Daily Archives: Jul 3, 2026

Charles Mitchell

“If There’s Another War, 2,000 Missiles at Once” 9 Strategic Revelations...

"If there is another war, they hope to fire 2,000 missiles at once to overwhelm Israeli defenses." That stark warning from Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group is not hyperbole-it's a declared strategic goal by Tehran. For defense analysts and military planners, this is more than a headline-it's...
Charles Mitchell

9 Strategic Insights into China’s J-10C Fighter’s Global Rise

"More useful than the atom bomb." That's what former Chinese President Jiang Zemin reportedly said in the 1990s as he was inspecting the early construction of what would eventually become the J-10 fighter program. At the time, few outside Beijing took the project seriously. Today, the latest variant-the J-10C-has...
Charles Mitchell

9 Strategic Insights on China’s J-35 Stealth Carrier Fighter

In November 2025, China's newest carrier-borne stealth fighter-the J-35-moved from prototype status into low-rate production and marked a key turning point in Beijing's naval aviation capabilities. Based on the FC-31 demonstrator, this twin-engine jet is configured for catapult-assisted launches on the Type 003 Fujian supercarrier and positioned to challenge...