Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – In a “quiet” but high-stakes 1997 operation, the U.S. purchased 21 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent them...
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Key Points and Summary – In a “quiet” but high-stakes 1997 operation, the U.S. purchased 21 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent them...
Key Points and Summary – The Sierra II-class (Project 945A Kondor) submarines are the Russian Navy’s last active titanium-hulled boats following the retirement of...
Key Points and Synopsis: China’s visible flight testing of at least two next-generation fighter designs—often labeled the J-36 and a Shenyang “J-50/J-XDS”—is fueling the...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s long-rumored MiG-41 (PAK DP) interceptor is resurfacing again as Moscow hints at “finalized” designs and a maiden flight...
Key Points and Summary – The Su-35 is Russia’s most capable non-stealth fighter built in meaningful numbers—a peak evolution of the Su-27 Flanker, not...
Synopsis and Key Points: Russia’s Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines were built for coastal warfare, but their modernized variants remain central to Moscow’s strategy decades later....
Key Points and Summary – “Operation Absolute Resolve” was a strategically consequential U.S. raid that combined air, sea, and ground power to seize Nicolás...
Key Points and Summary – Trump’s BBG(X) “Trump-class” would revive the battleship label with a guided-missile surface combatant, starting with USS Defiant, and potentially...
Synopsis: This piece argues that a U.S. raid capturing Nicolás Maduro—paired with a broader strike campaign—may resemble Russia’s failed decapitation attempt in Ukraine in...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA is pitched as a next-generation, subsonic stealth bomber meant to replace aging Tu-95s and complement upgraded...