Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – After canceling the Constellation-class frigate, the U.S. Navy says it will build a new FF(X) based on the Coast...
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Key Points and Summary – After canceling the Constellation-class frigate, the U.S. Navy says it will build a new FF(X) based on the Coast...
Key Points and Summary: Japan Needs Nuclear-Powered Submarines -Japan’s superb diesel-electric submarines were built for short, proximate defense, not the vast, fast-moving Western Pacific....
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-10 marked a break from copy-and-build habits, pairing Chengdu’s design institute with CAC manufacturing to field a homegrown...
Key Points and Summary – The Bradley Fighting Vehicle has outlived every would-be successor, but the Army is running out of easy upgrades. -The...
Key Points – A U.S.-Panama “crisis response exercise” at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City brought together Navy SEALs, Green Berets, embassy staff, and...
Key Points and Summary – Beards were common in the Civil War, but World War I gas-mask logic and uniformity pushed the U.S. military...
Key Points and Summary – A Pentagon Inspector General review found the Army and Navy miscalculated Category IV enlistments—AFQT scores in the 10th–30th percentile—by...
Key Points and Summary – Boeing’s X-32 nearly became the Joint Strike Fighter, but Lockheed’s X-35 won and evolved into today’s F-35. Some called...
Key Points and Summary – The A-12 Avenger II was conceived as a stealthy, carrier-based strike aircraft to replace the A-6 Intruder and survive...
Key Points and Summary – Japan is executing a major “Super Interceptor” modernization to keep 68 F-15J fighters relevant into the next decade, aiming...