Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the Pentagon's staggering $200 billion funding request for Operation Epic Fury. Highlighting the extreme costs of modern...
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Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the Pentagon's staggering $200 billion funding request for Operation Epic Fury. Highlighting the extreme costs of modern...
Award-winning national security journalist Stephen Silver analyzes the recent 30-hour fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. While speculative reports from British...
The Mid-2030s Reality: Why the F-47 Delay Creates a Tactical Problem According to a member of Congress familiar with the F-47 program’s status, the...
National security journalist Harrison Kass analyzes the strategic vulnerability of China's modernizing aircraft carrier fleet. Despite launching the EMALS-equipped Fujian and developing the J-35...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
America's Tomahawk cruise missile stockpile took a serious hit during the ongoing Iran war. Pentagon planners are likely scrambling. But the more urgent question...
Summary and Key Points: As of March 21, 2026, the Strait of Hormuz has become the primary laboratory for the U.S. Navy’s most advanced...
Brandon J. Weichert analyzes the U.S. Navy’s systemic "force-structure crunch" as Operation Epic Fury strains a brittle aircraft carrier fleet. With the USS Gerald...
This incident on March 19, 2026, represents a pivotal "reality check" for the perceived invulnerability of fifth-generation stealth assets. While the F-35A Lightning II...
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...