Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier program has become a cautionary tale of strategic overreach. -Originally budgeted at £2 billion, the...
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Summary and Key Points: The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier program has become a cautionary tale of strategic overreach. -Originally budgeted at £2 billion, the...
Summary and Key Points: The French Navy’s PANG project has entered its critical implementation phase, aiming for a 2038 service entry to replace the...
Synopsis: The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is deploying to the Arabian Sea to join the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), marking a significant escalation...
Summary and Key Points: With the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln already positioned in the Arabian Sea, the USS Gerald R. Ford...
Summary and Key Points: USS Gerald R. Ford is extending its June 24, 2025, deployment and shifting to the Middle East amid rising tensions...
Summary and Key Points: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth-class carriers project impressive, coalition-ready power, but their value clashes with the Royal Navy’s most pressing demands near...
Summary and Key Points: As Washington sends a second carrier group to the Middle East, the key question isn’t negotiations with Iran but whether...
Summary and Key Points: China’s anti-access/area-denial strategy is built to hold U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups at risk with long-range missiles, hypersonic glide vehicles,...
Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the Royal Navy’s carrier power is under intense scrutiny with both the HMS Queen Elizabeth and...
Summary and Key Points: As Iran’s popular revolt intensifies, the Trump administration has signaled that “help is on the way,” backed by a massive...