Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
When the Pentagon announced its decision to supply Ukraine with the Switchblade drone, many experts were skeptical of the difference it could make on...
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Summary and Key Points: The USS Nimitz — laid down in 1968 and originally scheduled to begin decommissioning at Norfolk this month — has...
The Gerald R. Ford-class carrier was supposed to be the evolutionary successor to the 50-year-old Nimitz, but instead of replacing one major system at...
With the USS Nimitz now in the Caribbean, the prospect of an American operation against Cuba has increased. And while Havana retains an air...
France’s Charles de Gaulle (R91) is the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside the U.S. fleet — half the size of a Nimitz-class but built...
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...
Britain’s Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine is so quiet that sonar operators have mistaken its acoustic signature for a baby dolphin or ambient ocean background...
The F-22 Raptor is considered by many to be one of the most advanced aircraft currently in service. Despite being built in the 1980s...
The FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) — the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the world outside the U.S. fleet — has arrived in the...
The B-52 Stratofortress pilots perfected low-level flying during the Cold War to operate under Soviet radar systems after the Soviets made significant enhancements to...
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...
A new study has uncovered a deeply troubling problem in the world’s network of undersea commercial tunnels: rubber GINA gaskets are degrading 35% faster...
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...
The U.S. war with Iran has now lasted more than two months. Pentagon munitions stockpiles are critically short. The Pentagon recently attempted to reclaim...
The Iran Ceasefire Isn’t Dead. That’s Exactly the Problem: The ceasefire is holding, and Iran is the reason. Not because Tehran has any interest...
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...
When the Pentagon announced its decision to supply Ukraine with the Switchblade drone, many experts were skeptical of the difference it could make on...
There has been a large number of rumors making claims that Russia’s President Putin is sick with cancer or will soon be deposed in...
One of the most effective weapon systems used in Ukraine is the Bayraktar TB2 tactical unmanned aerial system. Since the start of the conflict,...
On day 96 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military continues to look for a breakthrough in eastern Ukraine, pushing into Severodonetsk....
One American and four Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with spying and conspiring to silence critics of the Chinese government on American soil....
