Featured in ChinaBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021ShareChina’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing FeatureThe new navalized derivative of the Shenyang FC-31 fighter has something oddly in common with the F-35B. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2021ShareU.S. Satellites Are Being Attacked Every Day According To Space Force GeneralSpace Force general details how jamming, blinding lasers, cyber attacks, and other satellites have America’s space-based capabilities under siege. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021ShareChina’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near TaiwanA growing fleet of Y-20U tankers will offer a significant boost to China’s long-range air combat capabilities well beyond the Taiwan Strait. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareUSS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: ReportThe Navy says USS Connecticut would need to go back to its homeport in Washington State for more extensive repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareBYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021ShareChina Is Building A Massive Helicopter Base On The Tibetan PlateauChina’s developing a network of large heliports across the Tibetan Plateau and along its tense border with India that can be of major use in a crisis. BYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021ShareChina Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact RangeThe U.S. Air Force’s E-3s would be at the top of China’s target list should a conflict erupt between it and the United States. BYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareChina Built A Mothership For Training Its Forces To Defend Against Drone SwarmsThe vessel and its drones underscore China’s focus on swarm capabilities and its appreciation for the risks they pose to its own navy. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareDecommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense NeedsMooring retired Ticonderoga class cruisers around Guam could offer an efficient way to greatly expand the island’s missile defense umbrella. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 8, 2021ShareChina’s Giant Moving Warship Target In The Desert Shows How Seriously It’s Taking The Naval Arms RaceChina is expending considerable effort and resources to drastically increase the fidelity of its desert-based anti-ship weapons targets. BYThomas NewdickNov 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2021ShareChina’s New Ballistic Missile Subs Could Strike The U.S. Without Sailing Into The PacificThe ability to launch their ballistic missiles from the South China Sea or Bohai Sea would be a huge capability increase for China’s SSBN force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2021ShareThis Is The Damage Done To That Huge Container Ship That Clogged The Suez CanalThe Ever Given took one heck of a beating getting un-stuck from the Suez Canal and is finally getting fixed in China. BYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2021ShareUSS Connecticut Smashed Into A Seamount, May Have Ripped Off Sonar DomeAn official picture of USS Connecticut in Guam, where the Navy continues to assess the damage from its recent collision, has also emerged. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareChina’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 HornetChinese insignia on Navy jets, as well as full planned PLA-inspired paint schemes and new patches, reflect how China is now America’s ‘pacing threat.’ BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareTailless Fighter-Like Airframe Spotted At Chinese Jet Manufacturer’s Test AirfieldThe object in question looks very much like a tailless fighter design similar to the U.S. X-44 Manta and new NGAD concepts. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2021ShareChina Will Pay To Build A New Military Base On Tajikistan’s Border With AfghanistanChinese-supported border security bases in Tajikistan are just one part of a changing geopolitical environment across the region. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At A Two-Seat Variant Of China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter (Updated)The arrival of the long-rumored two-seat ‘J-20B’ would signify a major boost to China’s future air combat capabilities. BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2021ShareChina’s Massive New Maritime Patrol Ship Looks Like A Cruise Ship InsideThe Haixun 09, which displaces more than 10,000 tons, is remarkably ornate for a patrol ship and has some puzzling features. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater CollisionThe Navy remains tight-lipped as to what the nuclear submarine hit in the South China Sea and the damage that was done. BYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareArmada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around JapanThe joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan’s main islands in an already significant show of force. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareSurface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A CrisisGrowing threats to the homeland, especially from advanced cruise missiles, have prompted new initiatives aimed at defending key sites. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareChina’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)The system could give China the ability to strike any target on Earth unpredictably, but so far Beijing is acting like the test didn’t happen. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareChina Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: ReportSuch a capability could potentially allow China to execute a nuclear strike on any target on earth with near-impunity and very little warning. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021ShareThe Army Just Tested Its New Ballistic Missiles That Takes Aim At Previously Prohibited Ranges (Updated)The Precision Strike Missile was expected to fly at least 499 kilometers in the test, just shy of a range limit in a former treaty with Russia. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 14, 2021ShareEx-Air Force Tech Boss Eviscerates Pentagon For Already Losing The AI Race Against China (Updated)Nicolas Chaillan rings the alarm on just how dire things really are when it comes to competing militarily with China on the cyber front. BYThomas NewdickOct 14, 2021ShareBYdetresfa_Oct 13, 2021ShareMajor Construction Underway At Three Of China’s Airbases Closest To TaiwanBeijing is beefing up its combat aviation infrastructure across from Taiwan as invasion fears grow. BYdetresfa_Oct 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe Iron Dome Air Defense System Is Heading To GuamThe U.S. Army is sending Iron Dome to Guam amid discussions about how to improve the island’s air and missile defenses in the face of Chinese threats. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareAmerican Forces Have Been Quietly Deployed To Taiwan With Increasing Regularity: ReportA report that the U.S. military has been stepping up its activities in Taiwan for at least a year comes amid growing fears of a Chinese invasion. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2021ShareSatellite Imagery Contradicts Reports Of Foreign Aircraft At Bagram Air Base In Afghanistan (Updated)There have been swirling claims of planes making nighttime arrivals at the sprawling Taliban-controlled air base that the U.S. once occupied. BYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2021ShareBYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021ShareNew Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The AtlanticTask Group Greyhound will provide an on-call force that will help counter the Russian Navy’s submarine force’s growing presence in the Atlantic. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 27, 2021ShareChina’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On LandThe trailer-mounted gun could give Chinese land units a fearsome defense against low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, and even possibly artillery. BYThomas NewdickSep 27, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021ShareChina’s Big New Twin-Jet Long-Endurance Armed Combat Drone EmergesAn intriguing new high- and far-flying Chinese drone design has been seen in full scale on the grounds of the upcoming Zhuhai Airshow. BYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareChina’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First TimeThe J-16D has already been broadly compared to the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler, and these pods only point to further similarities in form and function. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareAustralian Navy Goes Nuclear With Future Submarine ForceThe United States and the United Kingdom will assist Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine plans as part of a new trilateral defense pact. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareChinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)Pictures of the Chinese vessels off Alaska emerged after criticism of similar American naval activity from one of China’s main state media outlets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 5, 2021ShareMystery Flying Wing Aircraft Photographed Over The Philippines (Updated)The aircraft resembles the one seen in an image taken in California a year ago that is thought to be of the elusive RQ-180 stealth spy aircraft. BYTyler RogowaySep 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareJapanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many DaysIt isn’t clear if the surge in Chinese drone presence over the East China Sea is indicative of a new trend or prelude to a major naval movement. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 12, 2021ShareStrategic Command Boss Encourages People To Keep Looking For More Chinese Missile SilosSo far, the Pentagon has been happy to rely on non-government experts to publicly underscore its predictions about growing Chinese nuclear might. BYThomas NewdickAug 12, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyAug 7, 2021SharePreorders For This Electromagnetic Rifle Are Being Taken For $3,775Arcflash Labs has developed what it calls the world’s first and only handheld Gauss rifle, capable of firing metal projectiles at lower velocities. BYBrett TingleyAug 7, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 27, 2021ShareJoint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified WargamesU.S. Forces “failed miserably” in the wargames, which simulated a battle for Taiwan among other scenarios. BYBrett TingleyJul 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 27, 2021ShareChina Increasing Its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silos By A Factor Of Ten: ReportA new ICBM silo field taking shape in the northwest of the country is the second to be identified in only a month. BYThomas NewdickJul 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2021ShareChina Says It Conducted A Successful Suborbital Test Of A Reusable SpaceplaneThe Chinese spaceplane test appears to be linked to ostensibly commercial endeavors, but could have military applications. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021ShareA Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For GuamDozens of F-22s will take part in a large exercise to demonstrate the Air Force’s ability to project combat airpower into the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021ShareGigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship DevelopmentThe hangar, which is one of the largest on earth, sits among remote missile defense and anti-satellite development installations. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021ShareThe Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval FleetTwo years ago, Congress forced the Army to halt similar plans to divest some of these vessels, which would be important in a peer state conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareChina Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: ReportReports suggest that China may have been testing a torpedo-armed underwater drone able to detect, track, and attack enemy submarines back in 2010. BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021SharePentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed ManualThe risk of regional conflicts between nuclear-armed nations is rising according to a document prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. BYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021ShareThe Onion Predicted America’s Middle Of The Night Pullout From Bagram In AfghanistanNearly a decade after a satirical piece ran about ‘slipping out’ of Afghanistan, American troops unexpectedly cut the power at Bagram as they left. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareFlanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test BaseIs China flight testing its own artificial intelligence ‘brain’ for its combat aircraft? BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareIs China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?Satellite images of the Gobi Desert show many new missile silos under construction, hinting at the possibility of a guileful deployment concept. BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2021ShareGuam’s New Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Could Go Underground And MobileNew details about plans to establish an Aegis Ashore site on Guam underscore the threats that the system itself could face in a major conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2021ShareChinese Pilots Are Also Dueling With AI Opponents In Simulated Dogfights And Losing: ReportThe reported testing of AI against Chinese fighter pilots mirrors US military efforts and underscores China’s major investments in this technology. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareChina’s Space Station Is Now Manned As Concerns About Its Space Ambitions GrowThe Shenzhou-12 mission put three astronauts aboard the new Tianhe space station module in a display of just how far China’s space program has come. BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareGlobal Concerns And Questions Grow As China Admits Fuel Rods At Nuclear Plant Are DamagedWhile China assures the world that everything is under control, the nuclear situation in Southern China is being closely watched by the White House. BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareRussia’s Newest Submarines Are “On Par With Ours” According To Senior American GeneralThe head of U.S. Northern Command says that Russia’s Yasen class submarines are set to present a “persistent proximate threat” to the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareBYdetresfa_Jun 16, 2021ShareTracking China’s Sudden Airpower Expansion On Its Western BorderSatellite images raise concerns over Beijing’s incredible pace of expansion of its airpower infrastructure along its western flank. BYdetresfa_Jun 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021ShareDozens Of Chinese Warplanes Fly South Of Taiwan After Beijing Blasts Criticism From G7A recent joint statement from the G7 group of industrialized nations had called for the easing of tensions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021ShareMockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing RigEvidence mounts that the long-rumored navalized variant of the FC-31 is indeed in the works. BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 4, 2021ShareQuantum Radar Offers No Benefits To The Military Say Pentagon Science AdvisorsA report published by the Defense Science Board casts doubts on claims that quantum radar will greatly bolster the military’s detection capabilities. BYBrett TingleyJun 4, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 2, 2021ShareSome Chinese-Made Drones Cleared By Pentagon For U.S. Government UseA report has cleared some Chinese drones for government use, but questions still remain about the security surrounding foreign-made technology. BYBrett TingleyJun 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Railgun Looks Like It’s Finally Facing The Axe In New Budget RequestThe Navy has been working to make the idea of a railgun an operational reality since 2005. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 1, 2021Share16 Chinese Airlifters Made A Run Over The South China Sea At Malaysian AirspaceThe Royal Malaysian Air Force deemed the mission over the South China Sea a “threat to national sovereignty and aviation safety.” BYThomas NewdickJun 1, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2021ShareStealthy Variant Of China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Emerges In Concept Model FormThis is our first look at China’s own Stealth Hawk-like transport helicopter concept and they would have a leg-up in developing it thanks to Pakistan. BYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2021ShareChina Is Testing A Beastly 20-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun (Updated)The new weapon has nearly twice as many barrels as the largest close-in weapon system in service now with China’s Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2021Share1234567
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021ShareChina’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing FeatureThe new navalized derivative of the Shenyang FC-31 fighter has something oddly in common with the F-35B. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2021ShareU.S. Satellites Are Being Attacked Every Day According To Space Force GeneralSpace Force general details how jamming, blinding lasers, cyber attacks, and other satellites have America’s space-based capabilities under siege. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021ShareChina’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near TaiwanA growing fleet of Y-20U tankers will offer a significant boost to China’s long-range air combat capabilities well beyond the Taiwan Strait. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareUSS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: ReportThe Navy says USS Connecticut would need to go back to its homeport in Washington State for more extensive repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021Share
BYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021ShareChina Is Building A Massive Helicopter Base On The Tibetan PlateauChina’s developing a network of large heliports across the Tibetan Plateau and along its tense border with India that can be of major use in a crisis. BYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021ShareChina Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact RangeThe U.S. Air Force’s E-3s would be at the top of China’s target list should a conflict erupt between it and the United States. BYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareChina Built A Mothership For Training Its Forces To Defend Against Drone SwarmsThe vessel and its drones underscore China’s focus on swarm capabilities and its appreciation for the risks they pose to its own navy. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareDecommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense NeedsMooring retired Ticonderoga class cruisers around Guam could offer an efficient way to greatly expand the island’s missile defense umbrella. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 8, 2021ShareChina’s Giant Moving Warship Target In The Desert Shows How Seriously It’s Taking The Naval Arms RaceChina is expending considerable effort and resources to drastically increase the fidelity of its desert-based anti-ship weapons targets. BYThomas NewdickNov 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2021ShareChina’s New Ballistic Missile Subs Could Strike The U.S. Without Sailing Into The PacificThe ability to launch their ballistic missiles from the South China Sea or Bohai Sea would be a huge capability increase for China’s SSBN force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2021ShareThis Is The Damage Done To That Huge Container Ship That Clogged The Suez CanalThe Ever Given took one heck of a beating getting un-stuck from the Suez Canal and is finally getting fixed in China. BYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2021ShareUSS Connecticut Smashed Into A Seamount, May Have Ripped Off Sonar DomeAn official picture of USS Connecticut in Guam, where the Navy continues to assess the damage from its recent collision, has also emerged. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareChina’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 HornetChinese insignia on Navy jets, as well as full planned PLA-inspired paint schemes and new patches, reflect how China is now America’s ‘pacing threat.’ BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterNov 1, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareTailless Fighter-Like Airframe Spotted At Chinese Jet Manufacturer’s Test AirfieldThe object in question looks very much like a tailless fighter design similar to the U.S. X-44 Manta and new NGAD concepts. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2021ShareChina Will Pay To Build A New Military Base On Tajikistan’s Border With AfghanistanChinese-supported border security bases in Tajikistan are just one part of a changing geopolitical environment across the region. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At A Two-Seat Variant Of China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter (Updated)The arrival of the long-rumored two-seat ‘J-20B’ would signify a major boost to China’s future air combat capabilities. BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2021ShareChina’s Massive New Maritime Patrol Ship Looks Like A Cruise Ship InsideThe Haixun 09, which displaces more than 10,000 tons, is remarkably ornate for a patrol ship and has some puzzling features. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater CollisionThe Navy remains tight-lipped as to what the nuclear submarine hit in the South China Sea and the damage that was done. BYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareArmada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around JapanThe joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan’s main islands in an already significant show of force. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareSurface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A CrisisGrowing threats to the homeland, especially from advanced cruise missiles, have prompted new initiatives aimed at defending key sites. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareChina’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)The system could give China the ability to strike any target on Earth unpredictably, but so far Beijing is acting like the test didn’t happen. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareChina Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: ReportSuch a capability could potentially allow China to execute a nuclear strike on any target on earth with near-impunity and very little warning. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021ShareThe Army Just Tested Its New Ballistic Missiles That Takes Aim At Previously Prohibited Ranges (Updated)The Precision Strike Missile was expected to fly at least 499 kilometers in the test, just shy of a range limit in a former treaty with Russia. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 14, 2021ShareEx-Air Force Tech Boss Eviscerates Pentagon For Already Losing The AI Race Against China (Updated)Nicolas Chaillan rings the alarm on just how dire things really are when it comes to competing militarily with China on the cyber front. BYThomas NewdickOct 14, 2021Share
BYdetresfa_Oct 13, 2021ShareMajor Construction Underway At Three Of China’s Airbases Closest To TaiwanBeijing is beefing up its combat aviation infrastructure across from Taiwan as invasion fears grow. BYdetresfa_Oct 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe Iron Dome Air Defense System Is Heading To GuamThe U.S. Army is sending Iron Dome to Guam amid discussions about how to improve the island’s air and missile defenses in the face of Chinese threats. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareAmerican Forces Have Been Quietly Deployed To Taiwan With Increasing Regularity: ReportA report that the U.S. military has been stepping up its activities in Taiwan for at least a year comes amid growing fears of a Chinese invasion. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2021ShareSatellite Imagery Contradicts Reports Of Foreign Aircraft At Bagram Air Base In Afghanistan (Updated)There have been swirling claims of planes making nighttime arrivals at the sprawling Taliban-controlled air base that the U.S. once occupied. BYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2021Share
BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021ShareNew Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The AtlanticTask Group Greyhound will provide an on-call force that will help counter the Russian Navy’s submarine force’s growing presence in the Atlantic. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 27, 2021ShareChina’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On LandThe trailer-mounted gun could give Chinese land units a fearsome defense against low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, and even possibly artillery. BYThomas NewdickSep 27, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021ShareChina’s Big New Twin-Jet Long-Endurance Armed Combat Drone EmergesAn intriguing new high- and far-flying Chinese drone design has been seen in full scale on the grounds of the upcoming Zhuhai Airshow. BYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareChina’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First TimeThe J-16D has already been broadly compared to the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler, and these pods only point to further similarities in form and function. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareAustralian Navy Goes Nuclear With Future Submarine ForceThe United States and the United Kingdom will assist Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine plans as part of a new trilateral defense pact. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareChinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)Pictures of the Chinese vessels off Alaska emerged after criticism of similar American naval activity from one of China’s main state media outlets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 5, 2021ShareMystery Flying Wing Aircraft Photographed Over The Philippines (Updated)The aircraft resembles the one seen in an image taken in California a year ago that is thought to be of the elusive RQ-180 stealth spy aircraft. BYTyler RogowaySep 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareJapanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many DaysIt isn’t clear if the surge in Chinese drone presence over the East China Sea is indicative of a new trend or prelude to a major naval movement. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 12, 2021ShareStrategic Command Boss Encourages People To Keep Looking For More Chinese Missile SilosSo far, the Pentagon has been happy to rely on non-government experts to publicly underscore its predictions about growing Chinese nuclear might. BYThomas NewdickAug 12, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyAug 7, 2021SharePreorders For This Electromagnetic Rifle Are Being Taken For $3,775Arcflash Labs has developed what it calls the world’s first and only handheld Gauss rifle, capable of firing metal projectiles at lower velocities. BYBrett TingleyAug 7, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 27, 2021ShareJoint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified WargamesU.S. Forces “failed miserably” in the wargames, which simulated a battle for Taiwan among other scenarios. BYBrett TingleyJul 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 27, 2021ShareChina Increasing Its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silos By A Factor Of Ten: ReportA new ICBM silo field taking shape in the northwest of the country is the second to be identified in only a month. BYThomas NewdickJul 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2021ShareChina Says It Conducted A Successful Suborbital Test Of A Reusable SpaceplaneThe Chinese spaceplane test appears to be linked to ostensibly commercial endeavors, but could have military applications. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021ShareA Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For GuamDozens of F-22s will take part in a large exercise to demonstrate the Air Force’s ability to project combat airpower into the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021ShareGigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship DevelopmentThe hangar, which is one of the largest on earth, sits among remote missile defense and anti-satellite development installations. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021ShareThe Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval FleetTwo years ago, Congress forced the Army to halt similar plans to divest some of these vessels, which would be important in a peer state conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareChina Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: ReportReports suggest that China may have been testing a torpedo-armed underwater drone able to detect, track, and attack enemy submarines back in 2010. BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021SharePentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed ManualThe risk of regional conflicts between nuclear-armed nations is rising according to a document prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. BYBrett TingleyJul 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021ShareThe Onion Predicted America’s Middle Of The Night Pullout From Bagram In AfghanistanNearly a decade after a satirical piece ran about ‘slipping out’ of Afghanistan, American troops unexpectedly cut the power at Bagram as they left. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareFlanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test BaseIs China flight testing its own artificial intelligence ‘brain’ for its combat aircraft? BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareIs China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?Satellite images of the Gobi Desert show many new missile silos under construction, hinting at the possibility of a guileful deployment concept. BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2021ShareGuam’s New Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Could Go Underground And MobileNew details about plans to establish an Aegis Ashore site on Guam underscore the threats that the system itself could face in a major conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2021ShareChinese Pilots Are Also Dueling With AI Opponents In Simulated Dogfights And Losing: ReportThe reported testing of AI against Chinese fighter pilots mirrors US military efforts and underscores China’s major investments in this technology. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareChina’s Space Station Is Now Manned As Concerns About Its Space Ambitions GrowThe Shenzhou-12 mission put three astronauts aboard the new Tianhe space station module in a display of just how far China’s space program has come. BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareGlobal Concerns And Questions Grow As China Admits Fuel Rods At Nuclear Plant Are DamagedWhile China assures the world that everything is under control, the nuclear situation in Southern China is being closely watched by the White House. BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareRussia’s Newest Submarines Are “On Par With Ours” According To Senior American GeneralThe head of U.S. Northern Command says that Russia’s Yasen class submarines are set to present a “persistent proximate threat” to the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021Share
BYdetresfa_Jun 16, 2021ShareTracking China’s Sudden Airpower Expansion On Its Western BorderSatellite images raise concerns over Beijing’s incredible pace of expansion of its airpower infrastructure along its western flank. BYdetresfa_Jun 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021ShareDozens Of Chinese Warplanes Fly South Of Taiwan After Beijing Blasts Criticism From G7A recent joint statement from the G7 group of industrialized nations had called for the easing of tensions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021ShareMockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing RigEvidence mounts that the long-rumored navalized variant of the FC-31 is indeed in the works. BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 4, 2021ShareQuantum Radar Offers No Benefits To The Military Say Pentagon Science AdvisorsA report published by the Defense Science Board casts doubts on claims that quantum radar will greatly bolster the military’s detection capabilities. BYBrett TingleyJun 4, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 2, 2021ShareSome Chinese-Made Drones Cleared By Pentagon For U.S. Government UseA report has cleared some Chinese drones for government use, but questions still remain about the security surrounding foreign-made technology. BYBrett TingleyJun 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Railgun Looks Like It’s Finally Facing The Axe In New Budget RequestThe Navy has been working to make the idea of a railgun an operational reality since 2005. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 1, 2021Share16 Chinese Airlifters Made A Run Over The South China Sea At Malaysian AirspaceThe Royal Malaysian Air Force deemed the mission over the South China Sea a “threat to national sovereignty and aviation safety.” BYThomas NewdickJun 1, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2021ShareStealthy Variant Of China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Emerges In Concept Model FormThis is our first look at China’s own Stealth Hawk-like transport helicopter concept and they would have a leg-up in developing it thanks to Pakistan. BYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2021ShareChina Is Testing A Beastly 20-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun (Updated)The new weapon has nearly twice as many barrels as the largest close-in weapon system in service now with China’s Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2021Share