Ben Brand
Iron Command
Military intelligence analysis and defence commentary. Threat assessments, platform comparisons, and strategic briefings from a military intelligence specialist.
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Episodes
China Built the Carrier Killer. The Hard Part Was Never the Missile. 26.06.2026 13:21
China Built the Carrier Killer. The Hard Part Was Never the Missile. An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqi74WMPI44
China and America Built Two Different Navies. Each Wins a Different War. 23.06.2026 18:01
China and America Built Two Different Navies. Each Wins a Different War. An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8lmLGoivII
China Caught Up to America on Drones. That Might Be a Costly Mistake. 18.06.2026 20:02
China Caught Up to America on Drones. That Might Be a Costly Mistake. An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHEf4Hvu0Do
China Built the World's Largest Army. Can It Afford to Use It? 18.06.2026 16:07
China Built the World's Largest Army. Can It Afford to Use It? An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ZU-Lz1J34
F-22 vs J-20: America's 187-Plane Problem 15.06.2026 13:16
F-22 vs J-20: America's 187-Plane Problem An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scXvlAcmgT4
America's 11-Year Missile Gap 15.06.2026 19:37
America's 11-Year Missile Gap An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO_N1iqJASk
China's New Drone Carrier Has Something No US Warship Does 15.06.2026 14:41
China's New Drone Carrier Has Something No US Warship Does An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVEW1vV-WKc
China Built 13 Destroyers. America Fired the Guy Who Tried to Catch Up. 15.06.2026 12:08
China Built 13 Destroyers. America Fired the Guy Who Tried to Catch Up. An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR64Q3Cq-68
America Builds 1.3 Submarines a Year. It Promised Australia Five. 15.06.2026 22:43
America Builds 1.3 Submarines a Year. It Promised Australia Five. An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PCsmJMUTgE
China Made 300,000 Tonnes of Magnets. America Made 1,300. 15.06.2026 17:25
China Made 300,000 Tonnes of Magnets. America Made 1,300. An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w16u8cE79YU
China Has 40 Frigates. America Has Zero. It Cancelled the Fix. 15.06.2026 19:08
China Has 40 Frigates. America Has Zero. It Cancelled the Fix. An Iron Command intelligence assessment. Full sourced brief at ironcommand.co. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJjfCJG9WUo
Iran Cleared Chinese Ships Through Hormuz First 19.05.2026 6:32
Beijing's diplomacy around the Hormuz crisis has stopped being defensive. Three observable Chinese moves in the last few days show one architecture at work, and the read-across to Pacific chokepoints is what the analytical mainstream hasn't priced yet. This brief covers: 1. Beijing took the broker slot at Hormuz. Twenty-seven nations in the mission. Zero Chinese participation. Wang Yi positioned a...
Pacific Brief 02 — Japan's First Missile Strike Since 1945, Xi's Fire-and-Water Line, Navy FY27 Submarine Bet 15.05.2026 8:44
The trailing 48 hours in the Indo-Pacific, summarised and assessed. For the first time since 1945, Japan has fired an offensive missile on foreign soil. Pacific Brief is Iron Command's Indo-Pacific intelligence briefing, published three times weekly with a confidence-graded Iron Command Assessment on every story. In this episode: 01. Xi to Trump at the Beijing summit. Taiwan is the most important...
Pacific Brief 01 — Australia's AUKUS Paradox, the Wedgetail Reversal, and Taiwan's Budget Cut 13.05.2026 8:54
Episode title: Pacific Brief 01 — Australia's AUKUS Paradox, the Wedgetail Reversal, and Taiwan's Budget Cut Episode notes: The trailing 48 hours in the Indo-Pacific, summarised and assessed. Pacific Brief is Iron Command's Indo-Pacific intelligence briefing, published three times weekly with a confidence-graded Iron Command Assessment on every story. In this opening episode: 01. Australia's FY26-...
F-35 vs Su-57: Russia's 28-Aircraft Problem 30.04.2026 19:07
F-35A Lightning II vs Sukhoi Su-57 Felon — a full intelligence assessment from a former British military intelligence analyst. America's most networked stealth fighter against Russia's most advanced but limited-production platform. Compared across eight categories: stealth, sensors, firepower, kinematics, electronic warfare, network integration, combat record, and industrial sustainability. On pap...
Virginia-Class vs Yasen-M: Which Submarine Actually Wins? 18.04.2026 19:57
Episode 2. A full intelligence assessment of the US Navy's Virginia-Class Block V against Russia's Yasen-M (Project 885M) — from a former British military intelligence specialist. America's quietest attack submarine against Russia's most heavily armed. Across six categories — stealth and acoustics, firepower, sensors and sonar, speed and depth, build quality, and fleet numbers — which platform act...
Arleigh Burke vs Type 055: US Navy vs Chinese Destroyer Showdown 10.04.2026 25:57
A head-to-head comparison of the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and China's Type 055 cruiser. We break down the weapons systems, sensors, doctrine, and real-world combat capability of both platforms — and deliver a clear verdict on which has the edge.
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