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 – A vital Russian defense plant, Optron-Stavropol, which supplies power semiconductors for MiG, Sukhoi, and Tupolev aircraft, has been forced...
Key Points and Summary – Despite opposition from the Trump administration, Ukraine’s path to NATO membership is “irreversible,” according to Secretary General Mark Rutte,...
Key Points and Summary – Israel has a long and consistent history of launching preemptive military strikes to destroy the nuclear programs of hostile...
Key Points and Summary – The US Navy’s four Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGNs), including the USS Georgia, are slated for retirement by 2028, a...
Key Points and Summary: For decades, Iran has attempted to develop its own indigenous fighter aircraft to achieve self-sufficiency and overcome Western sanctions, but...