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Key Points and Synopsis: China’s visible flight testing of at least two next-generation fighter designs—often labeled the J-36 and a Shenyang “J-50/J-XDS”—is fueling the...
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Key Points and Synopsis: China’s visible flight testing of at least two next-generation fighter designs—often labeled the J-36 and a Shenyang “J-50/J-XDS”—is fueling the...
Key Points and Summary – China’s late-2025 drills around Taiwan revived a question Taipei and Washington can’t ignore: how well can Taiwan detect and...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 is shaping up as the PLAN’s first carrier-capable stealth fighter, and 2026 could be the year it...
Key Points and Summary – Newly released footage circulating from China appears to show a J-20 stealth fighter near or over Taiwan’s Pingtung area,...
Synopsis: Dr. Michael Rubin argues that Washington’s post-Maduro strategy should not focus solely on rebuilding Venezuela—especially via oil investment—without also rewarding regional allies that...
Key Points and Summary – China’s DF-27 is alarming less for its speed or range than for what it blurs: the line between conventional...
Key Points and Summary – China is pursuing the Xi’an H-20, a rumored strategic stealth bomber that would give Beijing something it lacks today:...
Key Points and Summary – USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is operating in the Philippine Sea with its strike group after a Guam port call,...
Key Points and Summary – China’s rapid growth in fifth-generation fighters—the J-20 today and the emerging J-35A—signals real industrial momentum and a serious push...
Key Points and Summary – “Operation Absolute Resolve” was a strategically consequential U.S. raid that combined air, sea, and ground power to seize Nicolás...