Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – President Trump’s call for a new “Trump-class” battleship with 120 VLS cells and hypersonic missiles faces skepticism due to...
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Key Points and Summary – President Trump’s call for a new “Trump-class” battleship with 120 VLS cells and hypersonic missiles faces skepticism due to...
Key Points and Summary – The Blue Ridge-class ships (USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney) are the only purpose-built amphibious command-and-control vessels in...
Key Points and Summary – The Sierra II-class (Project 945A Kondor) submarines are the Russian Navy’s last active titanium-hulled boats following the retirement of...
Key Points and Summary – The F-4 Phantom II, a “pivotal” third-generation fighter, built its “legendary” reputation in Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm with...
Key Points and Summary – This op-ed argues that the U.S. Navy’s proposed “Trump-class” battleships (a fleet of 10 or more) are essential to...
Key Points and Summary – Nuclear-powered submarines offer extraordinary endurance, but when refueling finally arrives, it is a painstaking industrial event—not a simple “fill-up.”...
Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat was designed first as a fleet-defense interceptor—built to spot Soviet bombers early, fire AIM-54 Phoenix missiles...
Key Points and Summary – Theodore Roosevelt’s 1902 quote was simple: military strength, especially at sea, is not about picking fights—it is about preventing...
Key Points and Summary – USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is operating in the Philippine Sea with its strike group after a Guam port call,...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy isn’t collapsing, but it is operating under visible strain: costly procurement missteps, concept churn, and a...