Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: China is ramping up stealth aviation, fielding hundreds of J-20s and moving the newer, twin-engine J-35A toward production. -That sets...
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Summary and Key Points: China is ramping up stealth aviation, fielding hundreds of J-20s and moving the newer, twin-engine J-35A toward production. -That sets...
Synopsis: The B-52 has moved far beyond its Vietnam-era image into a modern long-range strike platform built for high-end warfare. -Major upgrades include new...
Synopsis: China’s newly revealed J-35A stealth fighter appears to blend familiar design cues with unanswered questions. -Externally, it shows classic low-observable shaping and a...
Summary and Key Points: The B-1B Lancer was built for Cold War penetration, but its modern value comes from standoff striking at scale. -With...
Summary and Key Points: The B-1B Lancer started as a Cold War penetrator built to carry nuclear weapons at high speed and low altitude,...
Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor may still be America’s premier air-superiority fighter, but keeping it airborne has become brutally expensive. -With production...
Summary and Key Points: Israel’s F-35I Adir is a rare exception to the standard export model: rather than procuring a standard F-35A with limited...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” remains a hazy, high-speed concept tied to a turbine-based combined-cycle engine that would accelerate...
Summary and Key Points: France’s Dassault Rafale has become one of the most successful Western fighter exports, now flown by nine countries across Europe,...
Summary and Key Points: Built to survive a world where the U-2 could be shot down, the SR-71 Blackbird was Lockheed’s Skunk Works answer...