Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
There’s a big international weapons program that probably doesn’t pass the post-coronavirus pub test for supply chain security. As US President Donald Trump’s recently said, ‘It’s...
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In 1967, Israel defeated Egypt in Just Six Days. Could Israel do the Same with Turkey? – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser made no...
The US Air Force (USAF) has just released a set of new photographs showing the 6th-generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber engaged in air-to-air refueling test...
Iran has no Navy, no Air Force, and no realistic path to defeating the U.S. Navy in a conventional fight. Its weapons against the...
SEAL Team 6: Iran Time? The special operations raid that captured Maduro was one of the most spectacular missions in recent military history. Using...
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...
Summary and Key Points: Rocket Lab has a 100 percent success rate testing hypersonic weapons at Mach 5+ — seven for seven — and...
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was the first stealth aircraft in the world to enter active service, and no analog existed in any other nation...
The Air Force has spent two decades trying to retire the A-10 Warthog in favor of faster, more expensive jets. Iran’s $50,000 drone swarms...
In another blow to the operational readiness of the U.S. Navy’s carrier fleet, the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is still in port for...
Archaeologists working with Dicle University have identified a surprisingly well-preserved settlement dating back approximately 2,400 years beneath Dicle Dam Lake in southeastern Turkey. The...
India is not currently in talks to acquire the F-35, but the question of whether it should buy the aircraft has only grown more...
The Iran Strait of Hormuz Crisis – From Bad to Worse? As of Monday morning, April 13, a U.S. military blockade of maritime traffic...
On April 13, the United States imposed a naval blockade targeting shipping to and from Iranian ports. Despite the outrage and claims from detractors...
House Democrats have introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The effort, led by Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) and Rep. John...
Mental Health and Psychological Stress In The On-Again, Off-Again Campaign Against Iran: US military warfighters facing the threats associated with combat operations over Iran...
At 10 am EST today, the U.S. Navy began enforcing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and departing Iranian ports. The announced purpose...
There is an old rule in medicine that applies with uncomfortable precision to war: never stop taking antibiotics halfway through the course. Do, and...
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...
There’s a big international weapons program that probably doesn’t pass the post-coronavirus pub test for supply chain security. As US President Donald Trump’s recently said, ‘It’s...
Over at the LA Times, I offered my thoughts on the recent Trump decision to get tough on China. While events in recent days...
I’ve taken a close interest in civil‐military relations for decades. I was taught the importance of civilian control over the U.S. military as a young NROTC midshipman....
The hospital at which I work offered antibody serology tests to all medical staff last Wednesday. The test detects IgG, the immunoglobulin that appears in...
In a post last month, we raised concerns about the unforeseen and underappreciated costs of expanding export controls on U.S. technology. Either those concerns fell on...
