Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
President Trump’s proposed Trump-class battleship, known as BBG(X), is pitched as a high-end surface combatant with large missile launchers, hypersonic strike, directed-energy defenses, and...
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President Trump’s proposed Trump-class battleship, known as BBG(X), is pitched as a high-end surface combatant with large missile launchers, hypersonic strike, directed-energy defenses, and...
The Advanced Tactical Fighter competition pitted Lockheed’s YF-22 against Northrop’s more radical YF-23 as the Air Force sought a successor to the F-15 built...
USS Abraham Lincoln’s Carrier Strike Group is redeploying from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East as unrest in Iran intensifies and CENTCOM expands regional...
U.S. Navy railguns looked like a revolution: electromagnetic launch, hypersonic projectiles, long range, and a deep magazine that could ease missile shortages. The concept...
The F-35 was built around “continuous modernization,” using iterative software drops to deliver major jumps in capability without redesigning the airframe. The next step...
With no aircraft carrier currently in CENTCOM, the Navy is weighing options as tensions rise with Iran—but the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl...
Canada’s planned purchase of 88 F-35s remains under review, giving Sweden an opening to push Saab’s Gripen as an alternative. The latest pitch pairs...
The CVV “Aircraft Carrier (Medium)” emerged in the 1970s as the Navy tried to balance forward presence with tightening budgets and rising supercarrier costs....
The Montana-class battleships sit at the center of a lasting naval “what-if”: a larger successor to the Iowa class with heavier armor, a bigger...
RUSI-style estimates point to 1,000 J-20s by 2030 and 125 jets a year—plus rapid engine and missile gains reshaping the air balance.