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China’s pressure campaign around Taiwan is increasingly centered on grey-zone operations and blockade rehearsals, raising the prospect of a quarantine designed to strangle imports...
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China’s pressure campaign around Taiwan is increasingly centered on grey-zone operations and blockade rehearsals, raising the prospect of a quarantine designed to strangle imports...
Synopsis: The J-35 is China’s latest fifth-generation stealth fighter, designed as a medium-weight, multi-role platform to complement the heavy J-20 and operate from the...
Synopsis: The proposed Trump-class warship, informally dubbed USS Defiant, is framed as a 35,000-ton “battleship,” but the argument here is that it’s closer to...
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
Summary and Key Points: On January 24, Littoral Combat Ship USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) made a port call at Ream Naval Base, the first U.S....
Summary and Key Points: A new investigation argues China is supplying much of the manufacturing equipment and sensitive components Russia needs to sustain weapons...
Synopsis: New long-distance video posted January 30 shows a fourth J-36 prototype in flight—another signal the program is cycling through prototypes at an unusually...
Summary and Key Points: In May 2005, the US Navy conducted a controversial “SINKEX” operation, intentionally sinking the decommissioned USS America (CV-66) off the...
Synopsis: Russia’s post-Soviet arms exports to China were a pragmatic bargain: Moscow needed hard currency and industrial survival, while Beijing needed a rapid modernization...
Synopsis: New flight-test footage suggests upgraded J-20A stealth fighters are nearing operational fielding, with visual cues pointing to WS-15 engines and expanded avionics. -The...