Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: In 1976, Soviet pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko defected with his MiG-25, revealing surprising technological gaps to Western intelligence. The Soviet...
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Summary and Key Points: In 1976, Soviet pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko defected with his MiG-25, revealing surprising technological gaps to Western intelligence. The Soviet...
Summary and Key Points: Turkey’s decision to acquire 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets underscores the enduring appeal of the multi-national European fighter program. -Originally designed...
Summary and Key Points: The Convair B-36J “Peacemaker” was a colossal U.S. strategic bomber designed during WWII to strike Germany from American soil, though...
The Sukhoi Su-25, known by its NATO reporting name “Frogfoot,” is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed by the Soviet Union’s Sukhoi Design...
Summary and Key Points: The Soviet MiG-21, known as the “Fishbed,” was an iconic supersonic fighter that served over 60 countries, becoming the Cold...
Summary and Key Points: China’s H-6 bomber, a licensed adaptation of the Soviet Tu-16, remains central to Chinese strategic aviation. -Initially produced under legal...
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, known by its NATO reporting name “Foxbat,” is one of the most iconic aircraft of the Cold War era. Designed by...
Summary and Key Points: Mikhail Kalashnikov created the iconic AK-47 after experiencing the inadequacy of Soviet bolt-action rifles against German automatic weapons in World...
Summary and Key Points: The latest release of JFK assassination documents has failed to uncover a “smoking gun” or new proof of conspiracy. -President...
Forty years ago tomorrow, on March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev ascended to lead the Soviet Union, beginning a five-and-a-half-year tenure that would transform his...