Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The 2015 acquisition of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) stands as a pivotal moment in the modernization...
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The 2015 acquisition of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) stands as a pivotal moment in the modernization...
Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird remains the benchmark for manned speed and altitude, designed to survive Cold War air defenses by outrunning...
Summary and Key Points: Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force officer, recounts the definitive intelligence coup of the Cold...
Summary and Key Points: During Cold War quick-reaction scrambles, Sweden’s JA-37 Viggen crews hunted U.S. and Soviet aircraft near Swedish airspace. And they surely...
Iran Upgrades Kilo-Class Submarines As U.S. Naval Presence Grows Iran has completed a modernization of one of its Russian-built Kilo-class submarines, according to open-source...
Summary and Key Points: In 2026, the A-10 Warthog and Su-25 Frogfoot represent the sunset of manned close air support. -While the A-10 is...
The 2026 security landscape in Eastern Europe has reached a fever pitch following Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s recent endorsement of a "nuclear project." Positioned...
The T-95 (Object 195) remains the "greatest tank Russia never built." While the T-14 Armata currently captures headlines for its absence from the Ukrainian...
Summary and Key Points: Russia and China both want next-generation stealth bombers—China with the H-20 and Russia with the PAK DA—but both programs are...
Synopsis: The Su-57 “Felon” is Russia’s ambitious attempt to bridge the 5th-generation gap, yet in 2026, it remains hampered by a critical lack of...