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 – In Warsaw, Jens Stoltenberg accepted the Knight of Freedom award—and then delivered a sobering reality check. -Europe, he warned,...
Key Points and Summary – A Russian tactical nuclear strike in Ukraine is irrational and unlikely. -Militarily, nukes offer little advantage: Ukraine’s growing Patriot...
Key Points and Summary – New video of the Shenyang J-35 operating from China’s EMALS-equipped carrier Fujian triggered state-media claims that the jet’s radar...
WARSAW, POLAND – The imposition of sanctions following Russia’s 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine was swift and was intended to have dramatic effects...
Key Points and Summary – Russian drones crossing into Poland and MiG-31s violating Estonian airspace revived the core question: how does a Russia vs....
Key Points and Summary – Germany is war-gaming a mass-casualty scenario—up to 1,000 wounded soldiers per day—amid Russian airspace violations and warnings of possible...