Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Russia’s Kilo-class submarine is one of Moscow's most successful naval exports, serving in fleets from China to Vietnam due to its suitability for shallow...
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Russia’s Kilo-class submarine is one of Moscow's most successful naval exports, serving in fleets from China to Vietnam due to its suitability for shallow...
Key Points and Summary – Following the 1960 downing of Francis Gary Powers’ U-2, the U.S. faced a critical intelligence gap over the Soviet...
Everyone Is Asking the Wrong Question About Trump’s Foreign Policy Washington keeps circling the same argument about Donald Trump’s foreign policy. Some insist there...
A line widely attributed to Lao Tzu—often rendered as “He who knows he has enough is rich”—captures a central Taoist idea: real wealth is...
Summary and Key Points: China appears to be evolving its “carrier-killer” missile concept (DF-21D/DF-26B) into a weapon with intercontinental reach, threatening U.S. carrier strike...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class Block V submarine represents a major leap in undersea warfare capabilities, primarily due to the new...
Under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new "speed to capability" mandate, a wave of "war unicorns"—defense startups valued at over $1 billion—is transforming the Pentagon. While...
Summary and Key Points: With sixth-generation fighters still shrouded in secrecy, the more immediate comparison is fifth-generation: China’s J-20 versus America’s F-35 and F-22....
China’s lesser-known bomber effort—dubbed JH-XX by U.S. intelligence—appears designed to complement the H-20 with a smaller, tactical stealth strike aircraft. A 2019 DIA report...
While legendary platforms like the XB-70 Valkyrie were doomed by advancing air defenses, the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 Raider is designed to defeat...