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.
Key Points and Summary – With an announcement on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX 6th-gen fighter imminent, an inside look reveals a surprising backstory. -The...
Key Points and Summary – Kyiv’s drones reportedly reached the Antipinsky refinery near Tyumen—roughly 1,200 miles from Ukraine—in what may be the war’s deepest...
Key Points and Summary – China’s CATOBAR carrier Fujian just flew the stealthy J-35B, sharpening questions about the U.S. Navy’s reliance on a 1970s-era...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s battlefield tactics are regressing under pressure from Ukrainian drones and mounting equipment losses. -Leaked footage shows soldiers training...
Key Points and Summary – China has started building the nuclear-powered Type 004 supercarrier, with satellite imagery from Dalian indicating keel work underway. -Projected...