Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Lockheed Martin successfully tested the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2 on March 12, 2026. Featuring an advanced multi-mode seeker for moving maritime and...
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Lockheed Martin successfully tested the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2 on March 12, 2026. Featuring an advanced multi-mode seeker for moving maritime and...
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...
The 11-Month Breaking Point: The Grueling Reality of the USS Ford’s Record Aircraft Carrier Deployment The modern aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was...
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...
The Tripoli Transit: 2,200 Marines and F-35Bs Move Toward the Middle East A United States warship has been spotted appearing to head towards the...
The End of the Tomcat: Why Operation Epic Fury is Grounding Iran’s F-14 Fleet As part of the ongoing strikes against Iran, dubbed Operation...
The retirement of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers represents a structural transformation for the U.S. Navy in 2026. While these 1980s-era vessels are aging and...
The Iranian military is currently executing a sophisticated "war of attrition" across the Middle East, utilizing a playbook refined by Russia over four years...
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...
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...