Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri analyzes the U.S. Navy's maintenance crisis. Following a 2021 collision, the $3 billion USS Connecticut remains stuck...
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Former Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri analyzes the U.S. Navy's maintenance crisis. Following a 2021 collision, the $3 billion USS Connecticut remains stuck...
Despite recent headlines, Australia isn't abandoning the F-35. Journalist Georgia Gilholy breaks down Canberra's strategic pivot to pause a 28-jet order, opting instead to...
F-35 Radar Delays Mean New Jets Won’t Be Combat Ready The U.S. military is reportedly preparing to accept new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that...
The U.S. military's massive resource expenditure in Iran is creating a dangerous strategic vacuum in the Indo-Pacific. By draining Tomahawk and Patriot missile stockpiles...
British defense researcher Jack Buckby analyzes the tactical deployment of the A-10 Thunderbolt II to the Strait of Hormuz. Because the "Warthog" lacks stealth...
Defense researcher Jack Buckby breaks down the B-1B Lancer's critical role in the ongoing Iran conflict. While lacking modern stealth, the Lancer's massive 75,000-pound...
Defense columnist Isaac Seitz takes readers inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. Originally carved out of solid granite in the 1960s to survive a nuclear...
The legendary A-10 Warthog has returned to the front lines. During Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon repurposed the iconic tank killer into a "boat...
Reuben F. Johnson, 36-year weapons systems analyst and Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, examines Rep. August Pfluger's Washington Post warning that...
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood tackles the rising fears of a military draft for Operation Epic Fury. Despite ambiguous statements from the administration,...