Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s Hyper-X program, which ran for eight years and cost $230 million, produced the X-43A—the “fastest air-breathing vehicle ever...
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Key Points and Summary – NASA’s Hyper-X program, which ran for eight years and cost $230 million, produced the X-43A—the “fastest air-breathing vehicle ever...
Synopsis: Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly plans to meet with Lockheed Martin executives in early 2026 to demand greater economic benefits for the F-35...
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...
Key Points and Summary – The Dassault Rafale F5 “Super Rafale” is cementing its status as a top-tier “omnirole” fighter, notably securing a major...
Synopsis: A December 2025 parliamentary disclosure has revealed “uncomfortable truths” about the British Army’s Challenger 3 program: only eight vehicles are currently in the...
Key Points and Summary – Germany has missed its early 2026 deadline to finalize the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) deal, casting doubt on...
Key Points and Summary – Saab CEO Mikael Johansson has confirmed that the Swedish defense giant is considering a direct collaboration with Airbus on...
Key Points and Summary – Tracing their lineage to the WWII-era Palmach, Israeli Special Forces are regarded as some of the most “elite and...
Key Points and Summary – In a “quiet” but high-stakes 1997 operation, the U.S. purchased 21 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent them...
Key Points and Summary – In December 2025, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group deployed to the Indo-Pacific, arriving in Guam on...