Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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...
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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...
Key Points and Summary – President Trump’s call for a new “Trump-class” battleship with 120 VLS cells and hypersonic missiles faces skepticism due to...
Key Points and Summary – South Korea’s aerospace industry is “leaping ahead” with the KF-21 Boramae, a 4.5-generation fighter set to replace aging F-4s...
Key Points and Summary – The F-117 Nighthawk’s dominance in Operation Desert Storm cemented stealth as a vital military capability, with not a single...
Key Points and Summary – The Blue Ridge-class ships (USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney) are the only purpose-built amphibious command-and-control vessels in...