Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of Winning Space, evaluates the "uncomfortable reality" facing the U.S. Navy: the inherent and proven...
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Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of Winning Space, evaluates the "uncomfortable reality" facing the U.S. Navy: the inherent and proven...
Defense expert Dr. Brent M. Eastwood evaluates the operational neutralization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) submarine fleet. During the second week...
Summary and Key Points: National security writer Harrison Kass evaluates the operational relevance of the Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine during the Operation Epic...
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst and British researcher, evaluates the mounting "magazine depth" crisis as Operation Epic Fury consumes the U.S. Navy's...
Isaac Seitz, a defense columnist and intelligence analyst, evaluates the strategic "firepower math" behind the looming retirement of the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class SSGNs. The...
Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and defense expert, evaluates the critical "Vertical Launch System (VLS) gap" facing the U.S....
The U.S. Navy is navigating a critical "trough" in undersea firepower. The retirement of just four Ohio-class SSGNs removes more than 600 Tomahawk launch...
The retirement of the four SSGNs—USS Ohio, USS Michigan, USS Florida, and USS Georgia—removes a total of 616 vertical launch cells from the undersea...
The U.S. Navy is facing a high-stakes "firepower gap" as it approaches the mandatory retirement of the Ohio-class fleet. As of March 2026, the...
The total destruction of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury represents a high-profile shift in...