Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Defense expert and former Air Force officer Christian D. Orr analyzes a critical logistical gap in Operation Epic Fury. With the USS Gerald R....
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Defense expert and former Air Force officer Christian D. Orr analyzes a critical logistical gap in Operation Epic Fury. With the USS Gerald R....
Defense columnist and former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri takes readers inside the USS Jimmy Carter. As the Navy's most expensive attack submarine,...
International relations professor Dr. Andrew Latham examines the legacy of the canceled Montana-class battleship. Scrapped in 1943 when it no longer fit the realities...
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the Pentagon's staggering $200 billion funding request for Operation Epic Fury. Highlighting the extreme costs of modern...
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood breaks down a critical vulnerability facing the U.S. military. As the war in Iran rapidly drains American Tomahawk...
Former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri analyzes the U.S. Navy's maintenance crisis. Following a 2021 collision, the $3 billion USS Connecticut remains stuck...
National security journalist Harrison Kass examines the asymmetric threat torpedoes pose to modern U.S. supercarriers. Despite possessing layered air defenses, $13 billion supercarriers remain...
Award-winning national security journalist Stephen Silver analyzes the recent 30-hour fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. While speculative reports from British...
National security journalist Harrison Kass analyzes the strategic vulnerability of China's modernizing aircraft carrier fleet. Despite launching the EMALS-equipped Fujian and developing the J-35...
Senior National Security Editor Brandon J. Weichert examines how the 2026 Iran War is providing a strategic blueprint for China. As the U.S. struggles...