Much has been made in recent years about fears of a supposed Chinese military base emerging in the South Pacific, on Australia’s backdoor. From Kiribati to Vanuatu, unsubstantiated reports of… Continue reading "Australia’s Defence Infrastructure in the Pacific: An Overview"
The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that the surface-to-surface Agni-V Ballistic Missile was successfully tested from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha at 19:50 on Wednesday, October 27. “The successful… Continue reading "India Successfully Tests The Nuclear-Capable Agni-V Ballistic Missile"
Former Chief Software Officer of the United States Air Force and Space Force, Nicolas Chaillan, now says that he was misquoted in an interview he made in the Financial Times… Continue reading "Former Air Force Chief Software Officer: I Never Said We Lost The AI War"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reports that four People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 multirole aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone in the evening of October 4. The… Continue reading "PLAAF Increases Taiwan Strait Activity Over PRC National Day Weekend"
From 9 to 13 August, the ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 exercise was held at the army tactical training base in Qingtongxia City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Western China. Despite the fact that… Continue reading "Joint Russo-Chinese ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 Exercise Comes To An End"
The Biden administration has approved its first Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan. This move continues in the footsteps of the Trump administration, which approved a record amount of arms sales… Continue reading "Biden Administration Approves M109A6 Howitzer Sale To Taiwan"
A launching ceremony for the third of four multi-role frigates was held at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, China on the fourth. The ship’s keel was laid just less than three… Continue reading "Third Type 054A/P Frigate Launched for Pakistan in China"
China’s missile arsenal has expanded greatly over the years. Much attention has been given to these cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and hypersonic glide vehicles; as seen with the coverage on… Continue reading "Demystifying The DF-100: A Deeper Look At China’s Mysterious Cruise Missile"
China’s defense exports saw only a mild slowdown in 2020 despite supply line interruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a new data compilation by an open-source defense intelligence provider.… Continue reading "Chinese Arms Exports Slow in 2020"
Pakistan’s government said last Thursday that its initial investigations into a bus explosion that killed 13 in northwest Pakistan had found traces of explosives, saying that terrorism could not be… Continue reading "Explosive Traces Found In Pakistani Bus Explosion Investigation"