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 – Russia’s war and Zapad-25 drills sharpen Baltic fears of a strike through the Suwałki Gap—the narrow corridor linking Poland...
Key Points and Summary – Years of speculation surround China’s H-20 bomber, likely from Xi’an. -Despite a missile-heavy arsenal, Beijing needs a low-observable, long-range,...
Key Points and Summary – Rumors, factory expansion, and whispered timelines keep the SR-72 “Darkstar” idea alive, but nothing is confirmed. -Lockheed’s Skunk Works...
Key Points and Summary – Ukraine’s latest long-range drone strike on Russia’s Kirishi refinery underscores Kyiv’s strategy to choke the oil revenues and fuels...