Daily Archives: Mar 15, 2026

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...

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,...

China's tightening grip on rare earth exportation has caused a readjustment of international mineral supply chains. The most recent salvo was in April, when Beijing added licensing stipulations for seven medium to heavy rare earth elements samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium the elements crucial to both...