Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
As of late March 2026, the strategic landscape of Operation Epic Fury has shifted from a high-intensity "shock" campaign to a calculated war of...
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As of late March 2026, the strategic landscape of Operation Epic Fury has shifted from a high-intensity "shock" campaign to a calculated war of...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a platform once destined for the scrap heap, has found a second life in the 2026 battlespace. As Operation Epic...
Ali Larijani wasn't just a senior Iranian official — he was the architect of Tehran's strategic partnership with Moscow, personally managing a $2.5 billion...
Iran has more than 5,000 naval mines and a doctrine built around closing the Strait of Hormuz — and the U.S. Navy's only minesweeping...
Summary and Key Points: Defense expert Brandon J. Weichert explains that the U.S. Navy is fighting a 21st-century war with a fleet designed in...
The U.S. Army's M1E3 Abrams trades heavy armor for speed, silence, and hybrid power — a direct response to the drone-dominated killing fields of...
Defense expert Kris Osborn explains that the Strait of Hormuz serves as a natural force multiplier for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN)....
Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the polarizing combat record of the Leopard 2 Main...
Reuben F. Johnson, a 36-year veteran of foreign weapons systems analysis and Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, evaluates the "cost-asymmetry crisis"...
Summary and Key Points: Defense analyst Caleb Larson evaluates the mounting “danger from the deep” in the Strait of Hormuz. -As Operation Epic Fury...