Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and defense expert, evaluates the critical "Vertical Launch System (VLS) gap" facing the U.S....
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Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and defense expert, evaluates the critical "Vertical Launch System (VLS) gap" facing the U.S....
Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and National Security Columnist, evaluates the transformative integration of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile...
Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and National Security Columnist, evaluates the 1997 "secret deal" that prevented the Islamic Republic of...
Brandon J. Weichert, a senior national security editor and author, evaluates the end of the U.S. Navy’s "era of impunity" in the Indo-Pacific. The...
Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and defense expert, evaluates the widening "experience gap" between the PLAAF and the U.S....
Despite being a septuagenarian "Stratosaurus" with neither stealth nor supersonic speed, the B-52 remains a cornerstone of Operation Epic Fury, striking including ballistic missile...
France committed to sending Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Ukraine as part of France’s military air support to help Ukraine’s defenders counter Russia's invasions. And,...
The retirement of the four SSGNs—USS Ohio, USS Michigan, USS Florida, and USS Georgia—removes a total of 616 vertical launch cells from the undersea...
The conversion of the Zumwalt-class required a radical structural overhaul, stripping out the massive 155mm guns to make room for 87-inch-diameter missile tubes.
The U.S. Navy is facing a high-stakes "firepower gap" as it approaches the mandatory retirement of the Ohio-class fleet. As of March 2026, the...