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 – Boeing has unveiled a new conceptual rendering of its F/A-XX sixth-generation naval fighter, revealed at the recent Tailhook Symposium....
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. is sending Ukraine a new “game-changer” weapon, the Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM), with 3,350 units included...
Key Points and Summary – Russian President Vladimir Putin boasts about the “mighty potential” of the new Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, but the...