Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy planned to build 29 Seawolf-class attack submarines—the most lethal undersea predators ever designed—but ended up with just...
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Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy planned to build 29 Seawolf-class attack submarines—the most lethal undersea predators ever designed—but ended up with just...
China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea aren’t just military infrastructure—they’re permanently staffed military nodes housing between 5,000 and 10,000 troops across 27...
In August 1990, two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats intercepted what they thought was a hostile high-speed aircraft over the Red Sea—only to discover it...
Following the United States’ new plan to restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a pair of merchant ships reportedly sailed through the strait...
China is now on track to triple its aircraft carrier fleet to nine warships by 2035—averaging one new carrier every 20 months in the...
Grant the optimistic scenario: The Iran ceasefire holds. Diplomats produce something they can call a framework. The immediate military pressure eases, and Washington declares...
After the disastrous cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate program, the U.S. Navy is now pivoting to an emergency stopgap solution: a militarized Coast Guard...
The U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine arrives in 2028—and developers are calling it the quietest, most lethal submarine ever built. With an...
Manila – Last month, the US aviation and defense powerhouse Northrop Grumman (NG) unveiled the most detailed version yet of its design concept for...
The U.S. Navy just tested a new long-range bomb that can be dropped from an F/A-18 Super Hornet and fly over 300 nautical miles...