Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Finland is officially transitioning into a fifth-generation power with the rollout of 65 F-35A Lightning II fighters. Replacing the legacy...
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Summary and Key Points: Finland is officially transitioning into a fifth-generation power with the rollout of 65 F-35A Lightning II fighters. Replacing the legacy...
Summary and Key Points: Japan’s 2026 defense overhaul centers on the induction of 105 F-35A and F-35B stealth fighters. -This reinvigorated “First Island Chain”...
Summary and Key Points: The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet remains the U.S. Navy’s indispensable workhorse by leaning into its strengths: reliability, mass, and payload flexibility....
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s defense strategy is in a “tailspin” as the Carney government re-evaluates its F-35 commitment. -Saab has recently sweetened the...
Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, Europe’s air defense strategy is splitting into two distinct camps. The UK-Italy-Japan GCAP program has consolidated...
Summary and Key Points: The prospect of Canada abandoning its F-35 commitment for the Saab Gripen E is being framed as a “sovereignty” play,...
Summary and Key Points: The global fighter jet market is approaching a breaking point, as sustainment costs for advanced U.S. platforms such as the...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin’s 2026 Singapore Airshow projection of nearly 300 F-35s in the Asia-Pacific by 2035 marks a tectonic shift in...
Summary and Key Points: The $20 billion F-47 NGAD contract marks the most aggressive shift in American air superiority since the Cold War. -By...
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s $19 billion commitment to the F-35 is hanging by a thread as Prime Minister Mark Carney signals a tectonic...