Daily Archives: Mar 16, 2026

Charles Mitchell

7 Strategic Insights from Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Program

What happens when one nation's best non-stealth fighter matches the performance of America's top fourth-generation jets? For the U.S. Air Force, that's a question answered by the Russian Su-35. It is not a stealth plane but rather one that combines extreme agility, long-range weaponry, and advanced electronic warfare in...
Charles Mitchell

7 Ways Russia’s Containerized Morpheus Signals a Shift in Air Defense

Can a decades-old air defense concept suddenly become relevant in the age of drone saturation? The answer may be yes, if indications of Russia's revival of the 42S6 "Morpheus" short-range system are anything to go by-this time around as a containerized, stationary launcher. Over the past months, imagery and...
William Harrison

7 Strategic Shocks from Ukraine’s Drone Strike on Orenburg Gas Hub

Infrastructure is the skeleton of a nation's power; strike it, and the body falters. In the most recent strike, Ukrainian drones hit an Orenburg gas-processing plant in Russia, sending tremors well away from the battlefield, cutting oil and gas output in Kazakhstan, and exposing the tenuous character of Central...