Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a former US Army Special Forces officer and national security columnist, analyzes the February 2026 integration of the...
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Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a former US Army Special Forces officer and national security columnist, analyzes the February 2026 integration of the...
The USS Gerald R. Ford is being pushed into another Middle East mission after an extended deployment that has already stretched past 230 days....
The assertion from Air Force Global Strike Command that China is merely a "regional bomber force" overlooks the foundational principle of Beijing's military strategy:...
Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird remains the benchmark for manned speed and altitude, designed to survive Cold War air defenses by outrunning...
The 2012 Red Flag exercises in Alaska remain one of the most discussed chapters in modern air combat history, famously pitting the F-22 Raptor...
Russia markets the Su-57 as a fifth-generation stealth fighter, but critics argue its stealth is overstated. The piece highlights claims that Sukhoi documentation places...
A large concentration of U.S. stealth fighters is described as forming in the Middle East, including as many as 12 F-22 Raptors in Israel...
Summary and Key Points: Eleven U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors have reportedly arrived at Ovda Air Base in southern Israel, a rare forward deployment...
Summary and Key Points: Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force officer, recounts the definitive intelligence coup of the Cold...
The F-35I "Adir" represents a unique departure from the standard global F-35 program, serving as the only variant permitted to integrate a sovereign, indigenous...