Daily Archives: Mar 19, 2026

James Thompson

Farewell to 3I/ATLAS: Oldest Known Interstellar Comet Departs

There are not many cosmic confrontations that give a direct look into the primeval history of our galaxy. One of them is Comet 3I/ATLAS that will fly past Earth on December 19, 2025, continuing to be a frozen messenger of extrasolar origin, perhaps even older than the Sun itself. 1....
Charles Mitchell

9 Hard Truths About the F-22 Raptor’s Combat Future

“The F-22 Raptor’s mission-capable rate has dropped to a mere 40.19% in FY 2024.” This figure is telling, to say the least, in the context of an airplane universally regarded for many years as the epitome of air supremacy. It has been two decades since the F-22 made its...
Charles Mitchell

10 Strategic Insights from Finland’s F-35 Training in Arkansas

What is happening when fighter jets which are the state of the art of a Nordic country end up landing in the American South first? Delivery of the first F-35A Lightning II to Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas is not merely a logistical appendix, but an indication...