Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points: In February 2009, two NATO submarines, the UK’s HMS Vanguard and France’s Le Triomphant, collided in the Eastern Atlantic, putting nuclear weapons...
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Key Points: In February 2009, two NATO submarines, the UK’s HMS Vanguard and France’s Le Triomphant, collided in the Eastern Atlantic, putting nuclear weapons...
Key Points: Vladimir Putin’s empire-building ambitions are collapsing under the weight of economic decay, international isolation, and the disastrous war in Ukraine. -His obsessive...
Key Points: Belgium’s integration of the F-35A Lightning II into its Air Component marks a new era in the nation’s defense capabilities. -The third...
Key Points: The Canadian Armed Forces face a critical recruitment and retention crisis, with 12,000 unfilled positions and rising attrition rates undermining operational capacity....
F-35 – Coming Soon to an Air Base Near Russia: Poland’s first F-35A stealth fighter, locally named “Husarz” to honor the country’s famed winged...
Key Points: The NATO air policing mission, safeguarding allied airspace 24/7, has seen a transition as Croatia retires its Soviet-era MiG-21 Fishbed fighters in...
Key Points: The Royal Navy’s HMS Talent, a Trafalgar-class submarine, survived a collision with an ice flow in 2015, suffering significant damage, including a...
Key Points: The Russian Air Force, while criticized early in the Ukraine War for failing to secure air superiority, has demonstrated resilience and adaptability....
Key Points: The U.S. defense budget, though still the largest globally, now represents a smaller share of global military spending as rivals and allies...
One forlorn regret that gnaws at some policymakers in Washington and Brussels is NATO enlargement and how growing the alliance may have led Vladimir...