Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: A CCTV video on China’s UAV development spotlighted familiar drones—then pivoted to a far more radical concept: the “Luan Niao,”...
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Summary and Key Points: A CCTV video on China’s UAV development spotlighted familiar drones—then pivoted to a far more radical concept: the “Luan Niao,”...
Summary and Key Points: The Pentagon’s 2025 assessment suggests China could field as many as nine aircraft carriers by 2035, signaling Beijing’s ambition to...
Synopsis: The U.S. Navy confirmed that Carrier Air Wing 8 executed a coordinated formation flight over supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford during an aerial...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Andrew Latham challenges the view that canceling the Trump-class battleship program after a single hull would be a procurement...
Synopsis: After over 50 years of service, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) has completed its final cruise and is headed to Naval Station Norfolk for...
Synopsis: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier, has begun manufacturer sea trials—an early step toward delivery and eventual fleet...
Synopsis: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the fourth Nimitz-class supercarrier, carries the radio call sign “Rough Rider” and the crew nickname “The Big Stick,” linking...
Summary and Key Points: In May 2005, the US Navy conducted a controversial “SINKEX” operation, intentionally sinking the decommissioned USS America (CV-66) off the...
Synopsis: Russia’s post-Soviet arms exports to China were a pragmatic bargain: Moscow needed hard currency and industrial survival, while Beijing needed a rapid modernization...
Summary and Key Points: The battleship-to-carrier comparison is emotionally satisfying but strategically wrong. Battleships became obsolete because their core mission—surface gunnery and line-of-sight combat—was...