The integration of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into composite plates has emerged as a promising approach for significantly enhancing their mechanical properties, offering potential applications across various sectors, including defence, advanced manufacturing, and aerospace. This review examines the key benefits of CNT-reinforced composites, specifically their enhanced stiffness, strength, and toughness, and explores their potential applications in these critical sectors. The unique structure of CNTs allows for effective load transfer, leading to improved interfacial bonding and enhanced load-bearing capabilities. Additionally, CNTs exhibit energy dissipation during deformation, contributing to superior impact resistance. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of experimental techniques commonly employed to assess the mechanical properties of CNT-reinforced composites, including tensile, compression, and impact testing. Computational modelling techniques, such as finite element analysis, are also discussed for predicting the behaviour of these composites under diverse loading scenarios. The review concludes with an exploration of future research directions, emphasizing the potential for further optimising CNT incorporation methods and exploring novel applications for these advanced materials.

Dr. Elias Randjbaran is a distinguished materials engineer and expert in composite materials, holding a PhD and Master's degree in Materials Engineering from the aerospace department at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). His research focuses on advanced materials, structural analysis, and manufacturing, particularly in defence, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing applications. Dr. Randjbaran's expertise encompasses progressive damage analysis of composite structures, buckling and post-buckling analysis of nanocomposites, and structural crashworthiness and ballistic impact analysis. He is an active member of professional societies, has published over 30 articles in reputable journals with nearly 500 citations, and actively participates in conferences as an organizer, keynote speaker, and moderator. His work is pertinent to emerging technologies such as advanced functional materials, advanced manufacturing, and digital design and AI. Dr. Randjbaran is a pivotal figure in advancing composite materials engineering, fostering innovation in defence, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing. Currently serving as a training manager, he is dedicated to sustainable technologies.