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
When the French Dassault Rafale multirole fighter first appeared as a demonstrator aircraft more than 35 years ago, problems delayed the program for several...
JAS 39 vs. China: Air forces equipped with Western fighter aircraft frequently conduct exercises among multiple friendly or allied nations. The chances for these...
Key Points – The B-1B Lancer, a supersonic variable-sweep wing bomber born from the Reagan-era defense buildup, continues its long service with the US...
Key Points: Russia’s proposed MiG-41 (PAK-DP), touted as a sixth-generation stealth interceptor successor to the MiG-31 with claimed Mach 4+ speeds, is likely an...
Many questions have been raised about the extensive overhaul and reactor-refueling process (RCOH) of the USS George Washington (CVN 73), the sixth of the...
Key Points: Intercepting hypersonic weapons (Mach 5+, maneuvering) presents extreme challenges for current missile defenses like Patriot due to very short reaction times. -High-energy...