Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Former Pentagon acquisition expert Kris Osborn explores how the ongoing conflict in Iran serves as a real-world testing ground for a potential war with...
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Former Pentagon acquisition expert Kris Osborn explores how the ongoing conflict in Iran serves as a real-world testing ground for a potential war with...
The Iranian military is currently executing a sophisticated "war of attrition" across the Middle East, utilizing a playbook refined by Russia over four years...
The A-10’s survival into the late 2020s is a testament to tactical flexibility. In a peer-contest, the Warthog is a "slow-moving target," but in...
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)....