Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation director, scrutinizes the Pratt & Whitney XA103 adaptive...
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Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation director, scrutinizes the Pratt & Whitney XA103 adaptive...
Summary and Key Points: Christian D. Orr, Senior Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, analyzes the technical bridge between the Boeing F-47...
Summary and Key Points: China’s “White Emperor” or Baidi drew major attention at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show as a full-scale mock-up of a...
The 2026 defense landscape is defined by a brutal tug-of-war between legacy carrier-based ambitions and the "all-in" prioritization of the Boeing F-47. While the...
Summary and Key Points: Europe’s race for sixth-generation air dominance is shifting as the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) gains decisive momentum over...
Summary and Key Points: Admiral Daryl Caudle is sounding the alarm: the F/A-18 Super Hornet is nearing extinction, and the F-35C alone cannot carry...
Summary and Key Points: Building two stealthy sixth-generation fighters in parallel—F-47 and F/A-XX—would strain a U.S. industrial base that has consolidated into a handful...
Summary and Key Points: The Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is “on the verge of collapse” due to missed critical deadlines for work-sharing...
Summary and Key Points: The $20 billion F-47 NGAD contract marks the most aggressive shift in American air superiority since the Cold War. -By...
Summary and Key Points: America’s F-47 is billed as the centerpiece of NGAD: longer range, sharper stealth, and the ability to command loyal-wingman drones....