Reuben F. Johnson has thirty-six years of experience analyzing and reporting on foreign weapons systems, defense technologies, and international arms export policy. He is also a survivor of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He worked for years in the American defense industry as a foreign technology analyst and later as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Defense, the Departments of the Navy and Air Force, and the governments of the United Kingdom and Australia. In 2022-2023, he won two awards in a row for his defense reporting. He holds a bachelor's degree from DePauw University and a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio, specializing in Soviet and Russian studies. He lives in Warsaw.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Experts warn that America’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter is already three to four years behind China’s J-36 and J-50, which...
Von der Leyen’s Intelligence Gambit: Autonomy for Europe, Angst for INTCEN WARSAW, POLAND – The European Commission made an ambitious announcement Nov. 11 in...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s air-launched Kinzhal—derived from the Iskander—dives toward targets at hypersonic speed and now uses new terminal maneuvers that slash...
Key Points and Summary – RUSI’s new study argues Russia’s Sukhoi fighter lines—Su-30/Su-34/Su-35 and Su-57—remain vulnerable despite wartime output. -Second- and third-tier suppliers still...