Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
For three decades, the Sturgeon-class submarines were the U.S. Navy's quiet Cold War hunters, trailing Soviet missile boats and tapping their undersea cables in...
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For three decades, the Sturgeon-class submarines were the U.S. Navy's quiet Cold War hunters, trailing Soviet missile boats and tapping their undersea cables in...
Key Points: Guam is central to U.S. strategy in East Asia but remains vulnerable to China’s extensive missile arsenal, including DF-26 “Guam Killer” ballistic...
Key Points: A viral social media post by an X user captured a Japanese hypersonic missile system, the Hyper-Velocity Sliding Projectile, being transported on...
Key Points: The Canadian Armed Forces face a critical recruitment and retention crisis, with 12,000 unfilled positions and rising attrition rates undermining operational capacity....
Key Points: When Donald Trump becomes the 47th U.S. president, his defense budgets will likely emphasize increased spending on advanced weapons systems like the...
Key Points: The Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program faces uncertainty due to high costs and design ambiguities. Originally estimated at $300 million per...
Key Points: China could potentially launch a “modern-day Pearl Harbor” by targeting key U.S. bases in East Asia—Guam, Okinawa, and South Korea—with a barrage...
Key Points: The Israeli Merkava Mk4 Barak is a pinnacle of modern tank warfare, equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as the Iron Vision helmet...
When Russia struck Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile, armed with multiple conventional independent re-entry vehicles, it was a clear instance of...
Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Teams specialize in covert underwater operations using mini-submarines like the Mark 8 and the advanced...
Key Points: The Russian Su-35 Flanker-E and American F-16 Fighting Falcon represent contrasting strengths in air combat, with upcoming Ukrainian-Russian engagements likely to test...