Featured in Taiwan StraitBYThomas NewdickMay 10, 2022ShareChinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter Flew Into Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone For First Time (Updated)A single example of the Chinese attack helicopter ventured far out into the Taiwan Strait today. BYThomas NewdickMay 10, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 24, 2022ShareTwo U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Are Operating In The South China Sea After Massive Show Of ForceThe Navy is signaling its powerful Pacific presence to China even as the world is focused on Russia’s actions near Ukraine. BYBrett TingleyJan 24, 2022ShareBYJoseph 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, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareA Record-Setting 56 Chinese Warplanes Flew Into Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone TodayA spike in Chinese aerial activity has seen almost 150 military aircraft sent into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone so far this month. BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareThe Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)Dogfights over the Taiwan Strait 63 years ago provided the perfect opportunity to test America’s promising new missile in combat. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 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 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareTaiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately NeedsEight new domestically-built submarines will revamp the country’s antique underwater fleet as the Chinese threat grows. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 27, 2020ShareTaiwan Can Now Complicate China’s Invasion Plans By Buying Hundreds Of Harpoon MissilesIt’s now official, Washington has detailed the sale of Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan. BYThomas NewdickOct 27, 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, 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, 2020Share12
BYThomas NewdickMay 10, 2022ShareChinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter Flew Into Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone For First Time (Updated)A single example of the Chinese attack helicopter ventured far out into the Taiwan Strait today. BYThomas NewdickMay 10, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 24, 2022ShareTwo U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Are Operating In The South China Sea After Massive Show Of ForceThe Navy is signaling its powerful Pacific presence to China even as the world is focused on Russia’s actions near Ukraine. BYBrett TingleyJan 24, 2022Share
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
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
BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareA Record-Setting 56 Chinese Warplanes Flew Into Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone TodayA spike in Chinese aerial activity has seen almost 150 military aircraft sent into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone so far this month. BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareThe Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)Dogfights over the Taiwan Strait 63 years ago provided the perfect opportunity to test America’s promising new missile in combat. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 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 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
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 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
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
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
BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareTaiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately NeedsEight new domestically-built submarines will revamp the country’s antique underwater fleet as the Chinese threat grows. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 27, 2020ShareTaiwan Can Now Complicate China’s Invasion Plans By Buying Hundreds Of Harpoon MissilesIt’s now official, Washington has detailed the sale of Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan. BYThomas NewdickOct 27, 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
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