Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed’s F-117 Nighthawk emerged from DARPA’s mid-1970s “Have Blue” effort, pairing faceted shaping with radar-absorbent materials to shrink radar returns...
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Summary and Key Points: Lockheed’s F-117 Nighthawk emerged from DARPA’s mid-1970s “Have Blue” effort, pairing faceted shaping with radar-absorbent materials to shrink radar returns...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit recently executed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” a demanding precision strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities at...
Summary and Key Points: The F-15EX Eagle II is framed as a high-capacity, all-weather strike fighter optimized for heavy weapons loads and flexible mission...
Summary and Key Points: Europe’s FCAS is struggling more with industrial governance than with technology. -The dispute over design authority has led to deadlock...
Canada’s fighter replacement is no longer just a procurement story—it’s a political trust question. The F-35 promises unmatched stealth, sensor fusion, and seamless NORAD/NATO...
Russia is reviving its push to sell the Su-57 to India by offering a Su-57E variant built with extensive Indian industry participation and indigenous...
Summary and Key Points: The F-117 Nighthawk, the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, entered U.S. Air Force service in 1983 and was officially retired...
Summary and Key Points: A January 28 op-ed says Canadian defense planners are considering a mixed fighter fleet: no more than 40 F-35A stealth...
Summary and Key Points: After being docked since the summer of 2023, the lead Zumwalt-class destroyer returned to sea trials following a major modernization...
Summary and Key Points: China’s J-20 family is becoming a production story as much as a capability story. Estimates cited from RUSI suggest the...