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 – A new RAND Corporation report warns that “interoperability” within NATO air forces is largely a myth, creating significant fragility....
Key Points and Summary – According to a captured Russian soldier, Russia’s elite GRU military intelligence units have suffered catastrophic losses in Ukraine, with...
Key Points and Summary – Ukrainian President Zelenskyy traveled to Linköping, Sweden, today for talks expected to cement a landmark deal for Saab JAS...
Key Points and Summary – During the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, India recovered an intact Chinese PL-15E air-to-air missile fired by a Pakistani jet....
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s war effort and economic stability are increasingly threatened by pressure on its oil lifeline. -Falling revenues, exacerbated by...
Key Points and Summary – Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s latest White House visit to secure Tomahawk missiles reportedly devolved into a contentious “shouting match” with...
Key Points and Summary – China’s rapid transformation into the world’s dominant shipbuilder is the result of two major state-led initiatives launched a decade...