Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The tactical success of Operation Epic Fury in March 2026 has underscored a growing strategic vulnerability: the U.S. Air Force’s reliance on an aging...
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The tactical success of Operation Epic Fury in March 2026 has underscored a growing strategic vulnerability: the U.S. Air Force’s reliance on an aging...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a defense analyst and author, evaluates the U.S. Air Force’s transition toward a “Super” and “Sixth-Gen”...
The strategic decapitation of the Iranian leadership in Operation Epic Fury represents the culmination of four decades of failed diplomacy. As of March 3,...
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is currently facing an existential reckoning. As of March 3, 2026, the ongoing U.S.-Israeli air campaign,...
A spur-of-the-moment detour to the Aviation Museum of Kentucky (AMK) on the grounds of Blue Grass Airport proved to be a great lesson in...
The debate between former Secretaries of State John Kerry and Mike Pompeo in West Palm Beach served as the final ideological battlefield before the...
As of March 3, 2026, the strategic fallout of Operation Epic Fury has reached a critical inflection point. While U.S. and Israeli forces have...
The transition of the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II from simulated "opponents" over Norway to lethal partners in Operation Epic Fury represents the...
The "Shock and Anger" phase of Operation Epic Fury has achieved its tactical objectives against Iranian Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS), but at a...
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) entered Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026, not as a secondary partner, but as the primary regional "surgical"...