The advance in the construction and development of missiles achieved by the People’s Republic of China is a serious issue raised by the Pentagon in its annual report on the… Continue reading "The US Navy’s Greatest Fear – China’s New Carrier Killer Missiles"
Mark Esper, the Secretary of Defense, recently suggested a plan to increase the number of hulls in the United States Navy. In his opinion, a fleet of 355 ships or… Continue reading "US Navy Restructure – Does Fewer Carriers Mean More Versatility?"
High up in the Himalayas, India’s Indo-Tibetan Border Patrol (ITBP) stands as the first line of defense against the country’s northern neighbor. Closely cooperating with the army, the organization mans… Continue reading "India Expands Presence on Contested Border with China"
A United Nations imposed embargo prohibiting arms sales to and purchases from the Islamic Republic of Iran expired on the 19th October, after over a decade of enforcement. The ban… Continue reading "Decade-long Iran Arms Embargo Ends"
Is the US’s position in the Pacific in terminal decline? In the recent months the situation in the East and South China Seas has been very difficult for the US… Continue reading "Pacific Power Play: The Decline of US Dominance In the Pacific"
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), launched the first of four Type-054A frigates under construction for the Pakistani Navy on the 23rd August. CSSC signed the contract… Continue reading "China Commissions Type-054A Frigate for Pakistan Navy"
On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to extend authorization of cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria for a year. The current authorization will expire on 10… Continue reading "Russia and China Veto UN Security Council Resolution Facilitating Humanitarian Aid to Syria"
The Indian Army announced today that 20 soldiers had died as a result of a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley, in Eastern Ladakh on Monday night. The… Continue reading "20 Indian Soldiers Killed In Border Clash with Chinese Troops"
China commissioned its first locally built aircraft carrier at a naval base on the southern island of Hainan. The commissioning ceremony was conducted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was… Continue reading "China Commissions its First Locally Built Aircraft Carrier"
Chinese state-owned magazine Modern Ships published an illustration of the system a Xiah H-6N would use to deploy air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBM) in its 1 November issue. The illustration is… Continue reading "Chinese Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles Close to Deployment"