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 – 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...
Key Points – Despite Russia’s continued aggression, including recent massive missile and drone attacks (May 23-24), its offensive in Ukraine has largely stalled, incurring...
Key Points – Deposing Russian President Vladimir Putin is exceptionally difficult due to the vast Federal Protective Service (FSO), a 50,000+ strong security apparatus...
Key Points – President Trump’s recent, somewhat confusing, remarks in Doha (May 15th) about potential new “F-22 Super” and “F-55” (a twin-engine F-35 “super...
Key Points – The Soviet/Russian Su-25 “Frogfoot,” nicknamed the “flying tank,” is a close air support aircraft designed with an emphasis on survivability. -Its...
Key Points – Japan’s Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines, designed to counter Chinese or North Korean undersea threats, are remarkably advanced despite conventional propulsion. -A...
Key Points – The Soviet Mikoyan MiG-31 “Foxhound,” developed as a sophisticated successor to the MiG-25, became a formidable long-range interceptor designed to counter...