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The deployment of the "Dark Eagle" (Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon) in March 2026 marks the end of the "hypersonic gap" and a fundamental shift in...
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The deployment of the "Dark Eagle" (Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon) in March 2026 marks the end of the "hypersonic gap" and a fundamental shift in...
The retirement of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers represents a structural transformation for the U.S. Navy in 2026. While these 1980s-era vessels are aging and...
The U.S. has already fired 319 Tomahawk missiles in the Iran War — roughly 10% of its entire stockpile — and RTX builds fewer...
Summary and Key Points: Defense expert Brandon J. Weichert explains that the U.S. Navy is fighting a 21st-century war with a fleet designed in...
The deployment of the Type-12 to Kyushu represents a fundamental change in the Japanese security architecture. For decades, the "Shield and Spear" arrangement left...
Harrison Kass, attorney and national security journalist, examines the strategic consequences of retiring the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. Each ship carries 122 Vertical Launch...
Reuben F. Johnson, a 36-year veteran of foreign weapons systems analysis and Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, evaluates the "cost-asymmetry crisis"...
Harrison Kass, an attorney and national security journalist, provides a sobering strategic assessment of the "morning after" for Operation Epic Fury. While the U.S....
Summary and Key Points: Defense analyst Caleb Larson evaluates the mounting “danger from the deep” in the Strait of Hormuz. -As Operation Epic Fury...
Harrison Kass, an attorney and former Air Force pilot selectee, evaluates the strategic "firepower paradox" of the USS Florida (SSGN-728) as it nears its...