Featured in ChinaBYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021ShareMysterious Secluded Facility With Large Hangar Emerges At Chinese Bomber BaseThe remote nature of the installation and its fortified perimeter indicate that it is used to support sensitive work. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareNew Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22The F-22’s days may be numbered, but we now have a little better view as to what they want to replace it with and why. BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic WeaponThe missile’s range would’ve violated a now-defunct treaty with Russia and this disclosure comes amid criticism of its utility in the Pacific region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareTaiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First TimeWashington granted permission for the first-of-its-kind test amid continued tensions in the Taiwan Strait. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareTop Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese CharacteristicsThe Rubin Design Bureau has designed ballistic missile submarines, among other types, as well as advanced unmanned underwater vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareHoneywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)Technical drawings alleged to have been exported to China, among other countries, covered components used on various military aircraft, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareChina Wants To Revive A Strategically Located Airfield Deep In The Pacific: ReportThe airstrip in the country of Kiribati is positioned just 1,800 miles from Hawaii, which isn’t that far in terms of the distances in the Pacific. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareDoes Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?With so much spent on so few interceptors, each costing at least $74M, enemies are incentivized to simply build more missiles to overwhelm the system. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021SharePut Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command BossAmerican bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement. BYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021ShareAdversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They’re UFOsThe U.S. military seems aloof to the fact that it’s being toyed with by a terrestrial adversary and key capabilities may be compromised as a result. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareThe Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese LagoonThe Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of Shanghai. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareToday’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force GeneralComments from one of the Air Force’s top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareBYAdam KehoeApr 10, 2021ShareU.S. And Chinese Carrier Groups Mass In The South China SeaThe northern reaches of the South China Sea have become very busy as of late with two U.S. carrier groups and one Chinese carrier group in the region. BYAdam KehoeApr 10, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 8, 2021ShareNow China Has Cruise Missile Carrying Catamarans Chasing Away Ships In The South China SeaThe appearance of the Chinese catamaran fast-attack missile craft adds a significant new player to these disputed waters. BYThomas NewdickApr 8, 2021ShareBYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021ShareChina’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako StraitChina’s ability to integrate its carriers with an increasingly advanced strike group continues to evolve, as does its blue water operations ambitions. BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021ShareChinese Aerial Armada With Bombers, Fighters, And More Filled Airspace Near TaiwanTwenty Chinese military aircraft were involved in the latest incursion of Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone. BYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareDid An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?Public flight tracking data showed the RC-135U spy plane very near Chinese airspace, but that info alone doesn’t tell the whole story. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2021ShareMarines Test Javelin Missile Teams In Rubber Rafts “Like Somali Pirates, But Better Armed”Defending against beach landings and ducking between islands in the dead of night, the Marines are looking to small boats to help fight big conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021ShareMassive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From TaiwanThe coastal base is right across from Taiwan and even closer to other islands Taiwanese authorities control. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 18, 2021ShareTaiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan StraitFacing an escalating threat from mainland China, Taiwan’s long-awaited enhanced F-16s are set to assume combat duties. BYThomas NewdickMar 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareMarines Reportedly ‘Decommissioning’ AH-1Zs As They Shutter Helicopter Operations In Hawaii (Updated)The Marines say ending helicopter operations in Hawaii will help make the service more flexible in the Pacific, especially in any conflict with China. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThis Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The PacificThe plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyMar 2, 2021ShareU.S. ‘Not Prepared To Defend Or Compete’ With China On AI According To Commission ReportA new report issued to Congress and the President lays bare the threats posed by foreign AI weapons and issues a stern warning to American leadership. BYBrett TingleyMar 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021ShareTwo U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Just Teamed Up In The South China SeaThe two nuclear-powered supercarriers undertook joint exercises as tensions between China and the United States in the region remain high. BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2021ShareChina Claims It Has Conducted A New Midcourse Intercept Anti-Ballistic Missile TestChina is developing multiple ballistic missile interceptors, some of which could also double as anti-satellite weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareShip-Launched Version Of The Israeli Harop Suicide Drone Will Be Sailing With An Asian NavyThe Harop loitering munition was a star of Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia on land last year, but it can pose an equally wily threat at sea. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021ShareFlood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. CarrierChinese bombers, fighters, and other military aircraft started flying markedly more sorties in the area just days after President Biden took office. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021ShareTop Navy Intel Officer Hopes China Will Keep Dumping Money Into Anti-Ship Ballistic MissilesThe Navy is strongly hinting that it feels it is well on its way to mitigating the very real threats posed by anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2021ShareF-35s And F-16s Set To Operate From Austere Jungle Airfield During Major Exercise On GuamThe threat of losing its runways in the Pacific theater to ballistic missile barrages has accelerated the USAF’s austere basing initiatives. BYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 13, 2021ShareDeclassified Document Outlines Trump Administration’s Secret Pacific StrategyThe previously classified document reveals America’s approach to key regional players, including China, North Korea, and India. BYThomas NewdickJan 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2021ShareThis Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Clone Toting Air-To-Surface MissilesThe Z-20F’s configuration is different from one recently seen on a standard Z-20 helicopter and mirrors the setup on U.S. Navy Seahawks. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2021ShareFirst Official Rendering Of China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Emerges In Glitzy Recruiting VideoA new official People’s Liberation Army Air Force recruiting video ends with a large flying-wing type aircraft shrouded in a white sheet. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2021ShareFirst Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese AirlinerThe Royal Air Force will receive a reworked former Chinese carrier’s 737 to help accelerate its E-7 Wedgetail program. BYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020ShareIndonesian Fisherman Caught What Appears To Be A Chinese Underwater DroneThe craft matches an underwater glider that China builds, which is capable of traveling for weeks and over huge distances. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2020ShareNew Strategy Says U.S. Naval Forces Will Respond More Assertively To Chinese, Russian AggressionA new tri-service naval strategy lays out how America’s maritime forces will react in the future to altercations that are short of an actual war. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020ShareWatch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A HighwayIt’s not known if this hair-raising maneuver was pre-planned or not, but the big helicopter certainly makes a dramatic impression. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2020ShareAir Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked OutWith the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareHow China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The PentagonBeyond rapidly growing its ballistic missile force, the report says China could double its nuclear stockpile in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2020ShareThe Navy Wants To Stand Up A New Fleet Aimed At Deterring China In The Indian OceanThe call for a new fleet comes as the Navy takes part in a major exercise with India, Japan, and Australia, all with an eye toward challenging China. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020ShareNavy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In DecadesThe ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic. BYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNavy MH-60R Seahawks To Get Magnetic Anomaly Detectors To Help Hunt Enemy SubmarinesThe Navy had initially declined to fit the MH-60Rs with magnetic anomaly detectors, which had been a feature on the SH-60B Seahawks they replaced. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareNew Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter EmergeFeaturing beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier. BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020ShareArmy Hires Company To Develop Cyber Defenses For Its Strykers After They Were HackedIt first emerged more than a year ago that “adversaries” had launched successful cyber attacks against these armored vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareChinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: ReportThe test could represent the first full demonstration of a real Chinese long-range anti-ship ballistic missile capability. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020ShareChina Deployed Bombers To One Of Its South China Sea Islands For The First Time According To PhotoThe H-6J’s visit to Woody Island would be yet more evidence of China’s expanding military activities in a disputed and strategically vital region. BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2020ShareNew Images Of Chinese Bomber Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Point To Hypersonic CapabilityNewly visible details further indicate that China is developing an air-launched hypersonic weapon, one that may be air-breathing. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2020ShareThe Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard OfChina’s first truly indigenous jet fighter was first flown almost 50 years ago. BYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020ShareNavy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be Wider And Based On The New Columbia Class Missile BoatsThe SSN(X) design will be wider than the present Virginia class, offering improved capabilities and increased stealthiness underwater. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020SharePutin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site InspectionsThe Kremlin also wants to block the fielding of missiles to Europe that had been banned under the now defunct INF treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareAir Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over TaiwanThe United States has also just approved three arms deals for Taiwan, one of which includes short-range ballistic missiles that can hit the mainland. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 17, 2020ShareVideo Of Chinese Missile Carrier Jet Hauling What Appears To Be A Hypersonic Weapon EmergesThe video could be the first visual evidence that China is actively testing an air-launched hypersonic weapon. BYTyler RogowayOct 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareChina Conducts Test Of Massive Suicide Drone Swarm Launched From A Box On A TruckChina shows off its ability to rapidly launch 48 weaponized drones from the back of a truck, as well as from helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 12, 2020ShareWe Take A Closer Look At North Korea’s New Prototype Main Battle TankWhat we are seeing is likely more aspirational than operational, but that can change quicker than most care to admit. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020ShareWork Begins On Starlink-Like Constellation Of Small Hypersonic Missile-Tracking SatellitesThe Pentagon’s grand space strategy envisions a shift from larger, expensive satellites to massive constellations of smaller, easier to replace ones. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareIndia Has Tested A Very Long Range Supersonic Anti-Submarine Missile For The First TimeThe missile releases a torpedo after reaching the target area, which can range out to 400 miles from the launch point. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareTaiwan Displays Air-Launched Cruise Missiles At Air Base In Heart Of Taiwan StraitTaiwan’s air force is fielding air-launched cruise missiles on the island chain of Penghu, which occupies a strategic position in the Taiwan Strait. BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 21, 2020ShareChinese Air Force Video Depicting Bombers Attacking Guam Steals Scenes From TransformersWith its mash-up of Hollywood movies, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force seems to be sending a deliberate signal to Washington. BYThomas NewdickSep 21, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020ShareMysterious Russian Mi-171Sh Hip Assault Helicopters Are Bound For ChinaThe People’s Liberation Army has a long and successful history of Hip operations, and now it’s set to receive new variants of the type. BYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleySep 11, 2020ShareNASA Is Hiring Private Contractors To Retrieve Moon DustThe Moon could quickly become a site of intense competition as space-faring nations explore new possibilities in lunar mining and militarization. BYBrett TingleySep 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 9, 2020ShareChina’s Secret Spacecraft Looks To Have Landed At This Remote Base With A Massive RunwayThe craft, which is thought to be a spaceplane designed to land on a traditional runway, also appears to have launched a small payload into orbit. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 9, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThe Army Is Working To Field A Ground-Launched Strike Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 MissileThe missile already has latent land and ship attack capabilities that could be swiftly adapted for the Army’s post-INF treaty needs. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 4, 2020ShareU.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B SpaceplaneThe reusable experimental spacecraft was launched into space on a secret mission from Inner Mongolia earlier today. BYThomas NewdickSep 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2020ShareChina Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It AllChina’s anti-ship ballistic missile capabilities remain something of a mystery, but their strategic purpose is anything but. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2020Share1234567
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021ShareMysterious Secluded Facility With Large Hangar Emerges At Chinese Bomber BaseThe remote nature of the installation and its fortified perimeter indicate that it is used to support sensitive work. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareNew Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22The F-22’s days may be numbered, but we now have a little better view as to what they want to replace it with and why. BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic WeaponThe missile’s range would’ve violated a now-defunct treaty with Russia and this disclosure comes amid criticism of its utility in the Pacific region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareTaiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First TimeWashington granted permission for the first-of-its-kind test amid continued tensions in the Taiwan Strait. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareTop Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese CharacteristicsThe Rubin Design Bureau has designed ballistic missile submarines, among other types, as well as advanced unmanned underwater vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareHoneywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)Technical drawings alleged to have been exported to China, among other countries, covered components used on various military aircraft, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareChina Wants To Revive A Strategically Located Airfield Deep In The Pacific: ReportThe airstrip in the country of Kiribati is positioned just 1,800 miles from Hawaii, which isn’t that far in terms of the distances in the Pacific. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareDoes Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?With so much spent on so few interceptors, each costing at least $74M, enemies are incentivized to simply build more missiles to overwhelm the system. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021SharePut Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command BossAmerican bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement. BYThomas NewdickApr 20, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021ShareAdversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They’re UFOsThe U.S. military seems aloof to the fact that it’s being toyed with by a terrestrial adversary and key capabilities may be compromised as a result. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareThe Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese LagoonThe Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of Shanghai. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareToday’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force GeneralComments from one of the Air Force’s top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021Share
BYAdam KehoeApr 10, 2021ShareU.S. And Chinese Carrier Groups Mass In The South China SeaThe northern reaches of the South China Sea have become very busy as of late with two U.S. carrier groups and one Chinese carrier group in the region. BYAdam KehoeApr 10, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 8, 2021ShareNow China Has Cruise Missile Carrying Catamarans Chasing Away Ships In The South China SeaThe appearance of the Chinese catamaran fast-attack missile craft adds a significant new player to these disputed waters. BYThomas NewdickApr 8, 2021Share
BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021ShareChina’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako StraitChina’s ability to integrate its carriers with an increasingly advanced strike group continues to evolve, as does its blue water operations ambitions. BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021ShareChinese Aerial Armada With Bombers, Fighters, And More Filled Airspace Near TaiwanTwenty Chinese military aircraft were involved in the latest incursion of Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone. BYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareDid An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?Public flight tracking data showed the RC-135U spy plane very near Chinese airspace, but that info alone doesn’t tell the whole story. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2021ShareMarines Test Javelin Missile Teams In Rubber Rafts “Like Somali Pirates, But Better Armed”Defending against beach landings and ducking between islands in the dead of night, the Marines are looking to small boats to help fight big conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021ShareMassive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From TaiwanThe coastal base is right across from Taiwan and even closer to other islands Taiwanese authorities control. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 18, 2021ShareTaiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan StraitFacing an escalating threat from mainland China, Taiwan’s long-awaited enhanced F-16s are set to assume combat duties. BYThomas NewdickMar 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareMarines Reportedly ‘Decommissioning’ AH-1Zs As They Shutter Helicopter Operations In Hawaii (Updated)The Marines say ending helicopter operations in Hawaii will help make the service more flexible in the Pacific, especially in any conflict with China. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThis Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The PacificThe plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyMar 2, 2021ShareU.S. ‘Not Prepared To Defend Or Compete’ With China On AI According To Commission ReportA new report issued to Congress and the President lays bare the threats posed by foreign AI weapons and issues a stern warning to American leadership. BYBrett TingleyMar 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021ShareTwo U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Just Teamed Up In The South China SeaThe two nuclear-powered supercarriers undertook joint exercises as tensions between China and the United States in the region remain high. BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2021ShareChina Claims It Has Conducted A New Midcourse Intercept Anti-Ballistic Missile TestChina is developing multiple ballistic missile interceptors, some of which could also double as anti-satellite weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareShip-Launched Version Of The Israeli Harop Suicide Drone Will Be Sailing With An Asian NavyThe Harop loitering munition was a star of Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia on land last year, but it can pose an equally wily threat at sea. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021ShareFlood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. CarrierChinese bombers, fighters, and other military aircraft started flying markedly more sorties in the area just days after President Biden took office. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021ShareTop Navy Intel Officer Hopes China Will Keep Dumping Money Into Anti-Ship Ballistic MissilesThe Navy is strongly hinting that it feels it is well on its way to mitigating the very real threats posed by anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2021ShareF-35s And F-16s Set To Operate From Austere Jungle Airfield During Major Exercise On GuamThe threat of losing its runways in the Pacific theater to ballistic missile barrages has accelerated the USAF’s austere basing initiatives. BYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 13, 2021ShareDeclassified Document Outlines Trump Administration’s Secret Pacific StrategyThe previously classified document reveals America’s approach to key regional players, including China, North Korea, and India. BYThomas NewdickJan 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2021ShareThis Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Clone Toting Air-To-Surface MissilesThe Z-20F’s configuration is different from one recently seen on a standard Z-20 helicopter and mirrors the setup on U.S. Navy Seahawks. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2021ShareFirst Official Rendering Of China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Emerges In Glitzy Recruiting VideoA new official People’s Liberation Army Air Force recruiting video ends with a large flying-wing type aircraft shrouded in a white sheet. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2021ShareFirst Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese AirlinerThe Royal Air Force will receive a reworked former Chinese carrier’s 737 to help accelerate its E-7 Wedgetail program. BYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020ShareIndonesian Fisherman Caught What Appears To Be A Chinese Underwater DroneThe craft matches an underwater glider that China builds, which is capable of traveling for weeks and over huge distances. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2020ShareNew Strategy Says U.S. Naval Forces Will Respond More Assertively To Chinese, Russian AggressionA new tri-service naval strategy lays out how America’s maritime forces will react in the future to altercations that are short of an actual war. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020ShareWatch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A HighwayIt’s not known if this hair-raising maneuver was pre-planned or not, but the big helicopter certainly makes a dramatic impression. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2020ShareAir Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked OutWith the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareHow China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The PentagonBeyond rapidly growing its ballistic missile force, the report says China could double its nuclear stockpile in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2020ShareThe Navy Wants To Stand Up A New Fleet Aimed At Deterring China In The Indian OceanThe call for a new fleet comes as the Navy takes part in a major exercise with India, Japan, and Australia, all with an eye toward challenging China. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020ShareNavy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In DecadesThe ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic. BYThomas NewdickNov 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNavy MH-60R Seahawks To Get Magnetic Anomaly Detectors To Help Hunt Enemy SubmarinesThe Navy had initially declined to fit the MH-60Rs with magnetic anomaly detectors, which had been a feature on the SH-60B Seahawks they replaced. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareNew Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter EmergeFeaturing beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier. BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020ShareArmy Hires Company To Develop Cyber Defenses For Its Strykers After They Were HackedIt first emerged more than a year ago that “adversaries” had launched successful cyber attacks against these armored vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareChinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: ReportThe test could represent the first full demonstration of a real Chinese long-range anti-ship ballistic missile capability. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020ShareChina Deployed Bombers To One Of Its South China Sea Islands For The First Time According To PhotoThe H-6J’s visit to Woody Island would be yet more evidence of China’s expanding military activities in a disputed and strategically vital region. BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2020ShareNew Images Of Chinese Bomber Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Point To Hypersonic CapabilityNewly visible details further indicate that China is developing an air-launched hypersonic weapon, one that may be air-breathing. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2020ShareThe Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard OfChina’s first truly indigenous jet fighter was first flown almost 50 years ago. BYThomas NewdickNov 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020ShareNavy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be Wider And Based On The New Columbia Class Missile BoatsThe SSN(X) design will be wider than the present Virginia class, offering improved capabilities and increased stealthiness underwater. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020SharePutin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site InspectionsThe Kremlin also wants to block the fielding of missiles to Europe that had been banned under the now defunct INF treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareAir Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over TaiwanThe United States has also just approved three arms deals for Taiwan, one of which includes short-range ballistic missiles that can hit the mainland. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 17, 2020ShareVideo Of Chinese Missile Carrier Jet Hauling What Appears To Be A Hypersonic Weapon EmergesThe video could be the first visual evidence that China is actively testing an air-launched hypersonic weapon. BYTyler RogowayOct 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareChina Conducts Test Of Massive Suicide Drone Swarm Launched From A Box On A TruckChina shows off its ability to rapidly launch 48 weaponized drones from the back of a truck, as well as from helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 12, 2020ShareWe Take A Closer Look At North Korea’s New Prototype Main Battle TankWhat we are seeing is likely more aspirational than operational, but that can change quicker than most care to admit. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020ShareWork Begins On Starlink-Like Constellation Of Small Hypersonic Missile-Tracking SatellitesThe Pentagon’s grand space strategy envisions a shift from larger, expensive satellites to massive constellations of smaller, easier to replace ones. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareIndia Has Tested A Very Long Range Supersonic Anti-Submarine Missile For The First TimeThe missile releases a torpedo after reaching the target area, which can range out to 400 miles from the launch point. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareTaiwan Displays Air-Launched Cruise Missiles At Air Base In Heart Of Taiwan StraitTaiwan’s air force is fielding air-launched cruise missiles on the island chain of Penghu, which occupies a strategic position in the Taiwan Strait. BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 21, 2020ShareChinese Air Force Video Depicting Bombers Attacking Guam Steals Scenes From TransformersWith its mash-up of Hollywood movies, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force seems to be sending a deliberate signal to Washington. BYThomas NewdickSep 21, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020ShareMysterious Russian Mi-171Sh Hip Assault Helicopters Are Bound For ChinaThe People’s Liberation Army has a long and successful history of Hip operations, and now it’s set to receive new variants of the type. BYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleySep 11, 2020ShareNASA Is Hiring Private Contractors To Retrieve Moon DustThe Moon could quickly become a site of intense competition as space-faring nations explore new possibilities in lunar mining and militarization. BYBrett TingleySep 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 9, 2020ShareChina’s Secret Spacecraft Looks To Have Landed At This Remote Base With A Massive RunwayThe craft, which is thought to be a spaceplane designed to land on a traditional runway, also appears to have launched a small payload into orbit. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 9, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThe Army Is Working To Field A Ground-Launched Strike Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 MissileThe missile already has latent land and ship attack capabilities that could be swiftly adapted for the Army’s post-INF treaty needs. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 4, 2020ShareU.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B SpaceplaneThe reusable experimental spacecraft was launched into space on a secret mission from Inner Mongolia earlier today. BYThomas NewdickSep 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2020ShareChina Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It AllChina’s anti-ship ballistic missile capabilities remain something of a mystery, but their strategic purpose is anything but. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2020Share