Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is currently the focal point of a systemic industrial crisis that is eroding the U.S. Navy's global power...
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The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is currently the focal point of a systemic industrial crisis that is eroding the U.S. Navy's global power...
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 withdrawal of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete marks a critical inflection point for Operation...
The retirement of the Ohio-class SSGNs represents the single largest loss of conventional "magazine depth" in the history of the U.S. Navy. In 2026,...
The USS John C. Stennis is 14 months behind schedule and $483 million over budget. The USS Harry S. Truman begins its overhaul in...
The decommissioning of the Ticonderoga-class cruisers, which carry a fleet-high 122 VLS cells loaded with Tomahawk missiles, creates a structural firepower gap that newer...
The USS Illinois was built to be one of the most powerful warships in American history — nine 16-inch guns, 45,000 tons, armor that...
The U.S. Navy's SSN(X) attack submarine was supposed to be the most lethal undersea platform ever built — faster, quieter, and deadlier than anything...
Isaac Seitz, defense columnist and Strategic Intelligence graduate, profiles Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz's command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from the devastation of Pearl...
Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, former U.S. Army Infantry officer and author of over 3,000 defense articles, reports that House Armed Services Committee subcommittee chair...