Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The conventional wisdom in Washington is that the Iran ceasefire now frees up American diplomatic energy to refocus on the war in Ukraine—but that...
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The conventional wisdom in Washington is that the Iran ceasefire now frees up American diplomatic energy to refocus on the war in Ukraine—but that...
Russia’s Kilo-class submarine is one of Moscow's most successful naval exports, serving in fleets from China to Vietnam due to its suitability for shallow...
Key Points and Summary – Following the 1960 downing of Francis Gary Powers’ U-2, the U.S. faced a critical intelligence gap over the Soviet...
“The Sergeant is the Army” captures Eisenhower’s core belief that battlefield performance is built from the ground up, through disciplined, competent small-unit leadership. His...
Summary and Key Points: While military analysts focus on the threat of hypersonic missiles, a recent Navy investigation reveals that U.S. supercarriers faced a...
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class BBG(X) “guided-missile battleship” is framed as a bold response to China, but the concept clashes with modern...
Summary and Key Points: During a recent visit to Doha, Qatar, President Trump announced his vision for a “Super Raptor”—a modernized version of the...
Development of the propulsion system for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 (NGAD) fighter is proceeding faster than anticipated under the Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP)...
Summary and Key Points: Reports seem to confirm that Russia is decommissioning its sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, with plans to likely scrap...
Summary and Key Points: A Congressional Budget Office analysis suggests President Trump’s proposed “Golden Fleet” of BBG(X) Trump-class battleships could become the most expensive...
Summary and Key Points: General George S. Patton’s famous maxim, “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but by how...