Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Private sector intelligence analyst Isaac Seitz breaks down the staggering loss of over 4,000 Russian tanks in Ukraine. While early tactical blunders and modern...
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Private sector intelligence analyst Isaac Seitz breaks down the staggering loss of over 4,000 Russian tanks in Ukraine. While early tactical blunders and modern...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
America's M1A1 Abrams is supposed to be the world's most lethal tank. In Ukraine, Russian drones and anti-tank missiles are killing them on camera....
The U.S. Army's M1E3 Abrams trades heavy armor for speed, silence, and hybrid power — a direct response to the drone-dominated killing fields of...
Is a coup against Russia's president Putin possible? One expert gives us what the evidence might look like as the war in Ukraine goes...
Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the polarizing combat record of the Leopard 2 Main...
Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, provides a tactical and historical defense of the M2 Bradley...
Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer and national security columnist, evaluates the tactical "rebirth" of the M1A1 Abrams in Ukraine....
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense researcher and national security analyst, evaluates the combat performance and strategic lessons of the Leopard 2 main battle...
Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the 2026 performance of the F-16 Fighting Falcon ("Viper")...