Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – Trump’s BBG(X) “Trump-class” would revive the battleship label with a guided-missile surface combatant, starting with USS Defiant, and potentially...
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Key Points and Summary – Trump’s BBG(X) “Trump-class” would revive the battleship label with a guided-missile surface combatant, starting with USS Defiant, and potentially...
Synopsis: This piece argues that a U.S. raid capturing Nicolás Maduro—paired with a broader strike campaign—may resemble Russia’s failed decapitation attempt in Ukraine in...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA is pitched as a next-generation, subsonic stealth bomber meant to replace aging Tu-95s and complement upgraded...
Key Points and Summary on Tu-160 Bomber Delivery to Russian Air Force – Russia’s defense industry is surging production to backfill combat losses, with...
Key Points and Summary – The piece uses a Ukrainian cross-country skier’s refusal to speak with Russians—calling them “terrorists”—as a blunt window into why...
Synopsis – European military leaders are increasingly blunt: the continent is living in a gray zone “between peace and war,” and societies must prepare...
Synopsis: Russia built the Su-35 as a modernized Su-27 and a stopgap while fifth-generation ambitions lagged—then expected exports to surge once it entered Russian...
Key Points and Summary – Russia claims Ukrainian forces launched 91 long-range drones toward a presidential residence near Valdai in the Novgorod region, calling...
Synopsis: The piece argues that today’s transatlantic tension is real but overstated. Washington wants Europe to shoulder more of its own defense as U.S....
Synopsis: The piece argues Ukraine has delivered a double-edged lesson: drones and modern anti-armor weapons can shred tanks, yet armored formations still help armies...