Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and National Security Columnist, evaluates the strategic Navy “firepower demonstration” of...
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Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and National Security Columnist, evaluates the strategic Navy “firepower demonstration” of...
Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and National Security Columnist, evaluates the strategic "high-low mix" of the People's Liberation Army Air...
Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and defense strategy expert, evaluates the critical role of "legacy bridging" as the U.S....
Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and National Security Columnist, evaluates the “stealth gap” as the People’s...
Summary and Key Points: Heritage Foundation Fellow Anthony Kim and Jordan Procell evaluate the severe national security risks posed by the proposed UK-Mauritius Chagos...
Despite being a septuagenarian "Stratosaurus" with neither stealth nor supersonic speed, the B-52 remains a cornerstone of Operation Epic Fury, striking including ballistic missile...
The A-12 Avenger II, the infamous "Flying Dorito," remains the ultimate cautionary tale in defense acquisition, illustrating the "Valley of Death" between ambitious stealth...
As of March 6, 2026, Operation Epic Fury is entering soon a second week of high-intensity kinetic strikes without a single American or allied...
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst, evaluates the "stealth-first" doctrine that allowed the coalition to strike over 1,700 targets within the first 72...
The deployment of the U.S. Bomber Triad—the B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress—over Iran represents a rare and lethal synchronization of American airpower....