Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis – A Chinese state TV report offered a rare look inside PLA wargaming—showing Shenyang J-16 “red” aircraft facing Rafales as the “blue” aggressor...
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Synopsis – A Chinese state TV report offered a rare look inside PLA wargaming—showing Shenyang J-16 “red” aircraft facing Rafales as the “blue” aggressor...
Synopsis: Forward-swept wings promise sharp subsonic agility, better lift behavior, and shorter takeoffs—exactly why designers flirted with them for carrier and air-superiority fighters. But...
Synopsis: This piece examines China’s rapid push to field fifth-generation fighters like the J-20 and upcoming J-35A, and asks whether it truly threatens U.S....
Key Points and Summary – Finland’s purchase of 66 F-35As helps build a truly continental F-35 wall across Europe, with NATO partners on track...
Key Points and Summary – The MiG-25 Foxbat debuted as a terrifying Soviet mystery: a blisteringly fast interceptor that spooked Western air planners. -That...
Key Points and Summary – When Canada launched its CF-18 replacement competition, the Eurofighter Typhoon was initially one of several high-profile contenders alongside the...
Key Points and Summary – The F-22 Raptor is widely regarded as the world’s premier air-superiority fighter, yet the U.S. will never build more...
Key Points and Summary: F-47 NGAD Coming to Europe if FCAS Does Not Occur? -European ambitions for a homegrown sixth-generation fighter are faltering. The...
Key Points and Summary – Strip away the branding, and the Trump-class battleship looks less like Iowa nostalgia and more like a networked warfighting...
Key Points and Summary – The B-21 Raider is still years from full operational service. -Still, Washington is already wrestling with a big question:...