Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class battleship—designated BBG(X) and led by the USS Defiant—aims to become the Navy’s largest surface combatant since World...
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Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class battleship—designated BBG(X) and led by the USS Defiant—aims to become the Navy’s largest surface combatant since World...
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 Pentagon’s 2025 assessment suggests China could field as many as nine aircraft carriers by 2035, signaling Beijing’s ambition to...
The Navy’s flirtation with a carrier-based Advanced Tactical Fighter sprang from a late–Cold War problem: replacing the F-14 with something stealthier, longer-ranged, and optimized...
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...
Summary and Key Points: The Montana-class was designed as the final and most powerful expression of U.S. battleship thinking: heavier armor, greater survivability, and...
Summary and Key Points: USS John F. Kennedy’s sea trials mark progress for the Navy’s Ford-class—but also spotlight how long new carriers take to...
Synopsis: The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray stealth drone tanker has successfully completed key low-speed taxi trials at MidAmerica Airport, marking a critical step toward...
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...
Synopsis: The U.S. Navy faces a critical decision regarding the 50-year-old USS Nimitz (CVN-68): retire the aging flagship or invest in a costly life...