Dr. Brent M. Eastwood

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off from a base in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility (AOR) in support of regional security in the U.S. Central Command AOR, April 30, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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The Iran War Revealed the U.S. Has Too Few Bombers — So the Air Force Is Spending $1.7 Billion to Keep the B-1B and B-2 Flying Past Retirement

Key Points and Summary: Operation Epic Fury against Iran exposed a critical problem: the United States lacks sufficient bombers. With only 19 B-2 Spirit...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 26, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has inherited the Ford-class aircraft carrier review launched by his predecessor, John Phelan, and, with it, the...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 26, 2026

Dollars and Sense

U.S. Navy Sailors Miss Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Milestones for Months at a Time — So the Navy Built an Entire Program Just to Keep Them Sane

Summary and Key Points: Naval service demands a sacrifice that goes beyond combat risk. Sailors routinely deploy for six to twelve months, missing children’s...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 25, 2026

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German Eurofighters ‘Shot Down’ Stealth F-22 Raptors — They Also Exposed They Couldn’t Get Within 20 Miles of One in Real Combat

In 2012, two German Eurofighter Typhoons notionally shot down U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors during a Red Flag exercise over Eielson Air Force Base...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 22, 2026

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France’s New 80,000-Ton Libre Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

France’s next-generation aircraft carrier — formerly designated PANG, now renamed France Libre — will displace 80,000 tons, making it nearly twice the displacement of...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 22, 2026

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah takes off from the Air Dominance Center during Sentry Savannah on May 11, 2022. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s largest air-to-air, joint aerial combat exercise for fourth- and fifth- generation fighters, which tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a simulated environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica Webster)

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F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighter Smasher: Russia’s S-400 Air Defenses System Has 1 Mission

Israeli F-35I Adir stealth fighters suppressed Russian-made S-400 air defenses inside Iran without losing a single aircraft during the recent operation. The S-400 Triumf...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 22, 2026

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China Does Not Need to Sink An U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier to Win a War — It Just Needs to Make Washington Think It Could

We all know that China’s primary geopolitical objective is to reunite Taiwan with the Mainland, either by peaceful means or by force. Part of...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 22, 2026

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‘China Should Worry’: The U.S. Navy’s Orca XLUUV Is an 84-Foot Autonomous Submarine Drone With a 6,500 Nautical Mile Range

The U.S. Navy’s Orca XLUUV — Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle — is an 84-foot autonomous submarine drone with a 6,500 nautical mile range,...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 21, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Has A Sauna, A Coffee Machine, And 150 Nuclear Warheads to Start World War III

Russia’s Project 955A Borei-A class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine carries 15 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles — each armed with up to 10 multiple independently...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 21, 2026

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Brent M. Eastwood

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Iran War Revealed the U.S. Has Too Few Bombers — So the Air Force Is Spending $1.7 Billion to Keep the B-1B and B-2 Flying Past Retirement

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Dollars and Sense

U.S. Navy Sailors Miss Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Milestones for Months at a Time — So the Navy Built an Entire Program Just to Keep Them Sane

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

German Eurofighters ‘Shot Down’ Stealth F-22 Raptors — They Also Exposed They Couldn’t Get Within 20 Miles of One in Real Combat

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

France’s New 80,000-Ton Libre Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighter Smasher: Russia’s S-400 Air Defenses System Has 1 Mission

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Does Not Need to Sink An U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier to Win a War — It Just Needs to Make Washington Think It Could

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘China Should Worry’: The U.S. Navy’s Orca XLUUV Is an 84-Foot Autonomous Submarine Drone With a 6,500 Nautical Mile Range

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Has A Sauna, A Coffee Machine, And 150 Nuclear Warheads to Start World War III

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