Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The Mitchell Institute’s latest report, “Strategic Attack: Maintaining the Air Force’s Capacity to Deny Enemy Sanctuaries,” calls for doubling the...
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Summary and Key Points: The Mitchell Institute’s latest report, “Strategic Attack: Maintaining the Air Force’s Capacity to Deny Enemy Sanctuaries,” calls for doubling the...
Summary and Key Points – A Supercarrier Crisis? : Anti-ship missiles like China’s DF-26 drive the argument that carriers are too big and too...
Summary and Key Points: Amid rising tensions in January 2026, Iran has renewed threats to “close” the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint...
Summary and Key Points: China appears to be evolving its “carrier-killer” missile concept (DF-21D/DF-26B) into a weapon with intercontinental reach, threatening U.S. carrier strike...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s warning that China could knock out U.S. aircraft carriers in “20 minutes” spotlights the hypersonic era: maneuvering weapons above Mach...
Key Points and Summary – President Trump announced a record $11.5 billion arms package for Taiwan, covering eight tranches: 82 HIMARS launchers, 420 ATACMS...
Key Points and Summary – Satellite images from western China have revealed full-scale mockups of U.S. aircraft carriers and destroyers laid out on rails...
Most China watchers assume that leaders in Beijing always want to go on the offensive militarily, whether it is attacking Taiwan, taking more island...
Russia’s advanced air-defense systems, like the S-300, have bolstered Iran's defense, though Israeli strikes have recently weakened these assets.
The United States Navy is preparing for the contingency of a war with China and an invasion of Taiwan. And being so close to...