Ryan Brobst

1 week ago | fdd.org | Daniel Ackerman |Ryan Brobst

See below for new language integrating Mark’s feedback. Hedged a bit and went with “the forthcoming B-21 Raider is expected to carry a single MOP”The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a 30,000-pound class weapon designed to strike hardened, deeply buried targets.

1 week ago | fdd.org | Reagan Easter |Cameron McMillan |Ryan Brobst

The Pentagon is surging additional combat power to the Middle East and Europe as the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict shows no signs of cooling down. The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is reportedly heading from East Asia to the Middle East. A large fleet of U.S. Air Force air-to-air refueling aircraft also reportedly flew across the Atlantic to Europe on June 15, where they could be used to support operations in the Middle East.

1 week ago | fdd.org | Reagan Easter |Cameron McMillan |Ryan Brobst

U.S. forces are under attack in the Middle East. U.S. officials stated on June 14 that three drones had been launched at Al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq, where U.S. troops are stationed. The drones were almost certainly fired by Iranian-backed proxies and were intercepted before hitting their targets.

4 weeks ago | fdd.org | Reagan Easter |Lydia LaFavor |Ryan Brobst |Bradley Bowman

America’s authoritarian adversaries are growing bolder as they expedite and increase their security cooperation. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released the 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment (WWTA) earlier this month, and it shows that Beijing, Moscow, Pyongyang, and Tehran have “accelerated cooperation” since 2022, seeking “to expand the breadth and depth of their collaboration” this year. The unclassified annual report summarizes major threats for policymakers and the public.

1 month ago | realcleardefense.com | Ryan Brobst |Bradley Bowman

Trump’s Defense Sales Executive Order Is an Important First Step As the Trump administration continues working to bolster foreign defense sales, it should consider taking additional steps Read Full Article »