Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: Japan’s new Taigei-class (“Big Whale”) submarines represent a “generational leap” in undersea warfare, designed to be heavier, quieter, and more lethal than the...
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Synopsis: Japan’s new Taigei-class (“Big Whale”) submarines represent a “generational leap” in undersea warfare, designed to be heavier, quieter, and more lethal than the...
Synopsis: The Navy is rebuilding sustained Indo-Pacific mass after years of Middle East rotations, pairing a forward-deployed carrier in Japan with additional surge forces....
Synopsis: Japan has doubled down on its next-generation GCAP fighter, confirming a 2035 in-service target after a fresh review of budgets, design work and...
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Izumo-class “helicopter destroyers” are becoming true light carriers, able to operate the STOVL F-35B and extend airpower beyond...
Key Points and Summary: Japan Needs Nuclear-Powered Submarines -Japan’s superb diesel-electric submarines were built for short, proximate defense, not the vast, fast-moving Western Pacific....
Key Points and Summary – In November 1940, Britain’s Royal Navy used HMS Illustrious to launch a night raid on Italy’s fleet at Taranto,...
Key Points and Summary – Japan is executing a major “Super Interceptor” modernization to keep 68 F-15J fighters relevant into the next decade, aiming...
Key Points and Summary – Old bombers don’t always fade away. A Dyess-based B-1B Bomber Task Force just wrapped an Indo-Pacific deployment from Misawa...
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Sōryū-class diesel-electric attack submarines were built for stealth, endurance, and chokepoint warfare—exactly what matters in the First Island...
Key Points and Summary – In the wake of Pearl Harbor, Washington sought more than battlefield victories—it wanted the man behind the attack. -That...