Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: On February 10, 2026, Chinese officials presented a J-20 stealth fighter model to the Commander of the IRIAF in Tehran,...
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Summary and Key Points: On February 10, 2026, Chinese officials presented a J-20 stealth fighter model to the Commander of the IRIAF in Tehran,...
Summary and Key Points: Taiwan’s procurement of 108 M1A2T Abrams tanks provides a critical “heavy-metal” anchor for the defense of the northern region. -These...
Summary and Key Points: The JH-XX (or JH-36) represents China’s ambitious move into medium-range stealth strike capability, designed to complement the strategic H-20. -First...
Summary and Key Points: Japan’s 2026 defense overhaul centers on the induction of 105 F-35A and F-35B stealth fighters. -This reinvigorated “First Island Chain”...
Summary and Key Points: The Mitchell Institute’s latest report, “Strategic Attack: Maintaining the Air Force’s Capacity to Deny Enemy Sanctuaries,” calls for doubling the...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin’s 2026 Singapore Airshow projection of nearly 300 F-35s in the Asia-Pacific by 2035 marks a tectonic shift in...
Summary and Key Points: Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, Hai Kun-Class (also known as Narwhal), completed its maiden underwater sea trial on January 30...
Summary and Key Points: While Confucius is often reduced to fortune-cookie aphorisms, his actual philosophy offered a radical framework for critical thinking and emotional...
Summary and Key Points: China is accelerating the great-power technological race with the J-20A “Mighty Dragon,” a “fifth-generation-plus” variant featuring a redesigned airframe and...
“Sphere of influence” has returned as a defining idea, but the real story is bigger than a U.S.-China-Russia triangle. Eight powers—India, Japan, Brazil, Saudi...