Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
President Trump called Taiwan's $14 billion U.S. weapons package a "bargaining chip" he was holding over China, leverage he could trade for concessions from...
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President Trump called Taiwan's $14 billion U.S. weapons package a "bargaining chip" he was holding over China, leverage he could trade for concessions from...
The A-10’s survival into the late 2020s is a testament to tactical flexibility. In a peer-contest, the Warthog is a "slow-moving target," but in...
As of late March 2026, the strategic landscape of Operation Epic Fury has shifted from a high-intensity "shock" campaign to a calculated war of...
The U.S. has already fired 319 Tomahawk missiles in the Iran War — roughly 10% of its entire stockpile — and RTX builds fewer...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a platform once destined for the scrap heap, has found a second life in the 2026 battlespace. As Operation Epic...
The Nuclear Exception: Why France’s Charles de Gaulle is a Global Strategic Heavyweight You already know that the United States dominates the seas with...
The retirement of the Ohio-class SSGNs represents the single largest loss of conventional "magazine depth" in the history of the U.S. Navy. In 2026,...
Steve Balestrieri, former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and national security columnist, reveals how Ukraine's capture of an intact SAP-518SM "Regata" electronic warfare jamming...
The CF-18 Hornet is the definition of a "workhorse" that has been ridden into the ground. In 2026, the structural fatigue of these airframes...
The USS John C. Stennis is 14 months behind schedule and $483 million over budget. The USS Harry S. Truman begins its overhaul in...
The "White Emperor" represents one of the most successful accidental psychological operations in modern aviation history. What began as a terrifying glimpse into a...