Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: Forward-swept wings promise sharp subsonic agility, better lift behavior, and shorter takeoffs—exactly why designers flirted with them for carrier and air-superiority fighters. But...
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Synopsis: Forward-swept wings promise sharp subsonic agility, better lift behavior, and shorter takeoffs—exactly why designers flirted with them for carrier and air-superiority fighters. But...
Synopsis: This piece traces the rise and fall of the Soviet Kirov-class battlecruisers, enormous nuclear-powered “Sea Eagles” built to intimidate NATO carrier groups and...
Synopsis: This piece examines Russia’s planned Laika- or “Husky”-class submarine, a fifth-generation design meant to restore Moscow’s undersea edge despite wartime strain. -Projected to...
Synopsis: This piece explores how the outcome of the Ukraine war will shape Vladimir Putin’s political future and Russia’s trajectory. -A frozen conflict or armistice...
Key Points and Summary – Finland’s purchase of 66 F-35As helps build a truly continental F-35 wall across Europe, with NATO partners on track...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet just absorbed another serious blow beneath the surface. A Project 636.3 Kilo-class submarine—believed to be...
Key Points and Summary – The 1985 K-431 Russian Navy nuclear submarine accident wasn’t a battle loss but a refueling catastrophe at Chazhma Bay...
Key Points and Summary – An “elephant walk” is a minimum-interval takeoff readiness drill that once proved the Strategic Air Command could launch bombers...
Key Points and Summary – Germany’s 2022 Zeitenwende speech has turned into a concrete military reboot: 100 billion euros for rearmament, a lasting pledge...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Yasen-class nuclear attack submarines are emerging as the sharpest edge of Vladimir Putin’s “blue water” navy. -The latest...