Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – Denmark is massively upgrading its air combat capabilities with a new $951 million deal to acquire 236 AMRAAM air-to-air...
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Key Points and Summary – Denmark is massively upgrading its air combat capabilities with a new $951 million deal to acquire 236 AMRAAM air-to-air...
Key Points and Summary – President Trump’s renewed call to “take control” of Greenland is being dismissed by experts as a strategic “bluff” with...
Key Points and Summary – The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the final aircraft of its 75-strong F-35 fleet will be delivered...
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 – Turkey is pressing to rejoin the F-35 program after being removed in 2020 over its purchase of Russia’s S-400...
Synopsis: Main battle tanks aren’t obsolete in 2026—badly protected, poorly networked tanks are. The leading NATO designs combine heavy armor with modern sensors, thermal...
Synopsis – European military leaders are increasingly blunt: the continent is living in a gray zone “between peace and war,” and societies must prepare...
Synopsis: The piece argues that today’s transatlantic tension is real but overstated. Washington wants Europe to shoulder more of its own defense as U.S....
Synopsis: The piece argues Ukraine has delivered a double-edged lesson: drones and modern anti-armor weapons can shred tanks, yet armored formations still help armies...