Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – Donald Trump’s proposed Trump-class battleships—flagships of a new “Golden Fleet”—promise to be the most lethal surface combatants ever built,...
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Key Points and Summary – Donald Trump’s proposed Trump-class battleships—flagships of a new “Golden Fleet”—promise to be the most lethal surface combatants ever built,...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s homegrown 4.5-generation fighters—Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Rafale—are capable, upgradeable jets, but they cannot match a continent-wide network of...
Key Points and Summary – Finland has rolled out its first F-35A Lightning II, marking the start of a $9.6 billion transition from legacy...
Key Points and Summary – The F-35 Lightning II is simultaneously NATO’s most capable fighter and its most controversial. Critics highlight soaring costs, poor...
Key Points and Summary – Portugal is moving toward the F-35A as its “preferred” replacement for its aging F-16 fleet, with Air Force chief...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s Future Combat Air System was supposed to be the next-generation backbone of European airpower, led by France’s Dassault...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 is marketed as a premier stealth multirole fighter, but it falls short against its closest benchmark: the...
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Izumo-class “helicopter destroyers” are becoming true light carriers, able to operate the STOVL F-35B and extend airpower beyond...
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s X-32 nearly became the Joint Strike Fighter, but Lockheed’s X-35 won and evolved into today’s F-35. Some called...
Key Points and Summary – Russia sold the MiG-35 as a budget “MiG-29 for modern war”—AESA radar, upgraded engines, sharper electronic warfare, and real...