Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: The U.S. Air Force is considering pursuing an unprecedented three-tiered air dominance strategy: the upgraded “Super” F-22, the modernized Block 4 F-35, and...
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Synopsis: The U.S. Air Force is considering pursuing an unprecedented three-tiered air dominance strategy: the upgraded “Super” F-22, the modernized Block 4 F-35, and...
Summary and Key Points: The MiG-35 Fulcrum-F is often described as a “zombie program”—a sophisticated fourth-generation “+++” fighter that possesses the technical DNA to...
Summary and Key Points: Chinese scientists, writing in Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, claim their new PADJ-X software can replicate and optimize the performance...
Summary and Key Points: Admiral Daryl Caudle is sounding the alarm: the F/A-18 Super Hornet is nearing extinction, and the F-35C alone cannot carry...
Summary and Key Points: In early 2026, the B-1B Lancer is undergoing a radical transformation into a “Super Bomber” to counter Chinese and Russian...
Summary and Key Points: Between 2008 and 2011, the F-22 Raptor fleet was hit with a “hypoxia-like” crisis, leading to high-profile groundings and public...
Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest air-breathing aircraft ever built, famously “flew back in time” during trans-Pacific missions from Kadena...
Summary and Key Points: The F-22 remains a top-tier air superiority fighter, but modernization is constrained by physics and architecture. -Designed with tightly integrated...
Synopsis: The B-1B Lancer was born as a Cold War nuclear penetrator, built for speed, low-level flight, and deep strikes against Soviet defenses. -After...
Summary and Key Points: President Donald Trump is openly floating Iran regime change while ordering the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to...