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.
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s draft 2026–2028 budget signals mounting strain on war financing. Opposition economist Vladimir Milov flags seven straight years of...
Key Points and Summary – China has commissioned CV-18 Fujian, the PLAN’s first EMALS-equipped carrier, marking a rapid jump from ski-jump decks to catapult...
Key Points and Summary – The multinational GCAP 6th-generation fighter program (UK, Japan, Italy) is already facing “stark” warnings that it is “destined to...
Key Points and Summary – UK defense intelligence now estimates Russia has suffered roughly 1.14 million casualties since 2022, with about 353,000 killed and...
Key Points and Summary – Russia has responded to escalating U.S. military pressure on Venezuela by threatening to send advanced missiles, including the new...