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 – The US M1 Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine have not had the anticipated battlefield impact, primarily due to insufficient numbers rather...
Key Points – The US Navy’s DDG(X) next-generation destroyer program, slated to succeed the Arleigh Burke-class, now projects first ship procurement in FY2032, a...
Key Points – The Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite their high cost (around $13 billion per unit) and developmental challenges, represent a revolutionary leap in...
Key Points – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s definition of victory in Ukraine has significantly downscaled since the 2022 invasion, from initial ambitions of regime...
Key Points – The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers served as the cornerstone of US naval power projection for four decades, representing a “quantum leap” in...