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MILITARYOct 4Eight countries including China join military exercises in RussiaTroops from eight countries including China have been participating in joint military exercises in Russia. The exercise concluded on Saturday after conducting coordinated ground and air operations, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.Africanews [en]
MILITARYOct 4China’s hospital ships project a different kind of naval power in AfricaWhen the Auspicious Ark entered Dakar, Senegal, on September 25, the scene looked closer to a public health mission than a naval deployment. Senegalese people and members of the Chinese community were waiting at the port as the vessel arrived for the first visit by a Chinese naval hospital ship to Senegal. The Auspicious Ark is a PLA Navy vessel. That places the visit within a wider Chinese maritime presence in Africa, something more often associated with anti-piracy patrols, port calls,...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 2US blast simulation targets China’s alleged secret nuclear testingThe US has conducted a non-nuclear underground experiment to enhance its ability to detect low-yield nuclear explosions that it explicitly linked with a test that Washington suspects China carried out in 2020 – an accusation Beijing denies. The US Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conducted a “subsurface, non-nuclear chemical high-explosive” experiment at the Nevada National Security Site, which it said aimed to “increase the...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 2Taiwan’s first two F-16V fighter jets arrive to bolster defenses against ChinaThe first two of a batch of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 arrived in Taiwan on Friday after months of delays.Defense News
MILITARYOct 2China’s PLA sets up new military academy colleges for AI, drones and disciplineChina has set up several new institutions at military academies to train specialists in hi-tech and discipline inspection as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) works towards its centennial modernisation goals. The College of Unmanned and Intelligent Engineering, the College of Combat Support NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) and the College of Equipment Support NCOs were established within the PLA Army Engineering University on Wednesday. On the same day, the National Defence University (NDU),...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 2Taiwan first new F - 16V fighter jets arrive to bolster defences against Chinatert.am · Armenia
MILITARYOct 2US delivers F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan as island eyes threat from ChinaAmid threats from China, Taipai is growing concerned about the Trump administration's commitment to arming the island.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 2Taiwan: first new F-16V fighters arrive amid China threatThe US-made jets, part of an order made in 2019, touched down as concerns grow in Taiwan that support from the United States could be wavering. Washington insists its policy towards Taiwan and China hasn't changed.DW News [en]
MILITARYOct 2First new F-16V fighter jets to arrive in Taiwan to bolster defenses against ChinaThe first two of a batch of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 arrived in Taiwan ‌on Friday after months of delays, helping to…Japan Today
MILITARYOct 2China deploys WZ-7 drone, flat dispute in Abby Choi trial: SCMP’s 7 highlightsWe have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuel In a first, a Chinese company has achieved high-parameter hydrogen-boron plasma control, marking a “significant and valuable” advance in research into...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 1‘No beardos, no weirdos’: Hegseth deepens Pentagon purge as China channels reopenAs Beijing and Washington take tentative steps to keep a military crisis from erupting, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is reshaping the top ranks of the American military while facing questions about his own future at the Pentagon. Hegseth told junior officers and sergeants on Wednesday that the military had already cut its generals and admirals by 10 per cent and planned to cut another 10 per cent. He called the 20 per cent reduction the bare minimum, dismissing critics who called the...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 1US says F-47 will be first sixth-gen jet. China’s J-36 and J-50 are already flyingWashington is “not too far away” from a production line for its F-47 sixth-generation fighter, a senior US Air Force official has said, as China presses ahead with flight-testing two different next-generation combat aircraft of its own. During a virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Monday, Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, the service’s portfolio acquisition executive for fighters and advanced aircraft, said the F-47 would be “the world’s first...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 1China carves new military presence in Southeast Asian neighbourasiaone.com · Singapore
MILITARYSep 30China opens training center with Laos, marking third overseas military baseSatellite imagery shows the new facility is built in part on a purported old US airstrip used during the Vietnam War.Breaking Defense
MILITARYSep 29Cotton presses Hegseth to review supply chains after F-35 parts ended up in ChinaThe Hill
MILITARYSep 29China expands overseas military presence with new Laos air force centreSouth China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 29Philippine coastguard battles funding cuts amid bigger South China Sea roleThe Philippines is preparing to give its coastguard more responsibilities in the contested South China Sea even as the agency faces a more basic problem: whether it has enough ships, aircraft and personnel to carry them out. The proposed overhaul comes as the coastguard is being stretched by increasingly demanding operations around Philippine-claimed waters, while funding constraints threaten to limit its ability to keep its existing assets at sea. That tension is evident in the 2027 budget. The...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 29Can China’s new satellite coordination standards boost PLA targeting and resilience?Chinese researchers are drafting standards for autonomous satellite coordination and data sharing in a move analysts say could speed up military targeting and make People’s Liberation Army satellite networks more resilient. An expert panel convened by the Chinese Institute of Command and Control (CICC) in Beijing on September 21 approved work on 10 proposed voluntary standards, clearing the way for draft texts to be released for consultation. In an account of the meeting published last Thursday,...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 28China deploys advanced WZ-7 drone for first time near Scarborough ShoalBeijing deployed its advanced WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone in the South China Sea for the first time during drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Sunday. The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command announced on Sunday that it had conducted joint air and naval exercises in the waters and airspace around the shoal earlier in the day. In recent years, Scarborough Shoal – known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines – has been a major...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 27Keep out: why Greenland is the US military’s new eyes in the Arctic on ChinaWashington’s proposed military bases and expanded defence presence in Greenland will be akin to a “keep out” sign against potential Arctic military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, according to analysts. The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a defence deal on Tuesday that allows Washington to build two new military bases on the world’s largest island, while reaffirming Denmark’s sovereignty over it. The deal – which updates and amends a 1951 defence agreement between Denmark and the US –...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 27Xi Military Purge Creates Challenge for Rebuilding China Command StructureA military purge led by Xi is posing difficulties for the reconstruction of China's command structure. This event could have implications for China's military stability and future operations.theepochtimes.com · United States
MILITARYSep 26Beijing says US, China to pursue military crisis-communication pactChina and the United States have agreed to pursue a new military crisis-communication pact following the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, according to Beijing, potentially giving commanders another mechanism for managing dangerous encounters across the Indo-Pacific. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the two militaries had agreed to conclude a memorandum of understanding on “crisis communication and prevention” as soon as possible. The two militaries already have...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 25How China is rethinking tank survival against FPVs and top-attack threatsThe drone age did not end armored warfare. It rewrote the terms of survival, and Chinese military analysts are paying attention.Breaking Defense
MILITARYSep 25China military purge raises war readiness questionsA military purge in China has raised questions regarding its war readiness. This suggests internal instability within a major military force with potential strategic implications.britainnews.net · United Kingdom