Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: On January 7, 2026, U.S. forces, supported by the UK, seized the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic following a pursuit that...
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Synopsis: On January 7, 2026, U.S. forces, supported by the UK, seized the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic following a pursuit that...
Key Points and Summary – The X-44 MANTA was a radical NASA-Lockheed Martin concept from the 1990s designed to fly without vertical tails, relying...
Key Points and Synopsis: In a 1981 NATO exercise, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine shocked the world by “sinking” the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS...
Key Points and Summary – General George S. Patton is often remembered for his fierce WWII leadership, but his early life was defined by...
Synopsis: Despite the invention of autopilot in 1912 by Lawrence Sperry, U.S. Naval Aviators generally refuse to use it for landing on aircraft carriers....
Synopsis: Sun Tzu, the influential military strategist born circa 544 BC, is best known for The Art of War, a text still taught in...
Synopsis: The F-14 Super Tomcat 21 (ST21) was a proposed 1990s upgrade to modernize the U.S. Navy’s F-14 fleet with powerful F110-GE-429 engines, Mach...
Synopsis: During the “Justice Mission 2025” exercises on December 29, a Chinese J-20 “Mighty Dragon” stealth fighter reportedly flew undetected within visual range of...
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Andrew Latham argues that President Trump’s rhetoric regarding potential military action against Mexican cartels is “political theater” rather...
Key Points and Synopsis: In 2026, the F/A-18 Super Hornet remains the U.S. Navy’s reliable workhorse, prioritizing multirole flexibility and high sortie rates over...