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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

If China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Ever Flies, America Loses An Advantage It Has Held Since 1989

Since 1989, exactly one country has been able to put a stealth bomber over an enemy. China's H-20 is built to end that monopoly...

Harry J. KazianisJune 10, 2026

WESTERN PACIFIC (Nov. 12, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Western Pacific during a three-carrier strike force photo exercise. The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Strike Groups are underway and conducting operations in international waters as part of a three-carrier strike force exercise. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional security, stability and prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

In 2015 a small, decades-old French submarine slipped undetected through the destroyers and helicopters screening the USS Theodore Roosevelt and “sank” the supercarrier in a war game — and a Swedish boat had already done the same thing to another US carrier

Summary and Key Points: In the waters off Florida in early 2015, a French nuclear attack submarine named Saphir — a 1970s-era Rubis-class boat,...

Harry J. KazianisJune 2, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

In 2004 a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft hit Mach 9.6 and set an air-breathing speed record that still stands today — then America cancelled the Mach 15 machine meant to come next and spent twenty years watching Russia and China field the hypersonic weapons it walked away from

Summary and Key Points: On November 16, 2004, a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft lit a scramjet with no moving parts and rode it to...

Harry J. KazianisMay 31, 2026

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Anika Ramos directs the launch of an F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 during flight operations on the flight deck of the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the South China Sea, Dec. 11, 2025.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Australia Just Named China as The Primary Cause of Worsening Indo-Pacific Security in Its New National Defense Strategy

Amid U.S.-China competition, Australia has proven to be a strong U.S. ally and, frequently, a thorn in China’s side. While Australia continues to demonstrate...

Wilson Beaver and Andrew J. HardingMay 27, 2026

USS Kingsville (LCS 36) points its bow toward the harbor at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in California on a recent morning as the ship arrives from its homeport of San Diego. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship features a trimaran hull design, which allows it to reach speeds much greater than destroyers and cruisers, as well as to operate in shallower waters closer to shore. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Is Going to Shrink — at The Same Moment China’s Navy Is The Largest on Earth

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan would retire 46 ships from 2027 to 2031 — including 2 aircraft carriers, 10...

Robert Peters and Wilson BeaverMay 27, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Can Spot An American Aircraft Carrier 60,000 Feet Up with A Rocket-Powered Drone — And Feed The Coordinates to A Missile

Summary and Key Points: China is building what amounts to an automated network of drones and sensors at industrial scale — outside what the...

Harrison KassMay 21, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2025) - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) steams forward off the coast of Guam during a photo exercise, Dec. 17, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five fast-attack submarines forward-deployed in the Pacific. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines serve as the backbone of the Navy's submarine force, ensuring readiness and agility in safeguarding maritime interests around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The AUKUS Submarine Deal Is Based on Math That Won’t Ever Work

The strategic logic behind the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) agreement was straightforward. Australia needed nuclear-powered submarines to operate effectively across the vast Indo-Pacific. The...

Brandon WeichertMay 16, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Lockheed YF-12A Traveling at Mach 3.2 and 75,000 Feet Fired a Missile That Hit a Target 500 Feet Above the Ground

We Visited a YF-12A – Please See the Pictures We Took Below: A Lockheed YF-12A Mach 3 interceptor traveling at Mach 3.2 and 75,000...

Jack BuckbyMay 15, 2026

President Donald J. Trump signs an Executive Order creating an anti-fraud task force to be led by Vice President JD Vance, Monday, March 16, 2026, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

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$2,000,000,000,000 Precedent: Trump In China With Nvidia, Apple, and Boeing CEOs + Elon Musk for the Xi Summit

President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a 2-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump is the first sitting U.S. president...

Jack BuckbyMay 13, 2026

USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducts a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile from the ship at a designated target. The exercise demonstrated the modularity and lethality of Littoral Combat Ships and the ability to successfully integrate a containerized weapons system to engage a surface target. The exercise will inform continued testing, evaluation and integration of containerized weapons systems on afloat platforms.

The Embassy

Every Missile Fired in Iran Is One the U.S. Can’t Use to Deter China

The U.S. war with Iran has now lasted more than two months. Pentagon munitions stockpiles are critically short. The Pentagon recently attempted to reclaim...

Reuben JohnsonMay 11, 2026

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

If China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Ever Flies, America Loses An Advantage It Has Held Since 1989

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

In 2015 a small, decades-old French submarine slipped undetected through the destroyers and helicopters screening the USS Theodore Roosevelt and “sank” the supercarrier in a war game — and a Swedish boat had already done the same thing to another US carrier

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

In 2004 a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft hit Mach 9.6 and set an air-breathing speed record that still stands today — then America cancelled the Mach 15 machine meant to come next and spent twenty years watching Russia and China field the hypersonic weapons it walked away from

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Australia Just Named China as The Primary Cause of Worsening Indo-Pacific Security in Its New National Defense Strategy

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Is Going to Shrink — at The Same Moment China’s Navy Is The Largest on Earth

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Can Spot An American Aircraft Carrier 60,000 Feet Up with A Rocket-Powered Drone — And Feed The Coordinates to A Missile

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The AUKUS Submarine Deal Is Based on Math That Won’t Ever Work

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Lockheed YF-12A Traveling at Mach 3.2 and 75,000 Feet Fired a Missile That Hit a Target 500 Feet Above the Ground

Trillions - 19FortyFive

$2,000,000,000,000 Precedent: Trump In China With Nvidia, Apple, and Boeing CEOs + Elon Musk for the Xi Summit

The Embassy

Every Missile Fired in Iran Is One the U.S. Can’t Use to Deter China

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