Ben Brand

Iron Command

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Military intelligence analysis and defence commentary. Threat assessments, platform comparisons, and strategic briefings from a military intelligence specialist.

Author

Ben Brand

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News

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ironcommand.co

Latest episode

Jun 26, 2026

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Episodes

China Built the Carrier Killer. The Hard Part Was Never the Missile. 26.06.2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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