Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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...
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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 total destruction of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury represents a high-profile shift in...
The A-12 Avenger II, the infamous "Flying Dorito," remains the ultimate cautionary tale in defense acquisition, illustrating the "Valley of Death" between ambitious stealth...
The Los Angeles-class (688) attack submarine, the definitive workhorse of the U.S. Navy for five decades, is at the center of a looming "submarine...
The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the world’s oldest active aircraft carrier, faces a 2026 decommissioning that many argue creates a dangerous "Nimitz-class Gap" amidst the...
As of March 6, 2026, the U.S. Navy is facing a "magazine depth" crisis. Operation Epic Fury has consumed a massive number of Tomahawk...
Christian D. Orr, Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force officer, evaluates the "dolorous goodbye" delivered to the IRIS Shahid Bagheri—Iran's prized drone carrier....
The Virginia-class attack submarine, originally conceived as a flexible "bridge" between Cold War leviathans and future stealth platforms, has officially become the indispensable—and overburdened—backbone...
Summary and Key Points: Jack Buckby, a national security researcher, evaluates the survivability of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet in the 2026 strategic...