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.
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Key Points and Summary on J-35: New, unusually clear and high-resolution photos of China’s next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter, the Shenyang J-35, have emerged online,...
Key Points and Summary on Su-34 Attack – Ukrainian drones have successfully struck another Russian airbase deep inside its territory, hitting at least four...
Key Points and Summary on Su-75 Checkmate – Russia’s Su-75 “Checkmate,” a single-engine stealth fighter concept championed by Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov, is likely...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program is facing a major setback, with the Pentagon’s 2026 budget proposal effectively...
Key Points and Summary – In a significant tactical shift, Ukraine’s military is now actively hunting Russian drone pilots to establish aerial dominance on...
Key Points and Summary – As the world’s major air powers unveil their sixth-generation fighter programs (the US F-47, Europe’s FCAS/GCAP, and China’s J-36/J-50),...