Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and defense expert, evaluates the "strategic leap" of the Dassault Rafale as it transitions...
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NATO is not collapsing, but it is changing: some of its most important members want the alliance's protection while keeping a freer hand outside...
For years the West dismissed China's fighters as second-tier. Then the J-10CE reportedly beat the Eurofighter Typhoon in all nine simulated engagements — and...
When Trump's Iran war ends with a signed settlement, the verdicts will come fast — and most will be premature. The questions that actually...
The Iran Deal Won’t Buy America Security. It Will Cost It: Proponents of the emerging nuclear agreement with Iran have settled on a convenient...
Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
The F-14 Tomcat was never meant to fly on the TF30. Designed for the Pratt & Whitney F401, it got the TF30 as a...
In the 1970s the Soviet Union set out to challenge American carriers with the Kiev-class — a hybrid "heavy aviation cruiser" bristling with anti-ship...
The MQ-25 Stingray just cleared Milestone C, moving the world's first carrier-based autonomous aircraft toward the fleet. It isn't a fighter or a bomber...
Before the SR-71 Blackbird ever flew, a Soviet aviation designer named Pavel Tsybin was already trying to build a spy plane to beat it...
Greece has selected Embraer's C-390 over a new Lockheed C-130 to replace its aging Hercules fleet, approving €600 million for three jets. It's the...
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a 2-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump is the first sitting U.S. president...
Canada committed in 2023 to buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters to replace its CF-18 fleet — today it has firmly committed to...
Two classified Russian military satellites maintained a 10-foot gap in low Earth orbit on April 28, while traveling at 17,000 miles per hour. The...
Ukrainian “long-range sanctions” continue to hammer targets in Russia, with continued targeting of the Russian capital of Moscow with massive drone attacks. Tuesday’s drone...
Under a revised AUKUS deal confirmed May 30, Australia will buy three secondhand Virginia-class submarines from the US Navy instead of the mix of...
Summary and Key Points: At the 1985 Geneva Summit, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev issued a joint statement declaring that a...
On May 9, 2026, Russia held its annual Victory Day parade in Red Square. It was the shortest in the event’s history. Just 43...
Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and defense expert, evaluates the "strategic leap" of the Dassault Rafale as it transitions...
Georgia Gilholy, a UK-based journalist, evaluates the strategic "opening" Saab is utilizing to pitch the Gripen fighter to Canada as an alternative or "dual...
Summary and Key Points: National Security Columnist Steve Balestrieri evaluates the Shenyang J-35A, China’s land-based fifth-generation stealth fighter. -Officially adopted by the PLAAF in...
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst and British researcher, evaluates the unusual "final act" of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it transits to...
Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former military contractor, evaluates the "geometric and logistical" crucible of Valley Forge. The strategic lessons of...
