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Nuclear Space Bomber? Why Russia and China Fear the US Space Force’s Secret X-37B Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B operates...
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Nuclear Space Bomber? Why Russia and China Fear the US Space Force’s Secret X-37B Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B operates...
Great-power competition is making hypersonic missiles a central measure of deterrence. Bloomberg reports the Army missed its end-2025 deadline to field the Dark Eagle...
China’s J-20 fleet has reportedly crossed 300 aircraft, with production estimates ranging from 70 to 120 jets annually and long-term plans targeting 1,000 by...
China is signaling a shift from individual aircraft performance to system-level air warfare with plans to upgrade the J-20’s engines, radar, and onboard AI....
Analysts tracking China’s structural macro risks warn that 2026 could bring a rare convergence of seven destabilizing pressures. The warning set spans widening pension...
China’s late-2024 tailless stealth test flights fueled claims that Beijing had unveiled two sixth-generation fighters and surged ahead of the United States. By late...
New satellite imagery indicates renewed Chinese dredging activity at Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands, a disputed chain claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan, and China...
China’s Hurricane 3000 is a truck-mounted high-power microwave weapon aimed at defeating drones by frying onboard electronics rather than firing missiles. It pairs radar...
China is positioning the twin-seat J-20S as more than an air-superiority stealth fighter, using the second cockpit to split workload and enable airborne command-and-control...
Chinese officials frame the J-20 as the lead edge in any Taiwan contingency, arguing a “generational mismatch” against Taiwan’s F-16s. But new reporting highlights...