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MILITARYSep 24New Evidence China Is Building A Massive Mothership For Drone SubmarinesThe War Zone
MILITARYSep 24F-35 Canopy And Weapons-Bay Door Loss To China: Separating Fact From FictionThe War Zone
MILITARYSep 24Parts of key U.S. military equipment may be in China's handsChina may have its hands on some parts of the most powerful American fighter jets. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports.CBS News
MILITARYSep 24Key F-35 missing fighter jet parts may be in China's handsCBS News
MILITARYSep 24Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpostTaiwan is upgrading its maritime patrol capabilities for a vulnerable outpost in the South China Sea. This action aims to enhance defense and security in a strategically important and contested region.bdnews24.com · Bangladesh
MILITARYSep 24China holding sensitive F - 35 jet parts diverted to Hong Kong after leaving Australiawatoday.com.au · Australia
MILITARYSep 24‘The Dragon’ defined: How three capitals reimagined ChinaFew things better illustrate how charged the American debate over China has become than the reaction to Jennifer Kavanagh’s recent proposal for a radically different U.S. military posture in Asia. Kavanagh, a senior fellow at Defense Priorities, has argued that Washington should pull most of its forces back from the “first island chain,” which includes Taiwan and the Philippines, toward the more defensible “second island chain,” while narrowing its defense commitments to regional allies and eschewing any commitment to defend Taiwan. The proposal prompted a sharp backlash from analysts and commResponsible Statecraft
MILITARYSep 24Pentagon investigates after China obtains parts from F - 35 stealth fighter jetwsls.com · United States
MILITARYSep 24Pentagon investigates after China obtains F - 35 partswgauradio.com · United States
MILITARYSep 23China’s Recent J-36 Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet Testing Offers New Insights Into Its Evolving DesignRecent video footage of the J-36 undergoing flight testing shows continued refinement of its design and new features. The post China’s Recent J-36 Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet Testing Offers New Insights Into Its Evolving Design appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
MILITARYSep 23Air Force, civilian staff dispute status of China Aerospace Studies InstituteCASI's director said the move will effectively end the institute, even as the service says CASI’s mission will continue.Military Times
MILITARYSep 23Air Force, civilian staff dispute status of China Aerospace Studies InstituteCASI's director said the move will effectively end the institute, even as the service says CASI’s mission will continue.Defense News
MILITARYSep 23China launches its first commercial radio-tracking satellites in electronic warfare leapChina has just taken a quiet but critical step in space-based electronic warfare. A Lijian-1 Y18 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China at noon on Sunday, carrying nine satellites. Among them were three Diting-01 satellites, which successfully entered their planned orbit. The trio is named after Diting, a beast from Chinese mythology that crouches beneath the desk of Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva of the underworld, and can identify all things simply by...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 22Air Force says China Aerospace Studies Institute will continue, despite civilian cutsThe China Aerospace Studies Institute will carry on by “leveraging assigned military service members to accomplish its objectives,” according to an Air Force spokesperson.Breaking Defense
MILITARYSep 22How are China’s Type 052D destroyers shifting the balance in the western Pacific?When state television aired footage in July of a Type 052D destroyer launching a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile it signalled a significant expansion of the Chinese navy’s long-range strike power. The missile had previously been associated with China’s larger Type 055 destroyers. Showing it fired from a Type 052D – a class the People’s Liberation Army has built in far greater numbers – suggests Beijing may be able to spread the weapon well beyond its much smaller force of Type 055s. That...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 21China wiretapped Red Sea with spy hub 6 miles from US base : ex Pentagon official warnswfmd.com · United States
MILITARYSep 21China ‘wiretapped Red Sea’ with spy hub 6 miles from US base: ex Pentagon official warnsChina's upgraded base near Camp Lemonnier features new antennas and signals intelligence assets turning the Red Sea into a surveillance hub.Fox News World
MILITARYSep 21Some of China’s 11,000 mega bridges could be at risk from small drones: studyScientists in China have simulated a drone attack on one of the country’s major suspension bridges to determine the vulnerability of key transport hubs to modern warfare tactics. The researchers found that a drone carrying just 30kg (66lb) of TNT could trigger a bridge collapse if it detonated within inches of the main suspension cable at the point where it meets a support tower. The targeted bridge strikes that have featured in Russia’s war on Ukraine showed that warfare has shifted from mass...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 19Somali piracy rise tests China’s long-running Gulf of Aden missionFor more than a decade, China has deployed warships to the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. For much of that time, piracy in the region has been in sharp decline. Now, however, with attacks at their highest reported level since 2013 and other naval forces engaged in crises elsewhere, Beijing’s long-running escort mission is being tested. The renewed attacks and hijacking for ransom come as the US Navy focuses on operations connected to the war on Iran, and India sends ships towards the...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 18Trump's agreement with Greenland: permanent US presence and veto to China and RussiaThe United States and Greenland are advancing a pact that strengthens the US military presence on the island, excluding China and Russia. The agreement, considered historic by Trump, will be signed next week, consolidating security in the Arctic region.Clarín
MILITARYSep 18Could China’s sixth-generation fighter carry a laser to defend against incoming missiles?China may be aiming to equip its sixth-generation fighter jets with laser weapons that experts say could help defend them against incoming missiles. At the 14th China International Defence Electronics Exhibition, held in Beijing from September 15 to 17, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Beijing Precision Engineering Institute for Aircraft Industry presented details of a “fighter aircraft laser-weapon tracking and aiming system”. According to social media posts, the booth display...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 18Could mystery Shanghai vessel be a mothership for China’s underwater drones?An unusual vessel taking shape at a Shanghai shipyard has been assessed as a possible mothership for China’s large uncrewed submarines – a capability that, if confirmed, could enable Beijing to operate the drones far from its own coast for sustained periods. Open-source naval analyst H.I. Sutton said satellite imagery of the roughly 200-metre (656-foot) hull at Hudong-Zhonghua showed a large internal hangar and an opening at the stern that appeared designed to launch and recover...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 17China, US may unveil measures to boost military ties when Xi visits WashingtonChina and the United States are discussing possible announcements to strengthen military-to-military ties during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington next week, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told the South China Morning Post. Another item that is being discussed, and a possible deliverable, is restarting the arms-control talks that were suspended in 2024 over US weapons sales to Taiwan, with the dialogue potentially including military personnel. In a phone...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 16Expert: Images of damaged U.S. bases in Middle East show Iran "getting help from Russia and China"CBS News