Daily Archives: Dec 16, 2025

Charles Mitchell

7 Strategic Insights on Italy’s Nuclear Carrier and F-35 Future

What do you get when you combine a nuclear-powered carrier, electromagnetic catapults, and precision nuclear-capable fighters? For Italy, it could be the most ambitious leap in naval aviation since the Cold War. The nation's defense planners are sketching out a future where endurance, autonomy, and enhanced air power converge...
Charles Mitchell

7 Strategic Factors Behind Russia’s Push to Sell BMP-3 and Sprut-SD...

Is Russia short of defense clients? Moscow's recent approach to New Delhi proposing upgraded BMP-3 infantry combat vehicles and Sprut-SD light tanks indicates haste. With sanctions taking a bite, production at home under strain, and India's own armor programs maturing, Russia seems keen to capture one of the few...
Charles Mitchell

7 Engineering Factors in Fighter Jet Wing Geometry Revealed

In contemporary air combat, a fighter's wing is more than a lifting surface a determinant of speed, stealth, and manoeuvrability. One small change in geometry may result in dodging radar or bleeding energy in a high‑G turn. Physics for such shapes is complicated, but engineering judgments are thoughtful, rational,...