Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The Los Angeles-class (688i) fast-attack submarine remains the cornerstone of U.S. undersea power in 2026, comprising nearly half of the...
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Summary and Key Points: The Los Angeles-class (688i) fast-attack submarine remains the cornerstone of U.S. undersea power in 2026, comprising nearly half of the...
The sinking of the IRIS Dena on March 4, 2026, by a U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarine is more than a tactical footnote in Operation...
Summary and Key Points: Critics often cite the strained U.S. submarine industrial base—currently prioritized for Columbia-class SSBNs—as proof that AUKUS will fail. -However, AUKUS...
Summary and Key Points: The Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class fleet has entered a high-stakes transition period as the HMAS Farncomb begins its 2026 Life...
Summary and Key Points: Japan’s Taigei-class diesel-electric submarines argue that modern undersea advantage is shifting from reactor endurance to stealth and force structure. -By...
Summary and Key Points: Why the U.S. Navy Built Only 3 Seawolf-class Submarines -The Seawolf-class was built to be the Navy’s next leap in...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear submarine, famously sank at its dock in May 1969 due to “culpable negligence”...
Summary and Key Points: China’s submarine force is expanding and modernizing, shifting from older designs toward domestically built boats across SSBN, SSN, diesel-electric, and...
Summary and Key Points – The USS Boise (SSN-764), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, has become a symbol of the Navy’s maintenance crisis, having...
Summary and Key Points: The Virginia-class attack submarine has shifted from a Cold War replacement to a long-running, upgradeable undersea workhorse built in successive...