early test of Putin-era...
Summary and Key Points: As of February 13, 2026, the U.S. Air Force has officially denied reports that it received F-35 fighters with “empty...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear submarine, famously sank at its dock in May 1969 due to “culpable negligence”...
Summary and Key Points: America’s Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines anchor the most survivable leg of the nuclear triad—yet Washington delayed their replacement and is now...
Summary and Key Points: During Mardi Gras security patrols in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a Louisiana National Guard soldier reportedly left an M4 carbine...
Summary and Key Points: India’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, suffered a costly accident in 2017 when seawater flooded a propulsion-area compartment...