Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The M60 main battle tank, often misidentified as a “Patton,” served as the U.S. Army’s primary armored workhorse from 1959...
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Summary and Key Points: The M60 main battle tank, often misidentified as a “Patton,” served as the U.S. Army’s primary armored workhorse from 1959...
Summary and Key Points: Effective February 17, 2026, the VA’s interim final rule, “Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication,” directs examiners to evaluate disabilities based...
Summary and Key Points: The Army’s future M1E3 aims to keep the Abrams relevant against the threats reshaping modern ground combat—especially drones, top-down missiles,...
Summary and Key Points: George S. Patton Jr. is remembered for speed, aggression, and victory—but even Patton took hard losses. -His clearest battlefield setback...
Summary and Key Points: A U.S. Army staff sergeant who died during a 2013 insurgent assault on Forward Operating Base Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan...
Summary and Key Points: Godfrey Wade, an Army veteran who lived in the United States for more than 50 years, was detained by ICE...
Summary and Key Points: During Mardi Gras security patrols in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a Louisiana National Guard soldier reportedly left an M4 carbine...
Synopsis: As of February 2026, the Pentagon faces a systemic acquisition crisis defined by “requirements creep” and industrial fragility. -Major programs like the M10...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army has officially transitioned from the overweight M1A2 SEPv4 to the M1E3 Abrams, an evolutionary redesign intended for...
Summary and Key Points: The M1E3 Abrams pre-prototype is the Army’s response to the drone-saturated environments of modern warfare, focusing on low-visibility rather than...