Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, Hai Kun-Class (also known as Narwhal), completed its maiden underwater sea trial on January 30...
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Summary and Key Points: Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, Hai Kun-Class (also known as Narwhal), completed its maiden underwater sea trial on January 30...
China’s pressure campaign around Taiwan is increasingly centered on grey-zone operations and blockade rehearsals, raising the prospect of a quarantine designed to strangle imports...
World War III in 2026? Summary and Key Points: With restraints on great-power behavior weakening, 2026 could bring sharper escalation risks across five arenas....
China is signaling a shift from individual aircraft performance to system-level air warfare with plans to upgrade the J-20’s engines, radar, and onboard AI....
Summary and Key Points: China’s expanding attack-submarine fleet is no longer just a numbers story; it is about capability, persistence, and how Beijing might...
Key Points and Summary – The Maduro raid highlights a modern “decapitation strike” model: deep ISR, rapid targeting, and precision hits meant to blind...
Key Points and Summary – Newly released footage circulating from China appears to show a J-20 stealth fighter near or over Taiwan’s Pingtung area,...
Key Points and Summary – USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is operating in the Philippine Sea with its strike group after a Guam port call,...
Key Point and Summary – Washington approved an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan on December 17, the largest U.S. sale to the island....
Key Points and Summary – President Trump announced a record $11.5 billion arms package for Taiwan, covering eight tranches: 82 HIMARS launchers, 420 ATACMS...